Jalila Haider
The writer is a social and political activist, working as a legal practitioner in Balochistan for the last ten years. She has a Masters in International Human Rights Law from the University of Sussex, UK.
Opinion
Why Is Rule Of Law Still A Distant Dream In Pakistan?
This article is part of a series titled “Is there a way forward for Pakistan?” Read more about the series here. The state of rule of law in Pakistan today is dismal to say the least. Even when laws protecting human rights exist, their poor implementation...
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Features
The Untold Plight of...
Since August of this year, my husband and I have been representing over a dozen victims of a criminal...
Features
Growing Up Hindu In...
The negation of Hindu identity by using the prefix “non” is so normalised and internalised by the State...
News
Free At Last: MNA...
Karachi Central Jail on Tuesday released a Member of the National Assembly and Pashtun Tahafuz Movement leader Ali Wazir...
Features
Looking Back at 2024...
This report is part of Dissent Today’s special series documenting violence and alleged irregularities during Pakistan’s 2024 general elections. Balochistan,...
News
Engineer Who Recently Returned...
An engineer named Majid Haideri, who returned from Dubai two months ago, was allegedly abducted from Sachal Goth, Karachi. Majid...
News
Swat Police Officer Who...
The family of a six-year-old girl who was killed after a policeman opened fire at a school van in...
Latest articles
Human Rights
Pakistan’s Top Court Upholds Death Sentence in Murder of Woman Killed For Obtaining Divorce
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan’s highest court on Saturday rejected an appeal by a man convicted...
Human Rights
Pakistan’s Civic Freedoms Deteriorate Amid Crackdown on Dissent: Report
ISLAMABAD - Civic freedoms in Pakistan have deteriorated amid a widening crackdown on activists,...
Human Rights
Pakistan Police Arrest 17 at Islamabad Aurat March on Women’s Day
Police arrested 17 organizers and participants of the annual Aurat March in Islamabad on...
Extremism watch
Overlooking Homegrown Hate, Pakistan Hesitates to Call Islamabad Blast Anti-Shia Violence
ISLAMABAD - Just hours before a suicide bomber struck the Khadija Tul Kubra Shia...