TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION: PAKISTAN'S DRAMATIC INCREASE IN EXECUTIONS
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I. DISPROPORTIONATE APPLICATION OF THE DEATH PENALTY
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Pakistan imposes the death penalty on a wide array of lesser offenses that do not
constitute “the most serious crimes”
II.PERVASIVE LACK OF DUE PROCESS
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Pakistan's criminal justice system is incapable of fairly adjudicating capital cases
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A. Pakistan's Under-Resourced Criminal Justice System Creates Incentives for
Corruption and Other Abuses of Authority
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B. Pakistan'sOverbroad Anti-Terrorism Laws Undermine Fundamental Protections
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III. CORRUPTED BY TORTURE
The widespread reliance on confessions obtained by torture violates the right to a fair trial
IV. INEFFECTIVE LEGAL REPRESENTATION
Pakistan does not provide indigent capital defendants with effective legal assistance
V. INADEQUATE OPPORTUNITY FOR DEFENSE
Pakistan does not provide individuals with adequate time and facilities for the
preparation of their defense
VI. WEAK EVIDENTIARY STANDARDS IN CAPITAL TRIALS
Pakistan's evidentiary standard does not meet that required under international law
for the imposition of the death penalty
VII. DEFICIENT APPELLATE PROCESS
Pakistan fails to provide effective and timely appeals and post-conviction review of
new and potentially exculpatory evidence
VIII. NO MERCY FROM EXECUTIONS
Pakistan fails to provide an effective right to seek pardon or commutation of the
sentence of death
IX. EXECUTING JUVENILES
Pakistan fails to respect its special obligations to protect juveniles
X. EXECUTING PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
Pakistan executes individuals with mental illness and intellectual and developmental
disabilities
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