"September 2016"--Table of contents page. "This report was researched and written by Najm-ul-Sahr-Ata-ullah, consultant, and Saroop Ijaz, Pakistan Researcher at Human Rights Watch"--Acknowledgements. Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
Acknowledgments. Failure to Register and Investigate Crimes -- Registering False Cases, Making Arbitrary Arrests -- Torture and Ill-Treatment in Custody -- Faked "Encounter Killings" -- Constraints Faced by Police -- Pakistan's Culture of Impunity -- Key Recommendations -- Methodology -- Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations -- VI. Police in Pakistan: Attempts at Police Reform -- Institutional Arrangements in Provinces -- II. Police Abuse: Failure to Register and Investigate Crimes -- Arbitrary Arrest and -- Torture and Ill-Treatment -- Extrajudicial Killings: Faked "Encounter Killings" -- Infringements of Basic Rights -- III. Constraints Faced by Police: Financial Constraints -- Human Resource Constraints -- Excessive Control of the Civil Bureaucracy -- Flawed Criminal Justice System -- Improper Interference -- Dual Authority in Balochistan -- IV. Redress and Accountability: Police Perspectives: Need for Grievance Redress and Accountability Systems -- External vs. Internal Accountability Systems -- Misuse of Complaint Systems -- Public Fear of Police -- Role of Intermediaries -- V. Good Practices: Citizens-Police Liaison Committee (CPLC) Sindh -- Police Facilitation Center -- E-Policing System -- Computerization of Police Records in Jhang, Punjab -- VI. Recommendations: To the Federal and Provincial Governments -- To the Police Services of Pakistan -- To the Federal and Provincial Legislatures -- To Concerned Foreign Governments and Donors, including UNDP, DIFD, and USAID -- Acknowledgments.
Summary:
"The report, 'This Crooked System': Police Abuse and Reform in Pakistan," documents a range of human rights violations committed by police, including arbitrary arrest and detention, torture, and extrajudicial killings. Human Rights Watch also found that provincial police forces face improper pressure from politicians and local elites, a dearth of ethical and professional standards, and increasing demands and public expectations"--Publisher's description.
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