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The writer is founding partner of Mazari-Hazir Advocates & Legal Consultants.Although we are told that all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights, in reality, both dignity and. ....
Violence, women and militarisation July 26, 2021 That there is an apprehension that Zahir Jaffer will be taken out of Pakistan by his influential family speaks volumes for the state of criminal justice in Pakistan. Unfortunately, at this stage, this complete disintegration of our legal system is no longer a cause for outrage. It took the beheading of a young woman in the heart of the federal capital to awaken so many to the epidemic of violence against women in Pakistan that has been ongoing for decades now. What ‘justice’ will a state that has itself prompted and encouraged violence against women dispense to the grieving family? Meanwhile, the Prime Minister’s Office has yet to issue any condemnation of the latest spate of violence against women across the country. To be fair to the prime minister though, his condemnation would be as hollow and meaningless as the anti-rape ordinances brought in by his government – so just as well. ....
The problem of intent July 17, 2021 In February 2018, former New Democrat (NDP) Member of the Canadian Parliament, Peter Stoffer, apologized after colleagues accused him of inappropriate conduct. Lauren Dobson-Hughes, a former NDP staffer, narrated how Peter Stoffer had attempted to forcefully kiss her on two separate occasions, four years apart. Stoffer, in a press conference, maintained: “I did not in any way in my intention intend to insult or demean or belittle any person in this regard”. As early as in January 1991, the US Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit, in Ellison v Brady, found that the facts and circumstances in a sexual harassment case must be assessed from the perspective of a “reasonable woman”, departing from the “reasonable person” approach. The court’s reasoning resonates with women all over the world: “If we only examined whether a reasonable person would engage in allegedly harassing conduct, we would run the risk of reinforcing th ....
Bury your dead January 18, 2021 “Bury your dead and I shall arrive”. This is what the Hazara community was told after eleven Hazara coal miners were blindfolded and slaughtered. The prime minister of our country pretty much blackmailed a persecuted community, feigning concern that their dead should rest in peace. No one – least of all those in government – had the right to tell families that had lost their loved ones how to grieve. Yet, it was done. And it has (rightfully) left a bad taste across the country. The Hazara community has been targeted for decades for ethno-religious reasons. This genocide has never been acknowledged by the state but if one looks at the figures and the intent behind their killings, it becomes clear that the definitional criteria for genocide is satisfied. Under Article II of the Genocide Convention 1948, a list of acts that constitute genocide is provided, subject to the requirement that these acts be carried out “with inten ....
In January 2018, 27-year-old Naqeebullah Mehsud was murdered by the police in an ‘encounter’ in Karachi. The following year, on January 19, 2019, the Punjab Counter Terrorism Department . ....