A woman was raped in front of her children by two men on the Lahore-Sialkot motorway on September 9, 2020. The case rattled the country and reignited the debate on whether capital punishment should be fixed for rapists or not. Here s how things unfolded over the last six months. December 7 Court to hear prime suspect s appeal A bench of the Lahore High Court will hear an appeal by Abid Malhi, the prime suspect in the case. Earlier, an anti-terrorism court sentenced him to death. Malhi has challenged the verdict. March 20 Rapists sentenced to death A Lahore court has sentenced to men to death for raping a woman. The verdict was announced by Judge Arshad Hussain Bhu.
‘Legislation to protect prisoners’ rights’
Islamabad
April 2, 2021
Islamabad : A spokesman for the Ministry of Human Rights (MoHR) Thursday said the government had made a number of effective legislation to ensure protecting rights of prisoners.
In a short span of time, the ministry made milestone achievement in protecting the rights of prisoners, spokesman, who is also MoHR Director General Muhammad Arshad told APP. He said the ministry had fully implemented the Criminal Justice Legal Aid & Justice Authority Legal Act 2020, which was aimed at providing legal, financial and other assistance to the poor and vulnerable segments of the society in criminal cases in jails.
Lahore-Sialkot motorway rape: a timeline
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Activists of the Aurat (Woman) March shout slogans during a rally to mark International Women s Day in Islamabad on March 8, 2020. - Protesters marched in Pakistani cities on March 8 to mark International Women s Day in an ultra-conservative society where women are still put to death under ancient honour codes. (Photo by Aamir QURESHI / AFP)
A woman was raped in front of her children by two men on the Lahore-Sialkot motorway on September 9, 2020. The case rattled the country and reignited the debate on whether capital punishment should be fixed for rapists or not.