Barrister Usman Ibrahim, Minister of State for Human rights, elaborated the positive activities of the Ministry regarding Human Rights situation in the country including implementation of policies, laws and programmes for the promotion and protection of Human Rights. In this regard, the Ministry has taken initiatives for harmonization of legislation, regulations and practices in line with the international human rights covenants and national obligations. Barrister Usman Ibrahim, Minister of State, said that to ensure protection of the Child rights and Women Empowerment, we need to involve relevant stakeholders at all levels for the creation of peaceful environment both at home, work place and also in the society at large. He invited him to come forward and to play his positive role in making Pakistan free from Human Rights Violations.
Meeting was held to provide supporting hand to ministry to protect and promote Human rights on global level. Barrister Malik Amjad appreciated the government for its efforts regarding legislations, implementations and future plans for the better Human Rights. He strongly showed commitment to work in collaboration with the Ministry of Human Rights.
Barrister Amjad Malik is the first Asian elected President of the Rochdale Law Association in Greater Manchester in UK in its 100 year history of the Rochdale Law Association. He practices as a Solicitor- Advocate of the Supreme Court of England and Wales with over 18 Years of experience of constitution, national security, and immigration & human rights law. He is awarded ‘Young Human Rights Lawyer Award’ for the year 2000 by Liberty, Justice and Law Society Gazette for defending domestic violence victims of Asian origin. In 2001 he was branded ‘Young Pro Bono Solicitor of the year award 2001’ for acting in a case up to House of Lords free of cost. He petitioned in the Supreme Court on the dismissal of the Chief Justice of Pakistan post 9 March 2007 and acted for Premier Nawaz Sharif as his lawyer when he travelled to Pakistan on September 10, 2007 from exile.
Barrister Amjad Malik was declared by The Times (London) lawyer of the week in June 10, 2010 for acting as a solicitor-advocate from his Rochdale office pro bono for three Pakistani students in a deportation appeal hearing at a Special Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC) in London and won the appeal against deportation. He is a writer of two books based on his past writings and articles as “Road to Justice’’ in 2007 and in 2008 “Road to Democracy”.
Barrister Usman Ibrahim, Minister of State for Human Rights, presented Shield to Barrister Malik Amjad for his services regarding Human Rights.
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