Posts By Shahid Fiaz
Why Are 10 Million Women Missing from Pakistan’s Electoral Rolls?
April 4, 2012
The latest draft electoral rolls in Pakistan include 48 million Pakistani men and 38 million Pakistani women. Given the roughly equal gender division among the population, this is a clear discrepancy: approximately 10 million Pakistani women are unaccounted for in these figures, and consequently, are not entitled to vote in the upcoming General Elections.
Topics: Conflict and Fragile Conditions | Elections | Technology & Development | Washington DC | Women's Empowerment
Countries: Pakistan
From Pakistan: Human Rights Journalism Awards for Pakistani Journalists
December 9, 2009
Pakistan is signatory to eight international human rights conventions, four of which have been ratified. Despite these legal achievements, the reality of the current state of human rights in Pakistan remains bleak, according to Amnesty International’s latest State of the World’s Human Rights report. Prison torture, deaths in custody, attacks on minorities, forced disappearances, honor [...]
Topics: Conflict and Fragile Conditions
Countries: Pakistan
From Pakistan: Supporting Human Rights
April 29, 2009
In November 2008, The Asia Foundation, with funding from the Royal Netherlands Embassy, began a new initiative in Pakistan called the Human Rights Fund. The project is designed to engage Pakistani civil society groups, the government, and media agencies – both separately and in partnership with each other – to work to improve protection and [...]
Topics: Governance
Countries: Pakistan