New judgment of Aafia Siddiqui

The previous judgment which regarded Dr. Aafia Siddiqui as unfit to stand trial seems to have been reversed. Read news report from New York Times

I hope to resume writing in detail on this subject and also update the chronology on my homepage soon. In the meanwhile, I cannot help saying that the case is a reminder to us all that we need to restore the supremacy of law in our troubled world because the official attitudes in cases such as this, and the mockery of justice depicted through the lack of decent procedure in this case is seriously threatening the respect of law as an institution worldwide.

It is not just about Dr. Aafia Siddiqui: it is about what her name literally means, i.e. "comprehensive security." That can come only through respect of law and through no other means.