Policy Reform on The Safety and Protection of Journalists in Pakistan

Project Overview RSIL in partnership with the Centre for Peace and Development Initiatives (CPDI) and Open Society Foundation carried out research aimed at improving the safety and protection of journalists working in Pakistan. Project Outcomes A research paper was prepared by our researchers which set out a roadmap for legislative and policy reform for improving…

The Case for Change – A Review of Pakistan’s Anti-Terrorism Act of 1997

Project Overview In January 2013, RSIL started an ambitious 15-month project that focused on legislative reform relating to counter-terrorism in Pakistan. Under this project, RSIL’s research team first produced a five-volume compendium containing the case summary and analysis of all reported judgments under the Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997 (ATA) between 1997-2013 which involved an exhaustive review…