PJC Concludes Pakistan Lawyer Delegation

The PJC recently concluded an 11-day speaking tour featuring leaders of Pakistan’s lawyers movement, who shared their experiences and analysis with over 1,000 people in 24 audiences from a wide range of institutions.

The PJC delegation addressed:

a. government representatives from the Department of State and House Committee on Foreign Affairs;

b. bar associations in New York, D.C. (South Asian Bar Association), Philadelphia and the National Lawyers Guild;

c. policy analysts at the U.S. Institute of Peace and Center for Strategic and International Studies;

d. journalists from BBC, NPR, ARY, legal publications, Voice of America, local newspapers and international and Pakistani media;

e. legal academic communities at NYU, Columbia, the University of Pennsylvania, Rutgers, American University Washington College of Law and Brooklyn Law School; and

f. human rights group Amnesty International.