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Amnesty calls Pakistan's Afghan deportation plan 'Unlawful'
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
In an open letter addressed to PM Shehbaz Sharif, Agnes Callamard, the secretary general of the global human rights organisation, acknowledged that Pakistan has generously hosted refugees for more than 40 years, but noted that the policy shifted significantly following the announcement of th
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Amnesty warns Pakistan's 27th constitutional amendment threatens judicial
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
In a statement, Amnesty said the amendment undermines judicial autonomy by establishing a Federal Constitutional Court that lacks sufficient safeguards for independence. The organisation said the new court weakens judges' security of tenure and shields the president as well as the heads of t
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'Cut us open and we bleed like them': Amnesty slams Pakistan's discriminat
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Amnesty International's report reveals severe caste and religion-based discrimination against Pakistan's sanitation workers, mainly Christians and Hindus. They face hazardous work, low pay, job insecurity, and social stigma, with little legal protection, highlighting systemic human rights
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Amnesty International slams Pakistan for using anti-terror laws to crush B
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
Amnesty International has called for the immediate release of Baloch Yakjehti Committee leaders detained in Pakistan, calling it part of a wider crackdown on peaceful activism. The group raised concerns over torture, denial of medical aid, and misuse of anti-terror laws against Baloch human
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Human rights watchdog Amnesty urges Pakistan to halt Afghan deportations
Updated : 12 months ago IST
According to the Dawn, citing a statement issued on Wednesday by Amnesty, the organisation criticised Pakistan's March 31 deadline for Afghan refugees to leave, stating that forcibly expelling Afghan nationals--many of whom are asylum seekers--would only worsen their suffering.
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'38 hrs since Mahrang Baloch's detention': Amnesty International demands r
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Amnesty International South Asia, Regional Office on Sunday called on Pakistani authorities to immediately release Baloch activist Mahrang Baloch and others detained for exercising their right to peaceful protest.
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Pakistan: FIA initiates action against vloggers, journalists for promoting
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
So far, the FIA Cybercrime Wing has arrested more than 20 social media activists in Pakistan for controversial posts about alleged deaths during the crackdown on PTI protesters.
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Amnesty International condemns extrajudicial killings in Pakistan, urges r
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Amnesty International, an International human rights watchdog, has raised serious concerns about the ongoing extrajudicial killings of individuals accused of blasphemy in Pakistan, calling out the government for failing to protect basic human rights, including the right to life and freedom o
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Amnesty International condemns Pak's Public Order Act, seeks its repeal
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
A statement released by Amnesty International said that this Act was a continuation of a crackdown on peaceful protests in Pakistan
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Baloch Human Rights Council calls for global action against crackdown on B
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
In their letter, BHRC condemned the international community's inaction in response to the severe repression faced by participants in a peaceful protest organized by the Baloch Yakjehti Committee.
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Pakistan: Campaign launched for safe return of missing Baloch journalist
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Several human rights activists and Baloch leaders announced the launch of a social media campaign to inquire about the whereabouts of Rashid Hussain Brohi, a Baloch journalist and human rights activist missing since 2018.
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Amnesty International calls for immediate restoration of 'X' in Pakistan
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Amnesty International, in conjunction with a coalition of human rights activists and civil society organizations, has urged the Pakistan government to immediately restore social media platform X, which has been blocked in the country since February 17.
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