Abuse epidemic
The death penalty may inhibit reporting of sexual crimes.
Zainab Z. Malik
How the Anti-Terrorism Act stole a lifetime from an innocent 16-year-old girl
The overuse and abuse of the Anti-Terrorism Act holds disastrous consequences.
Skirt lengths and bhuna gosht: What women in Pakistan’s legal fraternity face
Much needs to be changed to support women lawyers so that the legal fraternity becomes a community.
No more pardons for rape
Despite orders, courts are all too happy to accept out-of-court settlements stemming out of the desperation of the weak.
No, death penalty is not a solution to child sexual abuse
The abduction of children has already accounted for hundreds of executions since a moratorium was lifted in 2014.
Pakistani citizens, including children, on death row in Saudi Arabia and Iran
The Pakistan government must end its tolerance towards the abuses faced by its citizens in prisons all over the world.
It's time Pakistan banned the two-finger test for decoding consent in rape trials
There no scientific link between the laxity of one’s vagina and sexual history.
Treaty obligations
International commitments must be met.
Reviewing the death penalty
The first thing you notice about the death penalty is how much preparation is involved. In two years, Pakistan has...
Convicting children
A flawed juvenile justice system is rigged against those it seeks to protect.