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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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Saudi women's rights activist sentenced to 11 years in prison
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The sentence, handed down in a "secret hearing" by Saudi Arabia's Specialized Criminal Court on January 9, 2024, was only revealed weeks later, following a United Nations inquiry, according to Amnesty International and the London-based Saudi rights group ALQST.
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Human rights situation in Xinjiang remains grave: Amnesty International re
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
In its yearly report, Amnesty International stated that people who participated in events to commemorate the victims of an apartment block fire in Xinjiang's capital Urumqi and other protests against stringent COVID-19 policies known as the A4 protests or White Paper Revolution due to protes
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Amnesty International report highlights severe human rights abuses in Chin
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
In its report titled ''The State of the World's Human Rights, April 2024' released on Tuesday, international human rights advocacy organisation Amnesty International highlighted the human rights abuses in China.
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Afghan migrants voice concern as second round of expulsion from Pakistan d
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
A number of these migrants said that Pakistan's government, by starting the new campaign, asked Afghan migrants, even those with legal documents, to travel back to Afghanistan at an earliest.
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Amnesty International criticises Pakistan for its second phase of Afghan r
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
In October last year the Pakistani administration had announced 'Illegal Foreigners' Repatriation Plan' which stated that all Afghan refugees must leave Pakistan within 30 days, or will be forced to leave the country after the deadline.
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Saudi Arabia to chair UN forum on women's rights and gender equality
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Ahead of the decision, Amnesty International Deputy Director for Advocacy Sherine Tadros called out Saudi Arabia for its notorious treatment of women.
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"Stop excuses, open girls' schools": Amnesty International to Taliban
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Amnesty International, an NGO for human rights, has demanded the Taliban authorities to immediately reopen all girls' schools across Afghanistan, Khaama Press reported.
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Imran Khan's party echoes Amnesty's calls for immediate restoration of blo
Updated : 1 year, 12 months ago IST
A spokesperson for PTI highlighted the absurdity of the government's actions, saying, "Pakistan has become an object of ridicule in the international arena due to the senseless blockade of social media platforms, which is aimed at concealing the truth regarding electoral malpractice."
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Amnesty International calls for immediate restoration of 'X' in Pakistan
Updated : 1 year, 12 months 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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Pakistan: Calls for justice as Amnesty International condemns killing of H
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Amnesty International has issued a statement condemning the murder of Sindhi political activist and teacher Hidayatullah Lohar, emphasising the urgent need for an independent and impartial investigation by Pakistani authorities to bring the perpetrators to justice
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Pakistan: Jeay Sindh Freedom Movement condemns killing of Sindhi activist
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Abro urged Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, United Nations nd other international bodies to take action to investigate the incident and question Pakistani authorities for this brutal killing of human Rights activists.
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