Pakistan courts 'muzzling media': rights group
- Published: 27 Nov 2012 at 15.47
- Online news: Asia
Pakistan's judges are using contempt of court laws to stop the media from criticising the judiciary, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday, warning they risked being seen as "instruments of coercion and censorship".
Photo illustration shows Pakistan's Supreme Court in Islamabad. Pakistan's judges are using contempt of court laws to stop the media from criticising the judiciary, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday, warning they risked being seen as "instruments of coercion and censorship".
High courts in Islamabad and the eastern city of Lahore have issued a series of orders in recent months seeking to block television shows critical of judges, the New York-based campaign group said.
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