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Pakistan ratifies key UN human rights treaty - 18 April 2008

Pakistan has ratified a key UN human rights treaty and signed two others.

Pakistan: New government sends a positive signal to the world by ratifying UN human rights convention - 18 April 2008

Amnesty International welcomes Pakistan’s ratification of a key human rights treaty and signing of two others. “Becoming a state party to UN human rights c

Secrecy surrounds death penalty - 15 April 2008

At least 1,200 people were executed in 2007 and many more were killed by the state, in secret, in countries including China, Mongolia and Viet Nam.

Pakistan: New parliament must restore the constitution and human rights protections - 13 March 2008

As Pakistan prepares to swear in a new parliament, Amnesty International calls on the country’s new leaders to repair the fallout from the state of emerge

Pakistan: New Parliament must act - 19 February 2008

Press release: Pakistan’s new Parliament must take urgent steps to restore an independent judiciary, ensure the release of illegally detained la

Pakistan: Ratify human rights treaties - 14 February 2008

Press release: As widespread human rights violations and harassment of opposition candidates intensifies before Pakistan’s general election on 1

London demonstration to mark Musharraf visit - 25 January 2008

Amnesty International activists and lawyers will lead a demonstration outside Downing Street in London on Saturday to protest against the serious human rights abuses

Why is Amnesty International in Davos? - 25 January 2008

Judit Arenas writes from the World Economic Forum in Davos about talking to those that can take steps to improve human rights – not just governments, but also co

World leaders urged to tackle Musharraf at World Economic Forum - 23 January 2008

Irene Khan has written to world political and business leaders, calling on them to raise the issue of Pakistan's human rights situation with President Musharraf at t

Europe must call Musharraf to account - 21 January 2008

Europe's leaders have the chance to urge President Pervez Musharraf to end human rights violations in Pakistan when he visits Europe this week.