Gender Based Violence, Courts and Legal Reform - Barrister Haya Emaan Zahid - #TPE 301

*Trigger Warning* Discussion of GBV Barrister Haya Emaan Zahid, CEO of the Legal Aid Society. Haya comes on The Pakistan Experience to discuss the Pakistan Legal System, Delays in cases, The Legal Aid Society, Fatima's case, GBV, Recordings of FIRs, Cases of Assault, and how they are dealt with, Jails, and Legal Reform. (The Camera stopped recording my angle after 25-30 minutes so we only have one angle for this podcast. Apologies for the mishap) Haya Emaan Zahid is a Barrister-at-Law with more than 13 years of experience working as a legal empowerment professional. She is nominated by the Government of Sindh as a legal expert for the Committee for the Welfare of Prisoners ( a committee that has been providing legal aid, assistance and empowerment to prisoners in Sindh since 2004). She has been working within the prison landscape both at the grass roots and policy level having made key contributions to reforming prison legislation in Sindh in 2019. Haya has worked as a special assistant/ co-opted member for federal government committees notified to improve the situation of prisoners across Pakistan. Haya has remained a member of the Sindh Public Safety and Police Complaints Commission , National Commission on the Status of Women and is currently serving as Board Member of the Legal Aid and Justice Authority. She is a founding member of the Legal Aid Society where her she oversees programming on legal empowerment, strengthening the state’s response to sexual and gender based violence, protection of minorities and building resilience in flood affected communities. The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan through conversations. Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperience To support the channel: Jazzcash/Easypaisa - 0325 -2982912 Patreon.com/thepakistanexperience And Please stay in touch: https://twitter.com/ThePakistanExp1 https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperience https://instagram.com/thepakistanexpeperience The podcast is hosted by comedian and writer, Shehzad Ghias Shaikh. Shehzad is a Fulbright scholar with a Masters in Theatre from Brooklyn College. He is also one of the foremost Stand-up comedians in Pakistan and frequently writes for numerous publications. Instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh Facebook.com/Shehzadghias/ Twitter.com/shehzad89 Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 3:30 Legal Journey of Haya Emaan Zahid 9:00 Legal Aid and the journey of Legal Aid Society 19:00 Police stopping people and the role of Freedom 23:20 The Fatima case, Delaying Tactics and Issues in the System 33:50 Litigation against the State and Protection of Religious Minorities 42:00 Floods and The priorities of the State 49:30 Opportunities for reform and hope in the system for change 1:00:00 Pakistanis losing hope and time for the system to change 1:07:00 How other provinces can use the Legal Aid model 1:11:00 Delays in cases and Frivolous Litigation 1:18:00 Recording of FIRs and Cases of GBV 1:23:00 Trigger Warning: Cases of Assault 1:35:30 Building consensus in the system around issues 1:39:30 Trigger Warning: System, Punishment and Deterrence 1:44:00 Audience Questions