Pakistan

Government and business leaders meeting President Musharraf must address the human rights situation in Pakistan - 20 January 2008

Press Release: Amnesty International urges all governments and business leaders meeting Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf in Europe this week to ca

Amnesty International condemns assassination of Benazir Bhutto - 27 December 2007

Amnesty International has strongly condemned the assassination of former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and 15 Pakistan People’s Party workers.

Pakistan: Amnesty International condemns assassination of Benazir Bhutto and Pakistan People's Party workers - 27 December 2007

Amnesty International this afternoon strongly condemned the assassination of former Pakistan Prime Minister and chairperson of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) B

Video: Riz Ahmed reads Poems from Guantánamo - 12 December 2007

Riz Ahmed, the actor who appeared in the film "Road to Guantánamo

Video: Sending a message to the Pakistan government - 16 November 2007

As People around the world took to the streets to call for the restoration of human rights and justice in Pakistan, a sizeable crowd gathered In London.

Demand rights for judges - 28 November 2007

Pakistan: One of the key targets under attack in the state of emergency, imposed by President Musharraf, has been the country’s increasingly active judiciary.

Pakistan: State of Emergency paves way for escalating human rights abuses - 5 November 2007

The current State of Emergency in Pakistan is a blatant breach of international law and human rights standards enshrined in the country's own constitution, Amnesty I

Pakistan: Amnesty International's Secretary General presents petition demanding human rights and justice in Pakistan - 15 November 2007

Amnesty International's Secretary General Irene Khan today led a delegation of top lawyers, judges and journalists to present a petition to Pakistan's High Commissio

New arrests of journalists overshadow Pakistan releases - 20 November 2007

Pakistan is continuing to arrest journalists and others across the country, contrasting with government announcements that thousands of protesters have been released f

Crackdown intensifies in Pakistan - 12 November 2007

Arrests of members of the political opposition continued in Pakistan over the weekend as the government changed the law to make it easier to crack down on their oppone