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Eight-year-old becomes youngest person charged with blasphemy in Pakistan
Hindu boy faces possible death penalty after being accused of intentionally urinating in a madrassa libraryAn …
- Capital punishment, Global development, Health, Human rights, Law, Mental health, Pakistan, Society, South and Central Asia, World news
Pakistan ends death penalty for prisoners with severe mental health problems
Supreme court ruling welcomed by rights activists who say it opens the way to broader prison reformsIn a landm…
- Child marriage, Children, Forced marriage, Global development, Pakistan, Religion, South and Central Asia, Women's rights and gender equality, World news
Family of girl, 12, forced to marry abductor condemn Pakistan authorities
Criticism follows release of 29-year-old who kept girl chained in cattle pen, in latest case highlighting abus…
- Global development, Law, Pakistan, Rape and sexual assault, South and Central Asia, Women, Women's rights and gender equality, World news
Virginity tests for female rape survivors outlawed by Pakistani court
Judge said the ‘humiliating’ practice was used to cast suspicion on the victim, and deflected focus from the a…
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Former child bride wrongfully accused of murdering husband sues in Pakistan
Rani Bibi was 14 when she was convicted but received no compensation for the miscarriages of justice that led …