Huma Yusuf Quotes
Pakistan
Huma Yusuf is a Pakistani columnist, policy analyst, media researcher and Wilson Center Fellow.
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You only silence critics when you have something to hide.
Upholding human rights should underpin all policymaking.
Such are the times, that the mere presentation of a report can be a political act.
Those closest, and so most accountable, to the people are best positioned to protect their rights.
Without a functional judicial system, we have no recourse or accountability. Justice in Pakistan is delayed and denied.
Justice in Pakistan is delayed and denied.
When the public narrative significantly diverges from lived experience, the only outcome is more frustration among the people, who realise that on top of being poorly served, they’re also being lied to and manipulated.
The state's fear of its citizenry is rooted in a deeper knowledge of systemic fissures in our country; fissures produced by the disgraceful treatment of an underclass — including women, children, dissenters, religious minorities, labour, prisoners, and more — often by state institutions themselves.