Migrant workers are an important part of Pakistan’s economy and the labour market. Yet the regulation of labour migration in Pakistan remains weak, leaving thousands of mostly male low-wage workers
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Publications Many inmates come into prison with serious pre-existing mental illnesses. Imprisonment over long periods of time and the extraordinary stresses of the hyper-violent prison experience exacerbates these illnesses, and
Govt has approved prisoner transfer agreement with KSA, LHC told
(DAILY TIMES) Lahore: The Lahore High Court has admitted the findings of the joint report prepared by the Justice Project Pakistan and the Human Rights Watch regarding the plight of
Zulfiqar Ali – Bring It Back
ZULFIQAR ALI An innocent Pakistani prisoner in Indonesia, died from cancer. SUMMARY Zulfiqar, 54, died from liver cancer on May 31, 2018. He was diagnosed with stage 4 liver cancer
Imdad Ali
Imdad Ali, a 52-year-old mentally ill prisoner, has spent 17 years on death row without proper treatment. He was sentenced to death in 2002 for fatally shooting a religious teacher.
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Zulfiqar Ali- Pakistani National Facing Imminent Execution in Indonesia Zulfikar Ali is a Pakistani national who has been death row for drug-related offences in Indonesia for the past 11 years
‘465 executed since lifting of moratorium on death penalty’
(DAWN) LAHORE: A data analysis by Justice Project Pakistan (JPP), a non-government organisation working for prisoners’ rights, shows a total of 465 prisoners have been executed since the country lifted
WITH THRICE AS MANY DEATH SENTENCES, HANGING FEWER PEOPLE DOES NOT INDICATE GENUINE REFORM: JPP
WITH THRICE AS MANY DEATH SENTENCES, HANGING FEWER PEOPLE DOES NOT INDICATE GENUINE REFORM: JPP LAHORE, 11 April 2017: Even though Pakistan carried out fewer executions in 2016, it
LHC orders uniform consular protection policy by April 26
(THE NEWS) The Lahore High Court on Tuesday showed annoyance over government’s failure to devise a consular protection policy for Pakistani prisoners in Saudi Arabia. Chief Justice Syed Mansoor Ali
FAMILIES OF MIGRANT WORKERS PROTEST INADEQUATE GOVERNMENT PROTECTION
FAMILIES OF MIGRANT WORKERS PROTEST INADEQUATE GOVERNMENT PROTECTION With the support of human rights law firm, Justice Project Pakistan (JPP), the families of Pakistani migrant workers held a demonstration outside the