Severe flooding in Pakistan’s Sindh province has left thousands of people suffering from disease and food insecurity amid government inaction, Amnesty International said. Following major flooding in August 2024, more than 140,000 people were displaced with many now living in tents. Months later, affected communities are still struggling with health risks and lost livelihoods compounded by little Weiterlesen
Geneva: UN Human Rights Committee to review Pakistan’s human rights records amid ‘rampant rights abuses’
Pakistan’s second review under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), to which the country is a state party, is scheduled for this week on 17 and 18 October at the UN Human Rights Committee in Geneva. “Pakistan’s review comes at a crucial time for the country, as human rights violations and abuses Weiterlesen
Pakistan: Authorities must immediately revoke ban on Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement
The Pakistan government’s ban on the Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) and the use of anti-terrorism laws to target activists and peaceful protesters from minority groups is an affront on the rights to freedom of association and peaceful assembly in the country, said Amnesty International today. The PTM is a grassroots movement peacefully advocating for human Weiterlesen