Pak court terms overcrowding in jails as 'unconstitutional', empowers inmates to sue govt

A Pakistani high court has termed overcrowding in jails as "unconstitutional" and ruled that a prisoner can sue the government and prison authorities for inhuman treatment during imprisonment.

The Islamabad High Court (IHC), issuing its verdict on the petitions of Rawalpindi's Adiala jail inmates, ordered the federal government and Islamabad's commissioner for observance of provisions in jail manual as well as in the international conventions and treaties related to the well-being of inmates, Dawn news reported