Pakistan Campaigns
Parvez Aslam Choudhry
06/06/2007
Re: Parvez Aslam Choudhry To: President Pervez Musharaf, Pakistan Secretariat From: Benjamin D. Levine Date: 2007-06-26 LRWC is gravely concerned for the safety and well-being of Mr. Parvez Aslam Choudhry, a lawyer, because of acts of violence and intimidation perpetrated against him. … [Read more...]
Pakistan: LRWC welcomes Supreme Court decision in Chaudhry case
08/05/2007
Cara Gibbons MAY 8, 2007: (Update to LRWC statements of March 19 and April 27, 2007) LRWC welcomes the May 7, 2007 decision of the Supreme Court of Pakistan to stay the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) in camera consideration of allegations against Chief Justice Chaudhry. LRWC looks forward to a … [Read more...]
Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry
26/03/2007
Bio: Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry (born 12 December 1948) is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan from 2005 to 2007. Since taking office in June 2005 for an eight-year term, Chief Justice Chaudhry worked overtime to tackle a backlog of cases at the Supreme Court. He also is reported … [Read more...]
Iftikar Mohammed Chaudhry
20/03/2007
Re: Iftikar Mohammed Chaudhry To: General Pervez Musharraf, President From: Gail Davidson, executive director of LRWC Date: 2007-03-20 LRWC has received information that Justice Chaudhry was suspended from his office as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, on March 9, 2007 for … [Read more...]
Mr. Akhtar Baloch, coordinator of the Hyderabad office of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP)
03/04/2003
Re: Mr. Akhtar Baloch, coordinator of the Hyderabad office of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) To: President Pervez Musharef From: Brian Donovan of LRWC Date: 2003-04-03 I write as a member of Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada, a committee of Canadian lawyers whose mandate is to … [Read more...]
AKHTAR BALOCH – Human Rights Advocate
31/03/2003
Akhtar Baloch is the coordinator of the Hyderabad office of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP). HRCP reports on human rights violations by the government of Pakistan. On March 23rd 2003 Akhtar Baloch was abducted by five armed men. Mr. Baloch who was released three days later, is alleged … [Read more...]
