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UNAMA raises concern over "credible reports of civilian casualties" follow
Updated : 5 months ago IST
UNAMA and Amnesty report civilian casualties following Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan's Nangarhar and Paktika provinces. While Islamabad claims the "precise" strikes "neutralised" 70 militants linked to TTP and Daesh, the UN mission confirms 13 civilians killed and calls for an immediat
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"Reports of harm to civilians must be subjected to impartial investigation
Updated : 5 months ago IST
In a post on X by Amnesty International South Asia, the organisation said it was "deeply concerned by the reports of civilian casualties caused by Pakistan's airstrike in Nangarhar province of Afghanistan on 21 and 22 February."
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'38 hrs since Mahrang Baloch's detention': Amnesty International demands r
Updated : 1 year, 4 months 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: Amnesty International condemns police crackdown on Baloch protes
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
In a post on X, Amnesty International stated that the protest, which aimed to raise awareness for Baloch rights, was met with excessive force, as police detained several women for hours before releasing them. Nine male protesters, including Lala Wahab Baloch, the BYC's Central Deputy Organis
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Grave human rights violations continue non-stop in Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Grave human rights violations continued unabated, including enforced disappearances, torture, crackdowns on peaceful protests, attacks against journalists and violence against religious minorities and other marginalised groups in Pakistan, reported Amnesty International South Asia.
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Rights group expresses concerns over 'torture' on Imran's close aide Shahb
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 19 (ANI): Expressing concerns over claims of torture inflicted on Shahbaz Gill, a close aide of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, a rights group has called for an impartial investigation into the matter.
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