Pakistan: Hopes dashed for Pakistan's disappeared (Web feature)

Index Number: ASA 33/035/2007
Date Published: 13 November 2007
Categories: Asia And The Pacific, Pakistan

Following the proclamation of the state of emergency in Pakistan on 3 November 2007, the hearing that was due to take place on 13 November is no longer taking place. Pakistan's Supreme Court had been due to hear the cases of 485 individuals - all victims of enforced disappearance over the past six years.