Image Source: Morocco World News, ‘Where is the Honor in ‘Honor Killings’?’ (MWN, 4 July 2020) Where is the Honor in ‘Honor Killings’? (moroccoworldnews.com) accessed 25 June 2022. Introduction Official statistics show that family members still murder thousands of Pakistani women.[1] The actual numbers on the ground could be even higher. All of this because […]
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Image Source: Pakistan urged to act against forced child marriages, conversions | Human Rights News | Al Jazeera Introduction “You are free to go to your temples, you are free to go to your mosques or to any other place of worship in this state of Pakistan. You may belong to any religion or caste
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Image source: ‘Big rally in New York’s Time Square slams Indian actions in Jammu & Kashmir’ (Daily Pakistan, 9 February 2020) <https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/09-Feb-2020/big-rally-in-new-york-s-time-square-slams-indian-actions-in-jammu-kashmir> accessed 15 June 2022 This article explores the prospects of creating an international criminal tribunal over the Kashmir issue. The Kashmir conflict has bred a myriad of human rights and international law violations
Image Source: Govt urged to refer Kashmir issue to International Court of Justice in wake of Myanmar verdict – World – DAWN.COM Pakistan has often pondered upon taking the Kashmir dispute before the International Court of Justice (‘ICJ’). However, the ICJ’s ability to adjudicate the Kashmir dispute depends upon its jurisdiction concerning the same. In
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Image source: Map of Indian-Administered Kashmir, from BBC News, 6 August 2019, https://www.bbc.com/news/world-south-asia-11693674 Introduction A conflict has been taking place in Kashmir for decades, rooting from the accession to independence of Pakistan and India in 1947. In 2019, India’s intervention in the Indian Administered Kashmir (IAK) has significantly impacted the Kashmiri people and highlighted, once
Image Source: The Guardian News. A satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies shows burning apartment building in north-eastern Mariupol, Ukraine, on Saturday. Photo by AP (Associate Press). https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/22/clear-sign-putin-is-weighing-up-use-of-chemical-weapons-in-ukraine-says-biden The recent intervention in Ukraine, following the recognition of independence by Russia of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions has raised several questions, with regards to self-determination, independence,
Image source: Kate Lopaze ‘What are the different types of workplace harassment?’ [image] (TheJobNetwork)< https://www.thejobnetwork.com/what-are-the-different-types-of-workplace-harassment/ > accessed 16 March 2022. “Mobbing”, “sending offensive words or images”, “making sarcastic or snide remarks”, “unwanted physical contact”, “abusing a position of power”:[1] these are some examples of harassment definitions from around the world. Manifestations of workplace harassment are
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In 2014, the US Senate Intelligence Committee reported that the CIA had covered up its crimes by making false claims to the US department of justice. To this day, the US government has held no one accountable for the war crimes and serious abuses committed in Afghanistan. The year 2001 marks the launch of the
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