Basic Criminal Investigation Procedural Chart Project Overview The criminal investigation process is an ever-evolving endeavor and requires consistent improvement in technique, know-how, and capacities. It is for this reason that under directions from the Honorable Supreme Court of Pakistan, the various Provincial Police Services and other Police bodies with coordination from the National Police Bureau…
Project Overview RSIL has been engaged by the Federal Ministry of Human Rights to examine Pakistan’s State practice on international human rights and develop a roadmap for reform which brings Pakistan’s domestic legal landscape in line with its international human rights obligations. This landmark and resource-intensive exercise requires the identification of Pakistan’s international human rights…
Project Overview The Project serves as a compilation of the relevant rules and procedures applicable to a particular case or a complaint as it progresses through the Criminal Justice System. Executive Summary/Description The document endeavours to give a comprehensive understanding of the Trial and Pre-Trial processes that apply to criminal cases, in general, as well…
Project Overview In January 2018, RSIL in collaboration with the UNODC, began an ambitious capacity building initiative aimed at improving the technical and legal capacity of prosecutors in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Prosecution Department with the objective of improving the prosecution’s performance in counter-terrorism cases in the province. Under this project, RSIL’s research team is responsible for…
Project Overview The problems concerning Trafficking in Human Beings and Smuggling of Migrants are of global proportion. Almost every country, including Pakistan, is implicated in this trade in human lives either as a place of recruitment, transit through to other countries, or as the final destination for such people. These issues lie at the very…
Project Overview The judiciary in recent years has played a very significant role in governance and public policy in Pakistan. Judges of the superior courts are increasingly asserting their constitutional power of judicial review to scrutinize administrative actions by the executive in matters such as appointments and promotions, challenges to delegated legislation and decisions regarding…
Project Overview Description: The purpose of the project was to enhance the capacity and processes of Sindh Police in general and particularly the Counter Terrorism Authority. The following modules were developed with the support of United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC): Background to Terrorism Crime Scene Management Interview, Interrogation, Arrest, and Intelligence Trace…
Project Overview Description: The purpose of the project was the develop training modules for KP Prosecutors under the Pakistan’s Action to Counter Terrorism (PACT) project for the UNODC country office in Pakistan. The following modules were developed with the support of United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC): Examination Strategies for Counter Terrorism Suspects…
Project Overview The aim of this project was to increase the Pakistan’s legal profession’s knowledge and awareness of the responsibility of businesses to respect human rights through US and Pakistan’s cooperation. In this regard, two one-day symposiums were held in Lahore on Business and Human Rights and the law in Pakistan. The symposium brought together…
Project Overview RSIL was engaged by the UNDP to develop a monitoring and review guide for the Steering Committee envisioned under the NAP on BHR to guarantee its implementation and enforcement. The Guide focuses on two areas of importance: monitoring implementation of the targets laid down in the NAP, and review of the priority areas…
