With impunity, more danger ahead for Pakistani press
April 17, 2012 12:00 AM ET
Pakistani journalists are under threat, and the public is paying the price. The most recent report from the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan includes a detailed chapter on freedom of expression, which ties growing suppression to rising incidence of...
The HRCP's call to address threats against journalists
January 10, 2012 2:23 PM ET
A quick pointer to a statement issued by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan on Monday: It said, in part, that "The HRCP is alarmed at reports of threats received by journalists on account of their work." The commission asked...
Agreed: Pakistan is deadliest country for journalists
April 5, 2011 12:14 PM ET
Just a quick pointer. Zohra Yusuf's column in The Express Tribune, "A dangerous country for journalists," deserves a link from CPJ. Yusuf is a former vice chair of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan. From the piece: ...