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Afghanistan/Pakistan: Strike on Kabul rehabilitation centre raises serious concerns under international humanitarian law

Responding to statements from Pakistani officials claiming that an airstrike that hit a drug rehabilitation centre in Kabul on 16 March was targeting an ammunition depot, Isabelle Lassee, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director, Research, said:   “While the total death toll from this attack has yet to be independently verified, it’s clear that it resulted in a significant number of deaths and injuries to civilians, at least in the hundreds.   “It’s well-documented that a large part of Camp Phoenix, a former NATO camp, had been operating as a drug rehabilitation facility since 2016. Pakistan’s military should have taken Weiterlesen

Pakistan: Investigation urgently needed after killings during Iran protests

Responding to the deaths of at least 26 people during protest that erupted across Pakistan on 1 March following the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, in US-Israeli attacks on Iran, Babu Ram Pant, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for South Asia, said:  “The killing of protesters and reports of the use of lethal ammunition by security forces against these assemblies raises serious concerns about unlawful use of force. Protesters have a right to gather peacefully and express dissent, even Weiterlesen

Garment Worker Report – Infos zu Pakistan

HINTERGRUNDINFORMATONEN Der Bericht von Amnesty International weist auf die Menschenrechtsverletzungen in der Bekleidungsindustrie in Pakistan hin. Er untersucht die verschiedenen Arten, in denen Arbeiter*innen durch Einschränkungen des Rechts auf Vereinigungsfreiheit durch den Staat und Arbeitgeber benachteiligt werden. Er befasst sich mit den rechtlichen und administrativen Belastungen, die der Staat Arbeitnehmern und Arbeitnehmerinnen auferlegt, die versuchen, Weiterlesen

Detained journalist Sohrab Barkat

Journalist Sohrab Barkat has been under detention for 87 days since he was arrested from Islamabad International Airport on 26 November 2025. Authorities have filed “cyber terrorism” and other cases against him under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) for his reporting critical of the State institutions. Despite being granted bail earlier for three Weiterlesen

Pakistan: Authorities must end judicial harassment of lawyers Imaan Mazari and Hadi Chatta

Responding to the cancellation of bail of lawyers and human rights defenders Imaan Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chattha and an order to immediately arrest them in a bogus case relating to “anti-state” tweets, Babu Ram Pant, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for South Asia, said:  “This baseless trial of Imaan Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chattha is a blatant abuse of the justice system. Pakistani authorities must end the Weiterlesen

Why are workers’ rights in the garment industry a gender discrimination issue?

Most factory workers who produce garments for the fashion industry are women. Studies show that women constitute 60-80% of the global garment workforce. This means that when we talk about protecting human rights in the garment and fashion industry, we must also specifically consider the rights of women. Many of the issues facing garment workers, like Weiterlesen

Global garment industry profits from denial of right to unionize in major sourcing countries

Governments, factories and global fashion brands are profiting from the continued repression of garment workers and abuse of their labour rights in Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, Amnesty International said in two companion reports released today. The two reports — ‘Stitched Up: Denial of Freedom of Association for Garment Workers in Bangladesh, India, Pakistan Weiterlesen

Pakistan: Inclusion of Baloch activists on terrorist watchlist an affront to human rights

Responding to the arbitrary inclusion of 32 individuals, including Baloch activists, as “proscribed persons” under section 11-EE of the Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997, which places severe limits and undue restrictions on their human rights, Babu Ram Pant, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for South Asia, said: “The arbitrary manner in which these individuals, including peaceful Baloch Weiterlesen