Fédération Internationale des liguues des Droits de l’Homme (FIDH), Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP)

Slow march to the gallows. Death penalty in Pakistan

In early 2006, the HRCP and the FIDH jointly organised a factfinding mission on the application of death penalty in Pakistan. Pakistan ranks among the countries in the world which issue the most death sentences : currently, over 7,400 prisoners are lingering on death row. In recent years, Pakistan has witnessed a significant increase in charges carrying capital punishment, in convictions to death, as well as in executions. The HRCP and the FIDH find that the application of death penalty in (...) read

date of on-line publication : 2 March 2007