Pakistan

Army in Pakistan must stop harassment of Mehsud tribe - 22 October 2009

The military has refused to allow members of the tribe to use major roads to flee the government’s latest offensive against the Pakistani Taleban, witnesses have told Amnesty International.

Pakistan government unprepared for South Waziristan displacement crisis - 19 October 2009

The government of Pakistan remains woefully under-prepared for a displacement crisis in South Waziristan as civilians flee the region following three days of heavy fighting.

Pakistan government must prepare for South Waziristan displacement crisis - 16 October 2009

The government of Pakistan must urgently prepare for a displacement crisis as civilians flee South Waziristan ahead of an expected military assault, Amnesty International said.

Pakistan: Government must prepare for South Waziristan displacement crisis - 16 October 2009

The government of Pakistan must urgently prepare for a displacement crisis as civilians flee South Waziristan ahead of an expected military assault, Amnesty International said.

Extrajudicial executions highlight insecurity in Pakistan's Swat Valley - 18 September 2009

Amnesty International warns that the discovery of the remains of over 160 victims of extrajudicial execution in Pakistan's Swat Valley highlights the ongoing human rights crisis in the country’s northwestern areas.
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A civilian government was elected in February.

UK government must launch investigation into its role in overseas torture - 10 July 2009

Mounting evidence, including a statement by former Shadow Home Secretary David Davis, suggests that UK authorities expolited the torture of terrorism suspects by forei

Pakistan: More than two million people living outside displacement camps face appalling conditions - 2 July 2009

Pakistan’s central and regional governments must urgently do more to assist the more than two million people who have fled escalating fighting in northweste

UN Human Rights Council should tackle Sri Lanka crisis - 22 May 2009

The armed conflict in Sri Lanka appears to have come to an end but a humanitarian crisis continues to unfold in the country. 

Humanitarian crisis continues in Sri Lanka - 18 May 2009

The war in Sri Lanka is reaching its final hours following the reported admission of defeat by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.