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I paid a bribe (India, Pakistan, Syria, Nepal and Sri Lanka)

In this platform you can submit an anonymous report if you had to pay a bribe at a government office or you had to say ‘no’ when you were asked for a bribe. In addition, it is not limited to reporting corrupt officials, you can also post if you met honest officers who did their […]

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Maria Khan v Federal Republic of Pakistan

This is a mitigation claim thatis being brought against the government by a woman in rural Pakistan. She is arguing the government’s complete failure to reduce its GHG emissions and approve green energy initiatives violates her constitutional rights to life, dignity and a healthy environment.

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Leghari v Republic of Pakistan

A case was brought against government authorities in Pakistan by a local farmer for their failure to put in place sufficient adaptation measures and the resulting damage to his livelihood. The Court held that Pakistan had violated citizens’ rights to life, dignity and property and ordered the government to take measures to minimise the impacts […]

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Article 99, The Constitution of Pakistan

This provides courts in Pakistan with the power to issue a writ of habeas corpus to demand that people unlawfully held in detention can be released. The Pakistani Supreme Court has exercised this power in many cases, including: Government of West Pakistan v. Begum Agha Abdul Karim Shorish Kashmiri Muhammad Azam Malik v. A.C. Karachi

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Pakistan Code of Criminal Procedure

The Pakistan Code of Criminal Procedure distinguishes between bailable and non-bailable offences. Bailable offences are less serious offences where a person has a right to bail, as long as they can meet the conditions that are attached to bail (bail conditions are discussed below). The non-bailable offences are split into two categories: (1) Offences not falling […]

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