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US Congressman Sherman raises enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killi
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
US Congressman Brad Sherman on Friday raised the issue of kidnappings by criminals, enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings and imprisonment of women by authorities without due process in Pakistan, particularly in Sindh.
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SC tags plea of Atiq Ahmed's sister with another petition seeking similar
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Friday tagged a plea by the sister of gangster-politician Atiq Ahmed and Ashraf Ahmed, who were shot dead while being in police custody in Uttar Pradesh on April 15, seeking a comprehensive probe headed by a retired judge or by an independent agency into alleged "extraju
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2022 was full of misery, fear for people of Balochistan: Human Rights Grou
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
According to the human rights group, the worsening plight of families of enforced disappearances continued as the dead bodies of their loved ones continued to appear in desolated areas despite continuous protests and demonstrations and assurances from the government.
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HRCP demands security forces vacate schools, shut "illegal prisons" in Swa
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
Hina Jilani stated that HRCP recognised the Swat people's tenacity in fending off the recent militant surge
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World Sindhi Congress protests in front of UNHRC against human rights viol
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
The protest was held against the ongoing human rights atrocities perpetrated by Pakistan against the Sindhi people.
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Baloch Human Rights Council urges UN to hold Pakistan accountable for crim
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
In the seminar, speakers gave detailed presentations of the human rights situation in Balochistan and Sindh, particularly the cases of enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings of socio-political and human rights defenders.
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Enforced disappearances in Pakistan's Balochistan continue
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Thousands of people from all age groups started to disappear in Balochistan. In March 2011, the Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances (COIOED) was formed to work on the issue. According to figures released by COIOED in July 2022, a total of 8,696 cases of missing persons have been
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Pak human rights group raise concern over gender-based violence in Sindh
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Sunday expressed concern over the state of law and order in upper districts of Sindh, mentioning the high incidence of gender-based violence, the slow pace of rehabilitation of flood-affected communities and safety issues for journalists.<
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Pashtuns subject to extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances in Pak
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Despite unprecedented efforts of the Pashtun community to bring justice to Mehsud, his killers were scot-free in an extremely dubious legal proceeding. Rao's acquittal is another example of how the Pakistani state authorities, including the judiciary, brazenly discriminate against the minori
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In 2022, Pak army killed 195, forcibly disappeared 629 people in Balochist
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The year 2022 was a dreadful year for Balochistan as Pakistan army, forcibly disappeared 629, extrajudicially killed 195 and tortured 187 people, according to the annual report released by Paank, the human rights organization of the Baloch National Movement.
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Pashtun community fights for equal rights and dignity in Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
So-called "encounter killings" are common in Pakistan. Rights groups say when police lack enough evidence for a court conviction, they extrajudicially kill suspects.
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Policemen shooting 'innocent' youth to death in Karachi sparks public outc
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
He was shot dead by police after a chase as he allegedly refused to stop his motorbike during snap-checking and tried to speed away in Gulistan-i-Jauhar on Tuesday.
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