Iran, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Pakistan, and Yemen Executed 32 for Crimes Committed as Children
Ending executions for crimes committed by children in just five countries would result in universal implementation of the prohibition on the juvenile death penalty, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Governments should use next week’s United Nations General Assembly [...]

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Children of Dr. Afia Siddiqui are removed from Bagram and their whereabouts are unknown and Dr. Afia is denied permission to attend court proceedings
The Asian Human Rights Commission has received information that the two children of Dr. Afia Sidiqui, who is currently in custody in the United States on charges of assault and attempting to [...]

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Saturday 30 August marked the 25th anniversary of the International Day of the Disappeared. Irene Khan, Secretary General of Amnesty International, calls on Pakistan’s new government to publish details on those held in secret detention and shed light on the fate of many disappeared citizens.
Pakistan’s new ruling coalition may have successfully forced Pervez Musharraf to [...]

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The human remains of the five women who were buried alive in Balochistan province have been desecrated by the wild animals and the provincial government has done nothing to provide a decent burial for these victims of honour killings. The provincial government, through its home secretary, has denied the incident reported in the Asian Human [...]

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Following up on the article about Dr Aafia Siddiqui a few days ago, Dr Siddiqui went on trial in the US yesterday in a case that raises more questions than answers and has provoked anger and concern from Islamabad to New York.
Aafia Siddiqui is charged with trying to kill American troops in Afghanistan last month.

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On 24th July the Asian Human Rights Commission issued an Urgent Appeal (UA) in the case of the disappearance of a lady doctor. The UA, PAKISTAN/USA: A lady doctor remains missing with her three children five years after her arrest, may be seen at:
http://www.ahrchk.net/ua/mainfile.php/2008/2947/
The American Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), initially admitted that they had [...]

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“The new government of Pakistan should immediately reveal details of where hundreds of missing people, the victims of enforced disappearances, are being held, investigate all cases and hold to account those responsible — including the country’s security and intelligence agencies,” said Amnesty International in a report released today.
Amnesty International also demanded that Pakistan’s new government [...]

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Immediate Moratorium Should Precede Abolition
The newly elected government in Pakistan should abolish the death penalty, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gillani.
Link to hrw.org

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When Amnesty International presented Report 2008 to the media at The Foreign Press Association in London on 27 May, several people involved in human rights campaigning around the world were invited as special guests. We caught up with three of them.
The first female judge to work at the High Court in Pakistan, Majida Razvi, is [...]

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The Pakistan government must reinstate around 60 judges of the higher courts removed by President Pervez Musharraf under emergency law ahead of a 30 April deadline set by the ruling coalition, Amnesty International has said.
“The restoration of the judges is a necessary step toward ensuring an independent judiciary,” said Amnesty International. “Judges are in a [...]

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