Pakistani Film Examines Mindset of a Dictator

This morning a friend messaged me, worried that Human Rights Watch will be screening a documentary featuring Gen. Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan’s former military dictator, at its London film festival. “You might end up glorifying a criminal,” my friend warned. Expand Promo ad for Insha’Allah Democracy screening at the Human Rights Watch Film Festival in London March 9-10, 2018. © 2018 Human Rights Watch Film Festival I assured my friend that Human Rights Watch’s position on Musharraf is clear – far from celebrating him, we want him to be prosecuted for the serious human rights violations…

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