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Pakistan emerges as 'global leader' in enforced disappearances
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 23 (ANI): Pakistan has emerged as a global leader in cases of enforced disappearances as hundreds simply 'disappear' in the country every month as over 8,000 people have gone missing in the country since 2001, according to a report by Islam Khabar.
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Global Human Rights Defence raises Pakistan's "Silent Genocide" in Geneva
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 22 (ANI): Global Human Rights Defence (GHRD) delegation in Geneva raised the issue of human rights violations in Pakistan mainly focused on enforced disappearances and genocide including women's rights violations.
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Pak Interior Minister Sanaullah admits 'limits to govt writ' in missing pe
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], September 21 (ANI): Pakistan Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah on Tuesday admitted "limits to govt writ" in missing person's cases and said that the state is responsible for recovering citizens who disappeared by force and termed the issue "more painful than death."
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Enforced disappearances continue to be a significant political issue in Ce
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 21 (ANI): Enforced disappearances continue to be a significant political issue in Central and South Asia and the recent UN report on China is a great example as it highlights that Beijing has systematically disappeared ethnic minorities in Xinjiang and other h
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Baloch rights group highlights enforced disappearances in Balochistan thro
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 20 (ANI): Baloch Voice Association, an NGO based in Paris, organised a three-day poster manifestation to highlight a three-fold increase in enforced disappearances in Balochistan.
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Baloch National Movement accuses China of joining hands with Pakistan in "
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], September 19 (ANI): The Baloch National Movement raised concern over the ongoing issue of enforced disappearances in Balochistan under Pakistani occupation and also accused China of joining hands in "carrying out the Baloch Genocide."
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Islamabad police presents 'missing person' before High Court
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 15 (ANI): Amid rising cases of enforced disappearances in Pakistan, police officials presented a "missing person" before the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday.
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51st session of UNHRC: Baloch rights group to organize 3-day exhibition on
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Paris [France], September 15 (ANI): Baloch Voice Association, NGO based in Paris, France is organizing a three-day banner and poster exhibition about the enforced disappearances in Balochistan from September 19th to 21st 2022 in front of the Human Rights Commission in Geneva on the occasion
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Enforced disappearances in Pakistan raise questions over role of secret se
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], September 14 (ANI): The constant reports of enforced disappearances in Pakistan have raised questions over the role of the special committee, constituted by the former chairperson of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, which was supposed to investigate such cases.
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Baloch women dragged on streets of Karachi for demanding release of missin
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], September 12 (ANI): Baloch women who were demanding the release of missing persons were dragged on the streets of Karachi by police.
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Issue of enforced disappearances lingers in Pakistan despite efforts by ci
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 11 (ANI): Despite efforts by civil society to raise awareness about enforced disappearances, the issue lingers in Pakistan as the State uses it with impunity.
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Concrete action needed to eradicate enforced disappearances: Pak rights bo
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], September 10 (ANI): The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has raised concerns over the enforced disappearances in the country and said that expressions of solidarity can be no substitute for concrete action towards safely recovering victims.
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