Harvard Human Rights Journal continues its conversation with Pakistani legal scholar Osama Siddique. This week, Osama Siddique attempts to place the debate over the Pakistani blasphemy laws within the larger framework of free speech, and provides some concluding thoughts. Part IV is available HERE. Interviewer: James Tager, J.D. ‘13 In your work, you mention your […]
Osama Siddique Interview, Part IV
Harvard Human Rights Journal continues its conversation with Pakistani legal scholar Osama Siddique. This week, Professor Siddique discusses recent developments in the societal debate over the blasphemy laws. Part III is available HERE. Interviewer: James Tager J.D. ‘13 You’ve mentioned how enforcement of, along with perceptions of, the blasphemy laws is an evolving dynamic. Can […]
Osama Siddique Interview, Part III
Harvard Human Rights Journal continues its conversation with Pakistani legal scholar Osama Siddique. This week, Professor Siddique elaborates on the difference between the appellate courts and the district courts in interpreting Pakistan’s blasphemy laws. Part II is available HERE. Interviewer: James Tager, J.D. ‘13 It seems that appellate review is often operating as a check […]
Osama Siddique Interview, Part II
Harvard Human Rights Journal continues its conversation with Pakistani legal scholar Osama Siddique. This week, Professor Siddique discusses the role of mala fides in Pakistani blasphemy cases, and share his thoughts on the broader societal debate regarding the blasphemy laws. Part I of the interview is available HERE. Interviewer: James Tager, J.D. ‘13 Tell us […]
Osama Siddique Interview, Part I
The Harvard Human Rights Journal is pleased to launch its interview-based initiative, featuring conversations with human rights academics and practitioners concerning a diverse set of human rights issues. Our first featured interview is with Osama Siddique, an Associate Professor at Lahore University of Management Sciences, recent S.J.D. graduate from Harvard Law, and Pakistani legal scholar. […]
The Power of Social Media in Developing Nations: New Tools for Closing the Global Digital Divide and Beyond
On January 28, 2011, Egypt’s President, Hosni Mubarak, took the drastic and unprecedented step of shutting off the Internet for five days across an entire nation. His reason for doing so was simple: to halt the flow of communication and coordinated assembly taking place over social media platforms, like Facebook and Twitter. That Mubarak took […]