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14 March 2014
PAKISTAN
List of Documents
1.
General Information and Maps
Title:
Central Intelligence Agency. Pakistan.
Accessed Date:
13 November 2012
Title:
Central Intelligence Agency. Kashmir Region.
Accessed Date:
13 November 2012
Title:
Pakistan. L'Encyclopédie en ligne.
Accessed Date:
13 November 2012
Title:
Humanitarian Bulletin: Pakistan. Issue 19. 16 September-15 October 2013.
Source:
United Nations. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
Date of Document:
October 2013
Accessed Date:
8 January 2014
Keywords:
humanitarian situation; internal displacement; map
Title:
Pakistan. The World Factbook.
Source:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Date of Document:
4 December 2013
Accessed Date:
8 January 2014
Keywords:
country overview; map
Title:
Pakistan: No End to Humanitarian Crises. Asia Report No. 237.
Source:
International Crisis Group
Date of Document:
9 October 2012
Accessed Date:
23 January 2013
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; children; conflict; corruption; crime; ethnic and national groups; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of movement; gender equality; human rights activists; humanitarian situation; identity documents; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; map; minorities; penal system; police/security forces; political organizations; religion; social services; trafficking in persons; transport infrastructure; tribes/clans
Title:
Operational Guidance Note: Pakistan
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
January 2013
Accessed Date:
23 January 2013
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; children; conflict; crime; disappeared persons; domestic violence; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; family law; femicide; freedom of expression; freedom of movement; gender equality; honour crimes; human rights activists; identity documents; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; international guidance note; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; marriage; minorities; penal system; police efficacy; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political opposition; political organizations; rejected asylum seekers; religion; sexual minorities; sexual violence; social services; statistics; torture; tribes/clans
Title:
UNHCR Eligibility Guidelines for Assessing the International Protection Needs of Members of Religious Minorities from Pakistan
Source:
United Nations. High Commissioner for Refugees.
Date of Document:
14 May 2012
Accessed Date:
24 January 2013
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; conflict; country overview; crime; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of movement; gender equality; gender-based violence; government corruption; honour crimes; humanitarian situation; identity documents; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; international guidance note; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; marriage; minorities; penal system; police corruption; police efficacy; political activities; political organizations; religion; sexual violence; torture; trafficking in persons
Title:
Pakistan. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2013.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
27 February 2014
Accessed Date:
10 March 2014
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; children; citizenship; conflict; corruption; crime; disappeared persons; domestic violence; drug trafficking; election; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; family law; female genital mutilation; femicide; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of movement; freedom of the press; gangs; gender equality; gender-based violence; government corruption; honour crimes; human rights activists; humanitarian situation; identity documents; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; Internet; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; marriage; minorities; nationality; organized crime; penal system; police corruption; police efficacy; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political activities; political organizations; political prisoners; race; religion; sexual minorities; sexual violence; social services; state surveillance; statistics; torture; trafficking in persons; warrants; witness protection
Title:
Country of Origin Information (COI) Report: Pakistan
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
9 August 2013
Accessed Date:
8 January 2014
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; children; citizenship; conflict; corruption; country overview; crime; disappeared persons; document fraud; domestic violence; election; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; family law; femicide; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of movement; freedom of the press; gender equality; gender-based violence; government corruption; honour crimes; human rights activists; humanitarian situation; identity documents; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; Internet; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; map; marriage; minorities; nationality; organized crime; penal system; police corruption; police efficacy; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political activities; political organizations; sexual minorities; sexual violence; social services; state surveillance; torture; trafficking in persons; tribes/clans
Title:
Pakistan. Amnesty International Report 2013: The State of the World's Human Rights.
Source:
Amnesty International
Accessed Date:
8 January 2014
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; corruption; disappeared persons; domestic violence; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; femicide; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; gender equality; gender-based violence; human rights activists; institutional efficacy; Internet; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; minorities; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; religion; torture
Title:
Pakistan. World Report 2014: Events of 2013.
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
January 2014
Accessed Date:
29 January 2014
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; conflict; crime; disappeared persons; domestic violence; election; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; gender-based violence; honour crimes; human rights activists; legal system; marriage; minorities; organized crime; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; religion; sexual violence; torture
Title:
State of Human Rights in 2012
Source:
Human Rights Commission of Pakistan
Date of Document:
March 2013
Page Numbers:
i-vii; 1-219
Accessed Date:
8 January 2014
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; children; conflict; corruption; crime; disappeared persons; domestic violence; election; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of movement; gender equality; government corruption; honour crimes; human rights activists; humanitarian situation; identity documents; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; marriage; minorities; organized crime; penal system; police efficacy; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; religion; sexual minorities; sexual violence; social services; statistics; torture; trafficking in persons; transport infrastructure; warrants
Title:
Summary Prepared by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Accordance with Paragraph 5 of the Annex to Human Rights Council Resolution 16/21
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/14/PAK/3
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
26 July 2012
Accessed Date:
8 January 2014
Keywords:
abduction; children; disappeared persons; domestic violence; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; family law; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; gender equality; gender-based violence; honour crimes; human rights activists; humanitarian situation; identity documents; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; marriage; minorities; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political activities; religion; sexual minorities; sexual violence; state surveillance; torture
Title:
Pakistan. Freedom in the World 2013.
Accessed Date:
8 January 2014
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; children; conflict; corruption; disappeared persons; domestic violence; election; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; family law; femicide; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; gender equality; gender-based violence; government corruption; honour crimes; human rights activists; Internet; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; marriage; minorities; penal system; police corruption; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; religion; sexual minorities; sexual violence; state surveillance; torture; trafficking in persons; tribes/clans
Title:
Pakistani Kashmir. Freedom in the World 2013.
Accessed Date:
8 January 2014
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; domestic violence; election; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; gender equality; gender-based violence; honour crimes; human rights activists; Internet; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; marriage; minorities; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political organizations; religion; sexual violence; state surveillance; torture
3.
Identification Documents and Citizenship
Title:
Requirements and procedures to obtain passports; multi-biometric electronic passports, including procedures for issuance within and outside the country, including Canada; manual passport procedures
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
20 December 2012
Accessed Date:
25 January 2013
Keywords:
identity documents
Title:
The dates that the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) began issuing Child Registration Certificates (CRCs) to newly born children, by province and district (June 2002-August 2005)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
30 August 2005
Accessed Date:
13 November 2012
Keywords:
children; identity documents
Title:
Smart National Identity Card (SNIC), including content, validity period, purpose, and associated benefits
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
6 November 2013
Accessed Date:
29 January 2014
Keywords:
children; citizenship; identity documents; social services
Title:
Type of facility a victim of crime would use for medical treatment; medical documentation for victims of crime; procedures for treating victims of crime at private hospitals; the circumstances under which a private hospital would be required...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
8 November 2006
Accessed Date:
13 November 2012
Keywords:
legal system; legislation; medical records; police/security forces; social services
Title:
Computerized National Identity Cards (CNICs), including overseas identity cards; issuance procedures
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
7 January 2013
Accessed Date:
25 January 2013
Keywords:
citizenship; identity documents; statistics
Title:
Fraudulent documents other than identity documents, including methods of obtaining fraudulent documents and assessing the credibility of fraudulent documents; First Information Reports (FIRs), newspaper articles, academic qualifications, and land...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
13 December 2011
Accessed Date:
25 January 2013
Keywords:
document fraud; identity documents; marriage; police efficacy; police report
Title:
Certificate of domicile; requirements and procedures to obtain it
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
7 January 2013
Accessed Date:
25 January 2013
Keywords:
citizenship; identity documents; legislation
Title:
Pakistan Citizenship Act, 1951
Accessed Date:
13 November 2012
Keywords:
children; citizenship; legislation; marriage
Title:
Whether the spouse of a citizen of Pakistan can acquire citizenship; if so, information requirements, procedures and documents needed
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
28 October 2010
Accessed Date:
13 November 2012
Keywords:
citizenship; legislation; marriage
Title:
Validity period of a Computerised National Identity Card (CNIC), particularly whether CNICs for adults and seniors can have a date of issue where the day and month of the date of issue are different from the day and month of the expiration date
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
9 October 2013
Accessed Date:
29 January 2014
Keywords:
identity documents
Title:
Description of and procedures to obtain a driver's license
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
4 November 2009
Accessed Date:
13 November 2012
Keywords:
identity documents
Title:
Whether the Computerized National Identity Card (CNIC) number changes when a person gets married; information added or changed on the CNIC after marriage (2003-July 2013)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
22 July 2013
Accessed Date:
30 January 2014
Keywords:
identity documents
Title:
Process for the registration of births, particularly in Karachi; whether children born in 2009 and 2010 in Karachi would be registered with both a District Municipal Corporation (DMC) and a Union Council Administration (UCA), with each issuing...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
22 July 2013
Accessed Date:
29 January 2014
Keywords:
identity documents
Title:
Whether a former Pakistani citizen can reacquire his/her Pakistani citizenship, including requirements and procedures
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
28 November 2012
Accessed Date:
29 January 2014
Keywords:
citizenship; legislation
4.
Political Activities and Organizations
Title:
Parliament's Role in Pakistan's Democratic Transition. Asia Report No. 249.
Source:
International Crisis Group
Date of Document:
18 September 2013
Accessed Date:
8 January 2014
Keywords:
armed groups; election; gender equality; institutional efficacy; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; police/security forces; political activities; political organizations; state surveillance
Title:
Islamic Parties in Pakistan. Asia Report No. 216.
Source:
International Crisis Group
Date of Document:
12 December 2011
Accessed Date:
24 January 2013
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; conflict; corruption; election; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of expression; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; map; minorities; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; political prisoners; religion; social services; tribes/clans
Title:
Election Profile: Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Results of Election for President 30 July 2013.
Source:
International Foundation for Electoral Systems. Election Guide.
Accessed Date:
8 January 2014
Keywords:
election; political activities; political organizations
Title:
Analysis: Understanding Karachi's Killing Fields
Source:
United Nations. Integrated Regional Information Networks.
Date of Document:
24 September 2012
Accessed Date:
24 January 2013
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; conflict; crime; drug trafficking; ethnic and national groups; extremist/terrorist organizations; gangs; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; organized crime; political opposition; political organizations; political prisoners; religion
Title:
Election Profile: Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Results of Election for National Assembly May 11, 2013.
Source:
International Foundation for Electoral Systems. Election Guide.
Accessed Date:
8 January 2014
Keywords:
election; political activities; political organizations
Title:
Election Reform in Pakistan. Asia Briefing No. 137.
Source:
International Crisis Group
Date of Document:
16 August 2012
Accessed Date:
24 January 2013
Keywords:
corruption; election; gender equality; identity documents; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; map; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; political organizations
Title:
The Jammu Kashmir People's National Party (JKPNP), including its history, its members, the address of its regional offices, its principles, and its symbols; the treatment of members of the JKPNP by the general population, Pakistani authorities...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
27 January 2011
Accessed Date:
13 November 2012
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; political organizations
Title:
Treatment by state and non-state agents of individuals and political factions that support or advocate for Kashmiri independence
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
30 November 2011
Accessed Date:
13 November 2012
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; disappeared persons; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of assembly; institutional efficacy; legal system; legislation; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; political prisoners; state surveillance; torture
5.
Gender, Domestic Violence and Children
Title:
Honour killings targeting men and women
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
15 January 2013
Accessed Date:
30 January 2013
Keywords:
abduction; children; corruption; crime; disappeared persons; domestic violence; ethnic and national groups; family law; femicide; freedom of expression; freedom of movement; gender equality; gender-based violence; honour crimes; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; marriage; penal system; police corruption; police efficacy; police/security forces; religion; sexual violence; statistics; torture; trafficking in persons; tribes/clans
Title:
Circumstances under which a woman has the legal right to get a divorce through the courts (judicial divorce) through her own initiative; circumstances under which single women can live alone
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
17 November 2010
Accessed Date:
13 November 2012
Keywords:
family law; gender equality; legal system; legislation; marriage; religion
Title:
The Protection of Women (Criminal Laws Amendment) Act, 2006 and its implementation
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
30 November 2011
Accessed Date:
13 November 2012
Keywords:
abduction; crime; gender equality; honour crimes; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; marriage; police efficacy; police/security forces; religion; sexual violence
Title:
Concluding Observations on the Fourth Periodic Report of Pakistan, Adopted by the Committee at Its Fifty-Fourth Session (11 February–1 March 2013)
Source:
United Nations. Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women.
Date of Document:
27 March 2013
Accessed Date:
8 January 2014
Keywords:
children; domestic violence; family law; gender equality; gender-based violence; honour crimes; human rights activists; internal displacement; legal system; legislation; marriage; minorities; political activities; social services; trafficking in persons
Title:
Domestic violence, including effectiveness of the Protection of Women (Criminal Laws Amendment) Act, 2006; state protection and services available to victims
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
14 January 2013
Accessed Date:
30 January 2013
Keywords:
domestic violence; gender equality; gender-based violence; honour crimes; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; police corruption; police efficacy; police report; sexual violence; social services
Title:
Resources available to female victims of violence in Karachi, Islamabad and Lahore
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
26 November 2009
Accessed Date:
13 November 2012
Keywords:
children; domestic violence; gender equality; gender-based violence; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; police efficacy; police/security forces; social services
Title:
The situation of men who refuse to participate in arranged marriages set up by their parents
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
29 September 2009
Accessed Date:
13 November 2012
Keywords:
abduction; marriage; religion
Title:
Practice of polygamy, including legislation; rights of the first wife versus the second, including whether she has the right to refuse a second wife (2011-2013)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
18 December 2013
Accessed Date:
29 January 2014
Keywords:
family law; gender equality; gender-based violence; legal system; legislation; marriage
Title:
Treatment of sexual minorities by society, government and religious authorities; recourse and protection available (2009-2011)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
30 November 2011
Accessed Date:
13 November 2012
Keywords:
legal system; legislation; religion; sexual minorities
Title:
Situation of sexual minorities in Islamabad, Karachi and Lahore, including treatment by society and authorities; state protection (2010-2013)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
13 January 2014
Accessed Date:
29 January 2014
Keywords:
legislation; police corruption; police efficacy; sexual minorities; social services
7.
Criminality and Corruption
Title:
Criminal activity and violence in Karachi perpetrated or directed by political, ethnic or religious groups, including the state's response
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
7 December 2011
Accessed Date:
13 November 2012
Keywords:
armed groups; corruption; crime; ethnic and national groups; gangs; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; minorities; organized crime; police corruption; police efficacy; police/security forces; political organizations; religion; social services
Title:
Pakistan's New Generation of Terrorists
Source:
Council on Foreign Relations
Date of Document:
18 November 2013
Accessed Date:
8 January 2014
Keywords:
armed groups; children; extremist/terrorist organizations; police/security forces; political organizations; religion; tribes/clans
Title:
Pakistan. Country Reports on Terrorism 2012.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
30 May 2013
Accessed Date:
8 January 2014
Keywords:
armed groups; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; legislation; minorities; police/security forces; religion
Title:
Pakistan. International Narcotics Control Strategy Report 2013, Volume I: Drug and Chemical Control.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
5 March 2013
Accessed Date:
8 January 2014
Keywords:
crime; drug trafficking; freedom of the press; government corruption; institutional efficacy; organized crime; police corruption; police efficacy; social services
8.
Military Service - (No items in this section)
9.
Judiciary, Legal and Penal Systems
Title:
First Information Reports (FIRs) (2010-December 2013)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
10 January 2014
Accessed Date:
29 January 2014
Keywords:
police corruption; police efficacy; police report
Title:
Code of Criminal Procedure (Act V of 1898), Chapter V. B and VI. A [amended 1997]
Accessed Date:
13 November 2012
Keywords:
legislation; police/security forces; warrants
Title:
Instructions to Criminal Courts. High Court Rules and Orders. Chapters 1, 10, 15.
Volume:
Volume III: Instruction to Criminal Court
Source:
Pakistan. Lahore High Court.
Accessed Date:
13 November 2012
Keywords:
legal system; legislation; penal system; warrants
Title:
Requirements of a valid arrest warrant; whether these requirements are adhered to in practice
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
28 October 2010
Accessed Date:
13 November 2012
Keywords:
crime; police/security forces; warrants
Title:
Whether individuals can obtain a certified copy of a First Information Report (FIR) from abroad through a proxy, including where a proxy must go to obtain FIRs, and requirements and procedures
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
20 January 2012
Accessed Date:
25 January 2013
Keywords:
crime; identity documents; police corruption; police efficacy; police report
Title:
Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 2011 (Act VIII of 2011)
Accessed Date:
8 January 2014
Keywords:
legislation; police/security forces; warrants
10.
Police and Security Forces
Title:
Police corruption; the authorities responsible for receiving complaints against the police, including their effectiveness; the procedures to submit a complaint; police training programs
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
30 November 2011
Accessed Date:
13 November 2012
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; crime; extralegal executions/killings; freedom of assembly; freedom of the press; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; police corruption; police efficacy; police report; police/security forces complaints; sexual violence; torture
Title:
Police Organisations in Pakistan
Source:
Human Rights Commission of Pakistan; Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative
Date of Document:
May 2010
Accessed Date:
13 November 2012
Keywords:
corruption; country overview; drug trafficking; extremist/terrorist organizations; gender equality; gender-based violence; identity documents; institutional efficacy; Internet; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; police corruption; police efficacy; police report; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; religion; transport infrastructure
Title:
Stabilizing Pakistan Through Police Reform
Source:
Asia Society. Independent Commission on Pakistan Police Reform.
Date of Document:
July 2012
Page Numbers:
24-28; 113-119
Author:
Afzal Ali Shigri; Siraj Ahmed
Accessed Date:
8 January 2014
Keywords:
abduction; armed groups; conflict; corruption; crime; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; government corruption; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; legislation; police corruption; police efficacy; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political opposition; statistics; tribes/clans
Title:
Pakistan. Freedom of the Press 2013.
Accessed Date:
8 January 2014
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; conflict; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; government corruption; institutional efficacy; Internet; legislation; police corruption; police/security forces complaints; political organizations; religion; statistics; torture; tribes/clans
Title:
Pakistan. Attacks on the Press in 2012.
Source:
Committee to Protect Journalists
Date of Document:
February 2013
Accessed Date:
8 January 2014
Keywords:
conflict; corruption; crime; extralegal executions/killings; freedom of the press; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; political activities; statistics
Title:
Pakistan. International Religious Freedom Report for 2012.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
20 May 2013
Accessed Date:
8 January 2014
Keywords:
abduction; children; citizenship; election; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of expression; human rights activists; identity documents; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; marriage; minorities; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; religion; social services; statistics; torture
Title:
The faith of the Ahmadiyya Movement in Islam, including its origin, beliefs and rituals (August 2005)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
31 August 2005
Accessed Date:
13 November 2012
Keywords:
children; gender equality; legal system; religion; social services
Title:
Whether section 298 of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) refers to any offence under religious law or Shari'a and, if so, the penalty under religious law or Shari'a
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
30 January 2002
Accessed Date:
20 March 2013
Keywords:
freedom of expression; legal system; legislation; religion
Title:
Pakistan. Annual Report 2013.
Source:
United States. Commission on International Religious Freedom.
Date of Document:
April 2013
Accessed Date:
8 January 2014
Keywords:
abduction; children; country overview; election; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; family law; freedom of expression; gender-based violence; human rights activists; institutional efficacy; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; marriage; minorities; police corruption; police efficacy; police/security forces; political activities; religion; sexual violence
Title:
How Shia Muslims differ from Sunnis; treatment of Shias, particularly in Lahore and Multan; government response to violence against Shia Muslims (2010-December 2013)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
9 January 2014
Accessed Date:
29 January 2014
Keywords:
conflict; crime; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; judicial efficacy; police efficacy; police report; police/security forces; religion; statistics
Title:
The situation of Ahmadis, including legal status and rights with regards to political participation, education, and employment; societal and governmental attitudes toward Ahmadis (2009-December 2012)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
11 January 2013
Accessed Date:
30 January 2013
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; children; citizenship; corruption; crime; election; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of movement; freedom of the press; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; minorities; nationality; penal system; police corruption; police efficacy; police report; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; religion; state surveillance; statistics
Title:
The consequences of a Shia-Sunni inter-religious marriage, including the treatment of the couple and their children (October 2003-May 2005)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
25 May 2005
Accessed Date:
13 November 2012
Keywords:
children; gender equality; marriage; religion
Title:
Registration procedures and documents of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at in Canada, the US and the UK
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
11 January 2013
Accessed Date:
30 January 2013
Keywords:
document fraud; identity documents; minorities; religion
Title:
Religious conversion, including treatment of converts and forced conversions (2009-2012)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
14 January 2013
Accessed Date:
30 January 2013
Keywords:
abduction; children; crime; freedom of expression; gender equality; honour crimes; identity documents; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; legal system; marriage; minorities; organized crime; police corruption; police efficacy; police/security forces; religion; sexual violence; trafficking in persons
Title:
Registration procedures and documents of the Lahore Ahmadiyya associations in Canada, the US and the UK
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
24 January 2013
Accessed Date:
25 January 2013
Keywords:
document fraud; identity documents; minorities; religion
Title:
Minorities Under Pressure in Pakistan
Source:
United Nations. Integrated Regional Information Networks.
Date of Document:
17 October 2013
Accessed Date:
8 January 2014
Keywords:
abduction; children; election; ethnic and national groups; extremist/terrorist organizations; identity documents; indigenous groups; legislation; marriage; minorities; police/security forces; religion; social services; statistics
Title:
Reports of ill-treatment of members of the Zikri sect in Lahore, Islamabad and Quetta, including whether state protection is available; whether there is an affiliation between Sufism and Zikri (2008-July 2010)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
25 August 2010
Accessed Date:
13 November 2012
Keywords:
crime; institutional efficacy; minorities; police efficacy; religion
Title:
Situation of Christians in Pakistan, including social and government attitudes, treatment and rights (2010-2012)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
14 January 2013
Accessed Date:
30 January 2013
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; children; crime; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of expression; gender equality; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; marriage; minorities; police corruption; police/security forces; religion; sexual violence; torture
Title:
Intermarriage between a non-Ahmadi Muslim and an Ahmadi; whether the marriage would be legally recognized; the consequences for the couple and the officiant of the marriage
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
19 November 2009
Accessed Date:
13 November 2012
Keywords:
legal system; legislation; marriage; religion
Title:
Information on marriage registration, including mixed marriages
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
14 January 2013
Accessed Date:
30 January 2013
Keywords:
legal system; legislation; marriage; religion
Title:
Pakistan. State of the World's Minorities and Indigenous Peoples 2013.
Source:
Minority Rights Group International
Date of Document:
24 September 2013
Author:
Jack Dentith; Farah Mihlar
Accessed Date:
8 January 2014
Keywords:
abduction; children; conflict; crime; disappeared persons; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; gender equality; humanitarian situation; identity documents; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; marriage; minorities; police corruption; religion; sexual violence; social services; tribes/clans
Title:
Blasphemy laws, including legislation, implementation, related violence, reform, and state reponse (2008-2012)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
10 January 2013
Accessed Date:
30 January 2013
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; children; freedom of expression; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; minorities; penal system; police corruption; police efficacy; police report; police/security forces; religion; torture
Title:
The issuance of fatawa; the manner in which they are publicized; their influence; whether they are outlawed; whether they are still being issued
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
20 November 2007
Accessed Date:
13 November 2012
Keywords:
legal system; legislation; religion
Title:
Response by the Chairman of the Government of Pakistan's Council of Islamic Ideology concerning the issuance of fatawa in Pakistan
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
11 January 2008
Accessed Date:
13 November 2012
Keywords:
legal system; religion
13.
Nationality, Ethnicity and Race - (No items in this section)
14.
Exit/Entry and Freedom of Movement
Title:
Whether the Penal Code, Passport Act 1974 and Emigration Ordinance 1979 contain provisions regarding returning nationals who are failed refugee claimants; amendments, if any, to the Passport Act and Emigration Ordinance; interview and detention of...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
26 June 2003
Accessed Date:
20 March 2013
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; corruption; crime; document fraud; freedom of movement; identity documents; legal system; legislation; rejected asylum seekers
15.
Labour, Employment and Unions - (No items in this section)
16.
Other - (No items in this section)
The following changes have been made to the previous package dated 31 January 2014:
Title:
Pakistan. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2012.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
19 April 2013
URL:
http://www.state.gov/j/drl/rls/hrrpt/humanrightsreport/index.htm?year=2012&dlid=204409
Accessed Date:
19 April 2013
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; children; citizenship; conflict; corruption; crime; disappeared persons; domestic violence; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; female genital mutilation; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of movement; freedom of the press; gender equality; gender-based violence; honour crimes; human rights activists; internal displacement; Internet; judicial corruption; labour; legal system; marriage; minorities; nationality; organized crime; penal system; police corruption; police/security forces; political opposition; political organizations; political prisoners; religion; sexual violence; torture
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