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Voices of Afghan women silenced, dreams shattered: Amnesty International
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Amnesty International said that the voices of Afghan women and girls have been silenced and their dreams have been shattered adding that them from public life is a "crime against humanity."
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Afghanistan: Amnesty urges Taliban to release educationist Matiullah Wesa
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Amnesty International has called on Afghanistan's de facto authorities to release Matiullah Wesa, an Afghan educationalist and the founder of 'Pen Path', as well as, a supporter of girl's education unconditionally, reported Khaama Press.
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Amnesty International urges Pakistan to stop arresting Afghan Refugees
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Amnesty International said today on World Refugee Day that the government of Pakistan must urgently stop arbitrarily arresting and harassing Afghan refugees and asylum seekers, many of whom are fleeing persecution by the Taliban, Khaama Press reported.
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Taliban policies 'discriminatory', aims at removal of Afghan women from al
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
As per the reports of Amnesty International, the harassment campaign of the Taliban to systematically repress Afghan women from the public sphere is a misogyny and the policy to remove women and girls from public life is ongoing throughout the country under the Taliban's de facto regime.
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Rights bodies urge Pakistan govt to end clampdown on opposition
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Amnesty International, Equidem, CIVICUS, and Forum Asia released a joint statement on Tuesday.
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Amnesty International calls on Pakistan Telecommunity Authority to restore
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The Amnesty International statement comes after the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority on Tuesday suspended mobile broadband services across the nation after former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's arrest.
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Grave human rights violations continue non-stop in Pakistan
Updated : 2 years, 11 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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237 people killed without trial in Afghanistan in last 2 years: Amnesty In
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
In the 416-page report, Amnesty International discussed Afghanistan's situation in the past two years from 2021-2022 and the generic assessment of the international organization indicates that the human rights situation is rapidly deteriorating in this country.
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Imprisoned children in Iran suffer sexual violence, electric shocks: Amnes
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
Citing a report by the Rights group Amnesty International, CNN reported that child detainees in Iran are facing severe torture and are facing sexual violence, flogging and electric shocks by the authorities in the country.
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Human rights watchdog demand accountability for Pakistan's violations
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Amnesty International has strongly urged all UN Member States to engage in effective and meaningful discussions with Pakistan, including following up on their past recommendations and offering concrete recommendations to improve respect for human rights in the country.
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Pak lawyers boycott courts in protest against arrest of Gwadar movement le
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The boycott of lawyers came a day after the 'Haq Do Tehreek' (HDT) leader was arrested when he showed up on Friday at the court premises in Gwadar over the charges of killing a policeman, the Pakistani newspaper said.
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Decision to ban Afghan women from public parks must be reversed, says righ
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Since the return of the Taliban to Kabul in August 2021, the Taliban's systematic attacks on the rights of women and girls and the use of violence, including torture and enforced disappearances, have created a culture of fear in Afghan society.
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