The Justice Project Pakistan organised a live video screening of Pakistan’s first-ever country review under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) at the Institute of Business Administration (IBA), City Campus, Tuesday evening. Journalist Kamal Siddiqui, from the Centre of Excellence in Journalism of the IBA, welcomed the guests. Anis Haroon, member, National Commission on Human Rights from Sindh, gave an overview of the human rights situation in the country and said that on account of fluctuating political conditions in the country, oscillating between martial law and democracy, we had not been able to frame requisite laws and meet our obligations internationally.

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