Pakistan - Convention against Torture - Death Penalty - January 2025
Country: Pakistan
Partner: Justice Project Pakistan
Issues: Death Penalty
Mechanism: UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Report Type: List of Issues Prior to Reporting
Justice Project Pakistan (JPP) is a legal action non-governmental organization dedicated to
representing the most vulnerable Pakistani prisoners facing the harshest punishments at home
and abroad including persons facing the death penalty, victims of torture, persons with
psychosocial disabilities, juveniles and other overseas Pakistani prisoners. JPP investigates,
advocates, educates, and litigates, building public and political support as well as legal
precedents that will lead to systemic reform of the criminal justice system in Pakistan. Our
work combines strategic litigation, fierce domestic and international public and policy
advocacy campaigns, and building the capacity of stakeholders who can improve the
representation and treatment of individuals facing capital punishment in Pakistan and abroad.