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Pakistan’s CAT Review: Closing the Gap Between Law and Practice

In Pakistan, torture is widespread and systemic, especially in law enforcement and detention facilities, according to OMCT’s Global Torture Index. Haris Zaki is the team lead for policy and advocacy at the Justice Project Pakistan, partner of OMCT and collaborating organisation for the Index’ Pakistan data. In Geneva for the 84th session of the Committee Against Torture’s (CAT) second review of Pakistan, he tells us about the importance of mechanisms like CAT for the fight against torture and ill-treatment.