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International Federation for Human Rights Raises Concerns Over Judicial Corruption in Pakistan

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Islamabad, July 15 (IANS) International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) has said that the judicial corruption in Pakistan is at systemic scale and may amount to grand corruption. It also warned that the justice system of the country has become increasingly vulnerable to political influence and institutional capture, local media reported on Wednesday. The FIDH made the observations in a report titled ‘Under the Bench: Mapping Corruption Risks in Pakistan’s Justice System’. It said that judicia…

Poor and Marginalized Communities in Pakistan Affected by Corruption in Justice System

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Islamabad, July 14 (IANS) Poor and marginalised communities, especially Christians prosecuted under the Pakistan’s controversial blasphemy laws, have been affected by corruption in Pakistan’s criminal justice system, a report has detailed. The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and its member organisation, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), stated in a report that many Christians accused of blasphemy in Pakistan are not able to get effective legal representation or cha…

Pakistan’s Judiciary Criticized for Corruption and Lack of Independence

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Islamabad, July 12 (IANS) Pakistan’s judiciary has been deliberately bent into a weapon, as an extension of the security state it was meant to restrain, an article said citing the latest findings from an international human rights NGO.With around 2.4 million cases pending nationwide, Pakistan ranks 101st of the 143 nations on criminal justice and 129th on civil justice in the World Justice Project’s Rule of Law Index.”Backlog of this magnitude is not merely an inefficiency; it is a resource that…

Human Rights Organization Exposes Corruption in Pakistani Judiciary

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Paris/Islamabad, July 9 (IANS) A leading international human rights organisation has highlighted widespread and systemic corruption at all levels of the Pakistani justice system, warning that it carries grave consequences for human rights.France-based International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and one of its member organisations, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), released a 32-page report, titled ‘Under the Bench: Mapping corruption risks in Pakistan’s justice system’. Th…