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Pakistan: Anti-Terrorism Bill Threatens Fair Trials

Click to expand Image The Supreme Court of Pakistan in Islamabad, Pakistan, June 20, 2022. © 2022 Anjum Naveed/AP Photo (New York) – The Punjab provincial assembly in Pakistan on August 31, 2026, passed a bill that would threaten the right to a fair trial in counterterrorism proceedings, Human Rights Watch said today.

Pakistan: Anti-Terrorism Bill Threatens Fair Trials

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Click to expand Image The Supreme Court of Pakistan in Islamabad, Pakistan, June 20, 2022.

© 2022 Anjum Naveed/AP Photo (New York) – The Punjab provincial assembly in Pakistan on August 31, 2026, passed a bill that would threaten the right to a fair trial in counterterrorism proceedings, Human...

The Punjab government has defended the legislation as necessary to combat militant groups, citing inadequate witness protection and security as obs...

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Click to expand Image The Supreme Court of Pakistan in Islamabad, Pakistan, June 20, 2022. © 2022 Anjum Naveed/AP Photo (New York) – The Punjab provincial assembly in Pakistan on August 31, 2026, passed a bill that would threaten the right to a fair trial in counterterrorism proceedings, Human Rights Watch said today. The Punjab government has defended the legislation as necessary to combat militant groups, citing inadequate witness protection and security as obs...

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