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Capital punishment and the cracks in Pakistan's judicial system
Many on the death row will not get a fair day in court, a competent dedicated lawyer or even an unbiased judge or jury
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Widowed, divorced, unmarried: Taking cue from Bangladesh’s amended marriage laws
Bangladesh’s small legal linguistic tweak is a paradigm shift.
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The Qandeel Baloch story: Using the law of forgiveness as a license to kill
The problem does not rest solely on the shoulders of old and exhausted families like that of Qandeel's.
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Priyanka Chopra, a UN celebrity gone rogue
Chopra has proven that she sees her role as a UN Goodwill Ambassador as nothing more than a resume-booster
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In trying to humanise the police, Delhi Crime loses focus of Jyoti Singh’s harrowing story
The primary emotion I felt was frustration, as the show does very little justice to Jyoti Singh's story & its impact
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Amber Heard vs Johnny Depp: Is the credibility of #MeToo and women survivors under threat?
While Heard is being labelled a 'liar', Depp simply filing a lawsuit does not make his evidence admissible or legit.
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#NewZealandShooting: I just want to bow my head and pray in my mosque – freely and without fear
I can’t decide which is sadder: that security checks are now needed or that this is what brings me relief in a...
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From slaps and shakedowns to metal rods and death, the evolution of corporal punishment
Parents have senselessly internalised and accepted such aggressive measures of child discipline as a part of childhood
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Is Nawaz Sharif trying to prove he is above and beyond the law?
Hitting a trash can when reversing your car is "an accident". Mowing down a child while driving full-speed is murder.
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Yes, Mashal Khan's story is a difficult watch, but it’s a necessary watch to keep us from forgetting
BBC isn’t just trying to hit some arbitrary benchmark of increased viewership. This is deliberate and calibrated.