The Human Right Commission of Pakistan released its...

The Human Right Commission of Pakistan released its report on the state of human rights in Pakistan, stating that overall the picture of the human rights in the country remained "bleak" as the military government lacked will to achieve what it publicly says.
"We would not say the situation has improved, but we would definitely say that there is a huge gap what they say and what they do," Asma Jehangir, a council member of the HRCP, said at a press conference.
The HRCP noted that blatant misuse of blasphemy law was continuing and three persons were awarded death sentence for blasphemy in 2001, and 72 people were charged with offences against religion in 54 new cases.
In the year 2001 (till November) 45 people were executed and the country's death row population was raised by another 591 convicts. The HRCP said that almost 5000 prisoners, including 28 women, awaited execution.
The Juvenile Justice System Ordinance, 2000, remained largely unimplemented. As a consequence, thousands of juveniles continued to be held alongside adults and 125 faced the death sentence.