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Pakistan's Floods: A Crisis of Empathy
As global citizens we may not have the power to control the destruction borne of natural catastrophes but we do have the power to alleviate the alienation borne of a…
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When Will the Horror End?
When I returned home this evening, I saw the gruesome pictures showing yet more innocent people killed while preparing to worship in Lahore, Pakistan. The Data Ganj Baksh is one…
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While We Read About Drones, Civilians Are Suffering in Pakistan
You just have to check today’s news to find that the top stories in regard to Pakistan are on a new drone strike and the five Americans who were recently…
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Of Pakistan and the Taliban
UPDATE: The BBC reports that the Taliban are "openly" raining money for terrorist attacks in the Pakistani province of Punjab. Many of us on this blog have been writing on…
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Visualizing the Human Rights Crisis in Northwest Pakistan
Amnesty International recently released a new report and website on human rights abuses in northwest Pakistan. This guest-posting is part of our Eyes on Pakistan blogging series. The Northwestern Pakistan…
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US Must not Turn Blind Eye to Human Rights Crisis in Northwest Pakistan
It is civilians who suffer most from the fighting between the Taleban and Pakistani government forces in northwest Pakistan. Many of these residents live in a human rights free zone…
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Priorities, Priorities
Pakistan has been in the news lately for some completely horrific human rights violations, including one last week, where 70 Ahmadi worshippers were killed in their mosques in Lahore, allegedly…
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Ahmadi Mosques Attacked in Pakistan, 70 Worshippers Dead
I just wrote a post earlier in the morning about a Maoist attack and now I hear about another brutal attack, this time against Ahmadi worshippers in Lahore, the "cultural…
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Pakistan Tops the List in Number of Newly Displaced
A new study by the United Nations has found that Pakistan has the highest number of newly internally displaced people (IDP). According to the report, in 2009, approximately 3 million…
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Human Rights Commissioners ask how the U.S. can end Violence Against Women.
Earlier this month, I attended the Congressional Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission hearing on Violence Against Women. This hearing and the witnesses’ testimonies demonstrated the immediate need for passage of…