Mustafa Qadri

Pervez Musharraf’s talk of ‘tacit approval’ reminds us of the trail linking distant torture chambers to the heart of our governments Mustafa Qadri, guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 15 March 2011 12.52 GMT The admission by Pervez Musharraf, the former Pakistan president, of British complicity in torture on BBC2′s The Secret War on Terror should not surprise anyone. What [...]

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In Pakistan, violence is crudely justified as defence of Islam. The government must defend human rights and the rule of law Mustafa Qadri, guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 2 March 2011 20:00 GMT Despite repeated climbdowns by the Pakistan government to appease extremists over the blasphemy laws, the minorities minister’s assassination proves there is no room for compromise. It [...]

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Asia Link Melbourne University Public Forum: Pakistan – Between Despair and Disaster video available here As winter approaches, 2 million hectares of crops have been lost and the damage and destruction of 2 million homes has left 7 million people without shelter. Disease is now setting in creating even more despair in Pakistan. Malaria is [...]

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PART I PART II PAKISTAN, ITS JOURNALISTS AND THE STORIES THE WEST FORGETS On 13 October 2010 the Centre hosted a round table discussion of Pakistan as seen from the eyes of some of the most respected journalists in the country. Participants discussed the portrayal of Pakistan in the West and the critical features of [...]

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Pakistan has faced a myriad of crises over the last decade. No one has had a better perspective on them than its journalists. Join Chatham as we meet experienced journalists from Pakistan talk about the country they know and report on every day. 30 minutes of panel discussion introduced by Mustafa Qadri and chaired by [...]

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Interviews with Pakistan’s “disappeared persons” for Amnesty International’s Human Rights Defender Magazine – June/July/August edition 2009.

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The Pakistani government should act immediately to protect hundreds of thousands of people from insurgents in the Swat valley and elsewhere in the country, Amnesty International said today. See also Amnesty’s “Swat deal threatens human rights”.

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The South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR) and South Asian Free Media Association (SAFMA) have jointly decided to take a Peace Mission from Pakistan to New Delhi from 21st to 24th January 2009. The 19-Member Delegation will interact with civil society, media and political leadership of India to stress the need to keep the peace [...]

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The tragedy spurred Simonsen. She has since helped raise funds to buy an ambulance for the foundation and secured a $20,000 grant from a UN development program. She is also establishing legal aid for women who want to testify against their attackers.

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The unlawful raid by Iranian security forces on the Tehran rights group run by Nobel Laureate Shirin Ebadi on December 21, 2008, raises concerns of a broader attempt to silence Iran’s human rights community, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran and Human Rights Watch said today. See also this.

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