The State of Human Rights in Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan
Journal Title: Global Social Sciences Review - Year 2016, Vol 1, Issue 1
Abstract
The respect of human rights in a society determines the destination of that society or state. It is the level of satisfaction of citizens of a country which convinces them to work for the growth and progress of that state or society. The people of FATA are living under a draconian law which is known as Frontier Crime Regulations (FCR). There is agrave human rights violation of the people of FATA under this law. Freedom of speech, freedom of expression etc. are hampered by the FCR and the common people live under a threat of collective punishment as well. Moreover, due to military operations against the militants in the area, millions of people from FATA have been displaced. At times, there are grave violations of human rights of the displaced persons as well. This paper will explore the state of human rights in FATA in general and evaluates its impact on the Federation of Pakistan. The paper evaluates different instances of human rights violation in various agencies of FATA and their root causes as well.
Authors and Affiliations
Sohail Ahmed, Fasih Ahmed, Muhammad Zubair
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- EP ID EP603015
- DOI 10.31703/gssr.2016(I-I).07
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