Pak Enforced Disappearances: A Judge Shouted And Berated Families Using Harsh Language

Pak enforced disappearances: A judge shouted and berated families using harsh language

By Sanjeev Sharma New Delhi 23 November : .A report from Amnesty International stated that families of missing people in Pakistan claimed their attempts to force authorities to release their loved ones via the courts was unsuccessful.

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Even though cases of this have been documented since the mid-1980s the Pakistani intelligence services used the tactic routinely to attack human rights defenders and students.The fate of many victims is still not known, according to the report.

According to the report Ali Imtiaz stated that no intelligence agency or authority representative appeared before the court when he was summoned.

Even if the authorities appeared in court, the answers they gave to the families were not satisfactory.

Sammi Baloch recalled that her father traveled to Afghanistan as a separatist to train, and they appeared in court.However, there was no evidence.

These allegations and unsubstantiated claim aren’t limited to authorities.Amnesty International has spoken to two individuals who described being faced with unsubstantiated claims from judges and accusations.According to the report, one person said that the judge had suggested that her husband ran away but not disappeared.”

Shabana Majeed described an incident in which she was at a court hearing along with other relatives of the missing, asking for justice and answers about the disappearances.The judge replied by shouting abuse and belittling the families.

According to the report, people who seek justice must be treated fairly and impartially.

The conduct of a judge is an infringement of that right.These cases are not moving forward, with families of missing persons being treated inhumanely and without empathy.

This is indicative of both the problems surrounding enforced disappearances as well as the struggle of those who seek justice and information about their loved ones.

The Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances was established by the Pakistan Ministry of Interior in 2011 on orders from the Pakistan Supreme Court.

This commission has the mandate to locate a missing person and find their location.They also recommend operating procedures for law enforcement agencies and intelligence agencies.

The September 2021 COIED monthly report shows that it received 8,122 cases from its inception.Of these, 2,274 are still unresolved.

The Commission closed 27 cases in September 2021.There were 24 cases where people were traced and 13 were returned home.

Sixteen were held in interment centres.Five were kept in prison.

Three cases were not deemed to involve enforced disappearance.

Families of those who disappeared and civil society have criticised the COIED for failing to use its powers to investigate enforced disappearances and bring criminally responsible persons to justice.

The 2020 International Commission of Jurists reported that the COIED has not been able to hold accountable a single person who committed an enforced disappearance in its nine-year history.Amnesty International spoke with 50 families of missing persons.

They reported that, despite multiple hearings and numerous investigations, the COIED has not provided any answers nor justice to those who were brought before it.

Amnesty International spoke with all the relatives whose cases had been before the COIED.They are still waiting to receive any information regarding their loved ones.In some cases, this can be years later than proceedings began through the COIED.

(Sanjeev Sharma can be reached at [email protected])

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