Patna, June 26 (IANS) The Patna High Court has issued an interim order restraining media organisations from conducting what it described as a media trial in the case involving Bihar contractor Rishu Shree in connection with the alleged tender scam being investigated by the Special Vigilance Unit (SVU). The order was passed by Justice Anshul during the hearing of a matter related to the SVU investigation.The court emphasised that every accused person has a Constitutional right to a fair trial and…
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Islamabad, May 2 (IANS) The Human Rights Council of Pakistan (HRC-Pakistan) on Saturday called on the Pakistani government and the relevant judicial authorities to immediately safeguard the legal rights of human rights lawyers Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chattha, warning that prolonged delay in their appeals could undermine the right to a free trial and rule of law.The remarks came after both Imaan and her husband, Hadi, on Thursday reportedly filed a petition in Pakistan’s Supreme Co…
Islamabad, Jan 8 (IANS) Human rights group Amnesty International’s call for a review of the 27th amendment is a reminder that constitutional legitimacy flows from restraint and not concentration of power, an editorial in Pakistan’s leading daily The Express Tribune has mentioned. The rule of law, it states, becomes conditional if judicial freedom is reduced and a conditional rule of law is no rule at all. “Amnesty International’s warning — that the amendment constitutes a sustained assault on …