Pakistan Justice Coalition

“We cannot work with anyone who has suspended the constitution, imposed emergency rule, and oppressed the judiciary. That is why we are holding the long march.” No, these are not the words of Aitzaz Ahsan, but those of Benazir Bhutto who planned the PPP’s “long march for democracy” after Gen Musharraf’s unconstitutional acts of Nov 3, 2007. With Benazir Bhutto, Amin Fahim, Sherry Rehman, Nahid Khan, Safdar Abbasi and others placed under house arrest in Lahore and other prominent leaders such as Yousuf Raza Gilani, Shah Mehmood Qureshi and Qamar Zaman Read the rest of this entry »

PCJ’s Devin Theriot-Orr provides an updated extensive Pakistan analysis from the ground in Lahore, Pakistan to Free Speech News.  The interview can be heard here.

The PJC is dismayed at the recent tension within the governing Pakistani political coalition that had previously stood united in its support for judicial restoration. With its nascent democracy Read the rest of this entry »

The News in Pakistan is reporting that talks in Dubai have concluded without success. “The talks for restoration of judges between Pakistan People’s Party and Muslim

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The Pakistan Justice Coalition urges readers to join Human Rights Read the rest of this entry »

David Gespass an Alabama attorney, National Lawyers Guild Vice Read the rest of this entry »

Congressional Pakistan Caucus Briefing Restoring Judicial Independence in Pakistan: Purpose, Progress and Continuing Obstacles

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Pakistani American Advocates for Civil and Human Rights has announced an urgent protest rally on Friday, April 11th from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. in front of the Pakistan Consulate in New York at the corner of 65th Street and 5th Avenue.

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The Pakistan Justice Coalition (PJC) joins the call to protect Pakistani lawyers.  Lawyers Rights Watch Canada (LRWC), the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) and Lawyers Without Borders/Canada (LWB/C) call on the Government of Pakistan to immediately provide effective protection to Pakistan lawyers and to prevent future and punish past attacks on them.

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The National Assembley will take up a three-point agenda, which includes the restoration of the judges’, during it’s first working session. More information here.