Should the government be allowed to ratify international treaties like the convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women (Cedaw), convention on rights of children (CRC) and convention on the rights of persons with disabilities (CRPD) as mere lip service?

This question was posed by former National Human Rights Society (Hakam) president Malik Imtiaz Sarwar, who viewed human rights issues as a challenge not only for lawyers but judges as well.