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Village council ‘revenge’ rape order must prompt urgent reforms in Pakistan
The rape of a teenage girl ordered by a village council in ‘revenge’ for a rape allegedly committed by her brother is the latest in a long series of horrific…
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Pakistan: Quash conviction and death sentence for alleged blasphemy in Facebook post
Responding to an Anti-Terrorism court’s decision to convict and sentence to death a man for allegedly posting content on Facebook deemed to be ‘blasphemous,’ Amnesty International’s Pakistan campaigner, Nadia Rahman,…
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Pakistan: End the crackdown on opposition protests
Pakistan’s authorities must immediately and unconditionally release hundreds of opposition activists, lift restrictions on their movement and take all appropriate measures to ensure that people are allowed to exercise their…
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Human rights defender is killed in Pakistan
Pakistani authorities are failing to protect human rights defenders, Amnesty International said today following the killing of a prominent activist.
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Guantánamo is entering its fifteenth year. Here are 5 people waiting for President Obama to keep his promise to close it.
On January 11, 2016, the detention camp at Guantánamo Bay will enter its fifteenth year of existence. The “forever prison” is perhaps the most infamous icon of the human rights…
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How to Access a Safe Education as a Girl-Child of War
According to a recent joint report by UNICEF and UNESCO, one-half (nearly 30 million) of the world’s out-of-school children are those from war torn nations—and most are girls.
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Do You Want to Know the Secret Behind Enforced Disappearances?
Every year, thousands of men, women and children go missing in dozens of countries around the world. In 2012, Amnesty International documented such cases in 31 countries. It’s a crime,…
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From Paris to Peshawar: Answer with Human Rights
All too often, often governments respond to security threats by sidelining human rights rather than using them as a path forward.
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SHOCKING: Surge of Honor Killings in Pakistan
Honor crimes fester in the dark privacy of the home. It is time to expose these abuses to the light of public scrutiny and the law.
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2 Quick Ways to Stand with At-Risk Journalists in Pakistan
Even in cases where investigations are conducted, evidence collected and cases lodged, little political will exists to punish the perpetrators.