Sept 27 verdict: Punjab challenges SC’s schizophrenia ruling
(THE EXPRESS TRIBUNE – Hasnaat Malik) ISLAMABAD:The Punjab government has challenged the Supreme Court’s judgment that psychiatric disorder like schizophrenia does not subjugate the death sentence. The Punjab government...
Schizophrenia is not a mental illness, rules SC
Pakistan’s top court has ruled that schizophrenia does not fall within its legal definition of mental disorders, clearing the way for the execution, as soon as next week, of...
Pressure mounts on Indonesia to call off looming executions
(THE NEWS) CILACAP, Indonesia: Indonesia will be “on the wrong side of history” if it proceeds with a fresh round of executions this week, rights groups warned on Wednesday,...
UN rights chief calls for ban on executions in Indonesia
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‘Kill me 10 times if found guilty’
(THE NATION – Monitoring Desk) A Pakistani national, facing imminent execution in Indonesia over drug smuggling charges, has sought help from the government, a private TV channel reported yesterday....
Convicting children
DAWN – Zainab Z. Malik LIKE 73pc of Pakistan’s population, Ansar Iqbal’s birth had never been registered. And like most juvenile defendants in Pakistan, he was erroneously charged and...
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