According to the Committee to Protect Journalists' Impunity Index, Pakistan consistently ranks in the top 10 when it comes to failing to solve cases of journalists murdered in the course of their work.
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By Nicolas Thiers and Sara Brandão | July 8, 2017
In July 2017, for the first time, the UN Human Rights Committee will meet to analyze the situation in Pakistan and make recommendations aimed at promoting and protecting human rights in the country. Civil society is working to make sure free expression concerns are on the table.
The first examination of Pakistan by the UN Human Rights Committee will take place on 11 and 12 July 2017, in Geneva. The Committee, which consists of 18 independent experts, is mandated to oversee the implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Pakistan ratified the ICCPR in 2010, and as such is bound to respect it.
In anticipation of the meeting, individuals and NGOs have been expressing serious concerns regarding the human rights situation in Pakistan, and some have made explicit recommendations aimed at strengthening respect for the civil and political rights of Pakistani citizens, especially with regard to freedom of expression.
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