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Responding to the new report naming three South Asian countries – Bangladesh, Pakistan and India – having the worst air quality globally at a time when the World Meteorological Organization has issued a ‘red alert’ for global warming indicators, Ann Harrison, Amnesty International’s Climate Adviser, said: “The climate ‘red alert’ in addition to prolonged exposure to toxic air quality Weiterlesen

Responding to the unexpected and deadly rains and snowfall in Pakistan which have resulted in the death of at least 45 people, including at least 27 children, Ann Harrison, Climate Justice Advisor at Amnesty International, said: “The recent extreme weather events exemplify the acute climate vulnerability that Pakistan faces as well as the lack of Weiterlesen

Following the internet shutdown in Pakistan as the country holds its general elections today, Livia Saccardi, Interim Deputy Director for South Asia at Amnesty International, said: “The decision to suspend telecommunications and mobile internet services on an election day is a blunt attack on the rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly. It is Weiterlesen

The Government of Pakistan must guarantee the right to peaceful protest across the country, Amnesty International said today as the Baloch Long March protesters were forced to end their month-long sit-in protest in Islamabad following repeated harassment by the authorities. Hundreds of women in the Baloch Long March journeyed about a thousand miles from Turbat Weiterlesen