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Blasphemy Trials in Pakistan: Legal Process as Punishment

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For this report, the Clooney Foundation for Justice’s TrialWatch initiative monitored 24 blasphemy cases in Lahore’s courts over a six-month period in 2022, observing a total of 252 hearings. The report found that Pakistan’s blasphemy laws allow unsubstantiated allegations to embroil defendants in grueling cases, with a devastating impact on their lives.

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