Tag: Death Penalty
Day Against Death Penalty: Waiting to Die
To this day Hussain trembles when he thinks of the time, and the experiences he had still gives him nightmares. Like many others who are prisoners of the death row, Hussain himself believes that being alive there is a fate worse than death
Rights Watch | 5th September 2023
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NA passes bill to abolish death penalty in narcotics cases
The National Assembly has passed an amendment bill to abolish the death penalty in narcotics cases, commuting the sentence to life imprisonment.
Kohat court sentences man to death for daughter’s rape
A child protection court in Kohat has sentenced to death a man who sexually abused his 14-year-old daughter for four years.
Rights Watch | 2nd February 2022
Pakistan's first transgender medical graduate, Dr. Sarah Gill, was appointed for a house job in Karachi's JPMC. While congratulating her, Sindh CM Murad Ali Shah said that the provincial govt will provide job opportunities for trans people in all fields
Rights Watch | 11th October 2021
A rickshaw driver saved five children from abduction in Karachi’s Baldia Town when he alerted police to the suspicious behaviour of the man riding with them. For more news on human rights concerns, keep reading.
Death row murder convict acquitted after 8 years in jail
After spending eight years in jail, the LHC has acquitted a Christian convict on death row for murder by giving him the benefit of doubt. AGHS represented Gulfam Masih as part of its free legal aid services to destitute and vulnerable prisoners.
UN rapporteurs call for halting death-row convict’s execution
May 19th, 2021; By Rehan Piracha; LAHORE; UN experts have called upon Pakistan to urgently halt the execution of Munawar Ali, who was sentenced to death despite being a minor at the time of the alleged offence and urged the President to grant his mercy petition after serving 20 years in prison.
Rights Watch | 31st March 2021
Police on Tuesday arrested a man for abducting and raping a twelve-year-old girl in his home in the jurisdiction of the Jand police station in Attock. A case was registered after a medical examination confirmed sexual assault. For more news on human rights abuses in Pakistan, keep reading.
Man acquitted after spending 10 years in jail
March 10th, 2021; By Rehan Piracha; LAHORE; The Lahore High Court on Tuesday acquitted a man in a murder case after spending 10 years in jail. Lawyers from the Asma Jahangir Legal Aid Cell pleaded his appeal against conviction before the high court.
