Briefing Paper 4: Pakistan’s Reservations to Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

DRI

01.07.2010

The Government of Pakistan acceded to the UN’s International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) on 23 June 2010 but entered numerous reservations to the Covenant. This paper argues that the wide-ranging reservations are incompatible with international law and recommend that the Government consider withdrawing them.

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Briefing Paper 4: Pakistan’s Reservations to Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

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