The Peoples Resistance is hosting a seminar titled 'Movement to Restore Independent Judiciary: Truths, Myths and Realities' today (Monday) at 6:30pm PMA House. Speakers include Muneer Malik and Rasheed Rizvi, senior lawyers from the Bar Associations, Judge Mushir Alam and Samina Noman.
When former President General Musharraf removed Chief Justice Ifthikar Muhammad Chaudhry in 2007, declared 'Emergency' and implemented the PCO, few would have guessed that hundreds of lawyers, citizens, civil society activists would come out in the streets in support of rule of law in Pakistan and demand justice.
The movement has had its critics, yet we still see hundreds of people from every province, every class coming out and supporting the restoration of judiciary and the rule of law.
"Now that a long march has been called for March 12, 2008, over 30,000 people are expected to protest in Islamabad, to affirm their rights as citizens and to raise their voices for the rule of law", says a press release issued by Peoples Resistance. The Peoples Resistance has requested the citizens to come listen to the people who have been at the forefront on the movement as they talk about the successes, the myths and realities of the last two years.
It says speakers will not only track the history of the movement but will speak about restoration and revival of the institution itself. The Peoples Resistance is a civil society organisation - a citizen's group and a loose coalition - composed of ordinary citizens, professionals, students and other human rights groups who work together for the common cause of upholding the Constitution, restoration of judiciary and implementing rule of law.
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