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Pakistan: "The hands of cruelty”: Abuses by armed forces and ...
13 December 2012

After a decade of insurgency, Pakistan's Tribal areas remain in a state of crisis. In the Tribal areas, the courts are barred from upholding the fundamental rights ...

Document       ASA 33/020/2012

Pakistan: "The hands of cruelty”: Abuses by armed forces and ...
13 December 2012

After a decade of insurgency, Pakistan's Tribal areas remain in a state of crisis. In these areas, the courts are barred from upholding the fundamental rights protections ...

Report       ASA 33/019/2012

Amnesty International | Report exposes “the hands of cruelty” ...
13 December 2012

Millions are locked in perpetual lawlessness in Pakistan's northwestern Tribal Areas, where human rights abuses committed by the Armed Forces and the Taliban are ...

Press Release      

Pakistan: Amnesty International to launch report exposing human ...
10 December 2012

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL Diary Note AI index: ASA 33/022/2012. 10 December 2012. Pakistan: Amnesty International to launch report ...

PressItem       ASA 33/022/2012

Amnesty International | Pakistan: Shi'a killings failure of ...
22 November 2012

The killing of at least 25 people during religious processions yesterday highlights the continued failure of Pakistani authorities to protect the Shi'a community ...

Press Release      

Pakistan execution condemned amid moves to abolish death penalty ...
15 November 2012

Pakistan's first execution in four years is a blow to the country's progress away from using the death penalty.

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Pakistan's candidacy for election to the UN Human Rights Council ...
19 October 2012

In this open letter, Amnesty International urges the government of Pakistan to further strengthen its election pledges by including the additional elements listed ...

Open Letter       ASA 33/017/2012

Amnesty International | Pakistan: Taleban claim to have shot 14 ...
9 October 2012

The Taleban have claimed responsibility for the shooting of a 14-year Pakistani human rights activist in Swat valley who is now being treated in hospital for her ...

Press Release      

End enforced disappearances in Pakistan | Amnesty International
5 October 2012

Hundreds of people, including children, are victims of enforced disappearance in Pakistan but the government lacks the political will to trace them.

Action Document      

Pakistan: Unauthorised Amnesty International activities
25 September 2012

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. Index: ASA 33/015/2012. 25 September 2012. Pakistan: Unauthorised Amnesty International activities. ...

Public Statement       ASA 33/015/2012