Dec 30, 2011, Human Rights Watch press statement received today: “As the “Memogate” case proceeds, all arms of the state must act within their constitutionally determined ambit and in aid of legitimate civilian rule. In this context, justice must both be done and be seen to be done. Pakistan desperately needs a full democratic cycle and a peaceful transfer of power from one civilian administration to another. Should this process be derailed, the constitutional safeguards and legal rights protections created since 2008 may suffer irreparable damage. Continue reading
Filed under: Human rights, Pakistan | Tagged: army, democracy, HRW, hrw pakistan, judiciary, memogate, Pakistan | 5 Comments »
Journeys to democracy 