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| Dec. 11, 2007 Public Forum in Vancouver Pakistan Under the Gun |
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If they snatch my ink and pen, I should not complain, For I have dipped my fingers in the blood of my heart. I should not complain, Even if they seal my tongue, For every ring of my chain is a tongue ready to speak - Faiz |
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Introduction Amal Rana, Mabel Elmore  RT: 9:53 |
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Film Screening, "Missing in Pakistan", Ziad Zafar RT: 24 minutes 03 seconds AVI- Download only - 98.2 MB |
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Other online versions @ http://www.teeth.com.pk/blog/ http://hrcpblog.wordpress.com www.pakistan.wikia.com/wiki/Emergency_2007 http://www.pakistanmartiallaw.blogspot.com/ http://www.notagainneveragain.com http://academicsforfreedom.blogspot.com http://emergencypk.blogspot.com |
Imran Munir Pt. 1 of 2, Pakistani journalist and activist RT: 14:00 |
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Imran Munir Pt. 2 of 2 RT: 12:23 |
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Gail Davidson, Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada and Lawyers Against War RT: 20:31 |
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Bill Sandhu, IPPN RT: 9:39 |
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Phone Call to Pakistan 1. RT: 12:02 |
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Phone Call - ASIF RT: 16:40 |
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PAKISTAN UNDER THE GUNThe declaration of a state of emergency and the subsequent actions of the Musharraf regime have pushed Pakistan and its people to the brink and have resulted in widespread outrage and protests within the country and throughout the world.The resistance movement within Pakistan has been growing stronger by the day, bolstered by international support from human rights and civil rights organizations, journalists, trade unions, lawyers' groups and many others. Events in the country are unfolding at a rapid pace. President Musharraf has scheduled elections for January and has said that he will lift the state of emergency in the near future. Yet there have been no commitments to restore the suspended Supreme Court Justices (many of whom remain under strict house arrest) or lift the bans on the media or free the political prisoners who remain in detention. To fuel the blaze, all justices who refused to take oath under the unlawful PCO (Provisional Constitution Order) have been given a forceful retirement. The lifting of the state of emergency and scheduling of an election for January will also not address many critical issues facing Pakistan such as the continued oppression of the many tribal people in the country, brutal conditions of poverty faced by more than 1/3 of the population, repression of trade union activities and the widespread and growing cases of enforced disappearances and extra-judicial detentions of hundreds of people in the name of national security and the U.S led war on terror. In this setting, what are the prospects for peace, democracy and human rights in Pakistan? Is it possible to have a fair, free and impartial election without the restoration of the judiciary? What does democracy look like and how can it be achieved given the historical and present day political realities in the country? What role has the U.S played in the history of Pakistan and the region? How does this impact the current situation, particularly in relation to the U.S led war on terror and the resulting assault on civil liberties in Pakistan, the surrounding region and around the world? For more information, email [email protected] or call 604.764.6257 |
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