Participant: Omar Maniar is a rule of law and legal empowerment practitioner with experience of working across Sindh and Punjab on the legal empowerment of vulnerable groups, including women, children,...
Posted by | October 15, 2020
“Women are harassed and so we must introduce a law to protect them,” went the PML-N narrative in favour of enacting the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA), 2016. This line...
Posted by | October 14, 2020
Participant: Mubariz Siddiqui General Counsel, Sarmayacar Mubariz is a legal practitioner with extensive experience working with tech startups, VCs, and angel investors in Pakistan. He has represented various startups and...
Posted by | October 14, 2020
Participant: Heloisa Massaro - head of research on Information and Politics at InternetLab. She is a Master of Laws student in Jurisprudence and Philosophy of Law at the University of...
Posted by | October 14, 2020
Participants: Dr. Asha Bedar - Clinical psychologist whose work focuses on issues of gender and violence against women and children Sarah Zaman - Feminist activist and researcher, who focuses on...
Posted by | October 14, 2020
Participants: Dr. Asha Bedar - clinical psychologist whose work focuses on issues of gender and violence against women and children Sarah Zaman - feminist activist and researcher, who focuses on...
Posted by | October 14, 2020
Participants: Reema Omer is a legal advisor with the International Commission of Jurists Sara Malkani is an advocate of the High Court Summary: Narratives in favour of enacting legislation, criminalising...
Posted by | October 13, 2020
Participants: Mehmal Sarfraz - Journalist and Co-Founder, The Current Ramsha Jahangir - Award-Winning Journalist, covers Technology and Human Rights Tanzeela Mazhar - Journalist/TV anchor and Co-Founder, Women in Media Alliance...
Posted by | October 13, 2020
Participants: Dr. Courtney Radsh - Advocacy Director, Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) Jason Pielemeier - Policy Director, Global Network Initiative (GNI) Summary: We discuss the weaponisation of "fake news" by...
Posted by | October 13, 2020
Participants: Sara Malkani - Advocate of the High Court Asad Jamal - Lahore-based lawyer Summary: The discussion revolves around the Punjab Tahaffuz-e-Bunyaad-e-Islam Act 2020, freedom of speech and due...
