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A Photographic Exploration of Justice in Pakistan

March 25, 2013
A Photographic Look at Access to Justice in Pakistan (March 18, 2013)
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At a recent talk, Open Society Fellow Asim Rafiqui discussed his fellowship project, which uses photography and other media to examine the question of justice in Pakistan and how the law is actually experienced by the most marginalized communities in the country. Among others, he has interviewed ex-death row prisoners; victims of police torture; religious minorities, such as the Hazara; and informal laborers in garment factories. His project explores how justice is interpreted and questions the social, cultural, political, and economic factors that cripple the possibility of an equitable judicial system.

Rafiqui also spoke of the role of photography and other media in promoting social change and shared some of the photography and multimedia work on his project website.

Rachel Reid, Senior Regional Advisor of the Open Society Regional Policy Initiative on Afghanistan and Pakistan, moderated the discussion.

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Anticorruption, Discrimination, Documentary Photography, Culture and Art

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