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- PAKISTAN: Amnesty International is alarmed by news of journalist Imran Riaz Khan’s arrest and urges authorities to stop punishing dissenting voices, as has been a worrying trend in Pakistan for many years.
- Pakistan: We are alarmed by reports of the enforced disappearance of Azhar Mashwani, whose whereabouts remain unknown. Enforced disappearances have stained Pakistan's human rights record for decades and continue with impunity. We call on the government of Pakistan to (1/3)
- PAKISTAN: Amnesty International is concerned about the allegations of torture being made by the lawyers of @SHABAZGIL, and calls for an immediate, effective and impartial inquiry investigating these claims.
- PAKISTAN: More than 38 hours since Mahrang Baloch's unlawful detention, she is still being denied access to her lawyers and family. There are also worrying reports of continued arbitrary arrests and detentions across Balochistan province. Pakistani authorities must immediately
- PAKISTAN: The government must fully protect and ensure the rights of protesters and immediately rescind the ‘shoot-on-sight’ orders that provide undue and excessive powers to the military. In response to protests by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in Islamabad, the
- PAKISTAN: Amnesty International is concerned about the volatile situation in Lahore and urge authorities to maintain law and order within the remits of what is legal, necessary and proportionate under international human rights law. [1/2]
- Pakistan: Using military courts to try civilians is a clear violation of international law. There are several provisions under ordinary criminal laws that can be used to prosecute vandalism and destruction of public property. The right to a fair trial, guaranteed by Pakistan’sYou’re unable to view this Post because this account owner limits who can view their Posts. Learn more
- 🇵🇰The decision to suspend telecommunications and mobile internet services on an election day is a blunt attack on the rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly. Amnesty International calls on the Pakistan authorities to urgently lift the blanket restrictions on access
- PAKISTAN: The blanket shutdown of mobile network and internet in Islamabad and Rawalpindi and complete blockade of roads to the capital imposed ahead of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) protests today, infringe on people's right to freedom of expression, access to information,
- Pakistan: Urgent and transparent investigation needed into deadly crackdown on opposition protesters “Yet again, protestors in Pakistan have faced a brutal and lethal crackdown shrouded in a callous opacity by the authorities. The escalation of violence, shutdown of mobile
- On 9 May 2023, Pakistan experienced countrywide protests in wake of the arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan. The military and police used unlawful force against protestors, arbitrarily detained thousands, over a hundred of whom were detained in military custody, and
- 🇵🇰Pakistan: Any indication that the trial of civilians could be held in military courts is incompatible with Pakistan’s obligations under international human rights law:
- 🇵🇰 PAKISTAN: Restrictions on peaceful assemblies must not be used to stifle political opposition Amnesty International is concerned by the blanket bans on protests across the country through use of laws such as Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code and the unlawful use of
