Tag: Prisoners’ Rights

December 22nd, 2020; By Ahmad Saeed; LAHORE; A report released by the Federal Ministry of Human Rights and the UNDP states that Pakistan’s prisons are overcrowded by 134%, with many inmates at risk of contracting the coronavirus due to their advanced age and poor health.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTnb8AaZQIA Find out in this exclusive interview with Zafar Mirza, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on National Health Services. Mirza speaks of the government’s plan...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ut7VCAxNrPY As the shut down in Punjab has entered into its third week, the downtrodden and marginalized segments of society are bearing the brunt of...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TGVRhZ-MT0 While the rest of Europe is in lockdown, Swedes are enjoying spring sitting in cafes and restaurants or going to the cinema. Sweden has...

Pakistan’s prisons are currently severely over-capacity, with a disproportionate amount of women, children, elderly offenders, physically and mentally incapacitated detainees, under-trial offenders and petty...

Petitions at IHC, SHC and PHC also seek immediate release of prisoners to contain the virus  Staff Report While human rights’ activists have been pushing the...