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Pakistan misusing anti-terror laws to silence Baloch voices, Amnesty Inter
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Amnesty International condemned the Balochistan government for adding 32 activists, including women, to Pakistan's terrorist watchlist, calling it a violation of rights. The group urged removal from arbitrary lists, an independent probe into civilian deaths in Zehri, and amendments to anti-t
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BNM alleges 'organised genocide' in Balochistan at The Hague, urges UN and
Updated : 7 months ago IST
At a conference in The Hague, the Baloch National Movement and other activists accused Pakistan of "organised genocide" in Balochistan, citing disappearances, killings, and cultural erasure, and urged global action against alleged state crimes and human rights abuses.
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Human Rights Commission of Pakistan decries new law as violation of intern
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
HRCP Secretary-General Harris Khalique emphasised that the law not only violates Articles 8 and 16 of Pakistan's Constitution but also breaches the country's international obligations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
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Pakistan: Activists call for action against rising extremism and extrajudi
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
In an event titled "Societal Resistance Against the Surge in Extremism and Radicalization in Sindh," held at Szabist University on Wednesday, activists addressed the alarming rise in extrajudicial killings related to blasphemy charges.
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PoK activists stage anti-Pakistan protest outside UN, demand dismantling o
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
The protest against human rights violations in Pakistan and its occupied Jammu Kashmir was held during the 55th Session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on Wednesday.
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Activists in Pakistan urge calling off forced deportation of Afghan refuge
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The civil society activists in Pakistan have demanded to halt the forced deportation of Afghan refugees from the country, as many of them continue to face harsh circumstances amid the ongoing situation, TOLOnews reported.
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Pakistan: Activists protest against irregularities in free flour distribut
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Several hundred people, who were deprived of free flour from across the district had come up with evidence regarding corruption in flour distribution
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Pakistan: Police in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Kohat arrests 2 social media acti
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The police took action after cases were registered in the respective police stations against the two social media activists namely Noorul Amin, a resident of Gandyali Bala Gumbat, and Aftab Hussain of Kot village.
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Pakistan: Activists protest against kidnapping, forced conversions of mino
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
Several activists during the event talked about atrocities on females and the apathy shown by the government authorities towards such incidents.
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Incidents like Minar-e-Pakistan create difficulty in bringing justice to v
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan] November 15 (ANI): Victim-blaming mindset and social stigma attached with reporting incidents such as the Minar-e-Pakistan incident where a woman was allegedly assaulted by hundreds of men on Independence Day, often weaken the authenticity and progress of other cases whe
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US: Sindhi American activists highlight rights violation in Pakistan with
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 18 (ANI): Several US-based Sindhi activists are on an almost month-long arduous journey from New York, outside the United Nations headquarters, to Washington DC to highlight human rights violations in Sindh province in Pakistan.
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Pakistan: Women activists facing blasphemy allegations after 'Aurat March'
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 8 (ANI): The controversial Blasphemy law in Pakistan, which long have been used to subjugate the minorities in the countries, is now being employed to silence women fighting for their rights.
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