A member of the Pakistan human rights commission is telling the hearing how 'courts are frightened to hear blasphemy cases' and 'lawyers are afraid to act for defendants'. He is pointing out that human rights violations happen everywhere but in Pakistan there is no judicial system capable of dealing with violations because judges, lawyers, activists, politicians and journalists are all threatened, very often attacked and not infrequently killed when they deal with blasphemy. There are people in this room who have been threatened because of their work for people unjustly accused, including our partners. I am aware that being here is safer for some people than others. We are really struggling to see a realistic way forward. Steve. Tuesday.
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