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Pakistan: Imminent Execution, Manjit/Sarabjit Singh (m)
19 March 2008

The man known to the Pakistani authorities as Manjit Singh, whom relatives claim is Sarabjit Singh, is due to be executed on 30 April 2008. Previously his execution ...

Urgent Action       ASA 33/012/2008

Pakistan: Further information on: Imminent execution: Zahid Masih
12 March 2008

Amnesty International has learned that Zahid Masih was executed by hanging at 5.35am (Pakistan time) on 12 March 2008.

Urgent Action       ASA 33/011/2008

Pakistan: Imminent Execution: Manjit Singh (m)
12 March 2008

A man who the Pakistani authorities believe to be Manjit Singh, but whose family claims is the victim of mistaken identity, is at risk of imminent execution after ...

Urgent Action       ASA 33/010/2008

Pakistan: Imminent execution: Zahid Masih
10 March 2008

Zahid Masih, who worked for the Pakistan army, is due to be executed on 12 March 2008. According to local human rights organizations, he was found guilty of the ...

Urgent Action       ASA 33/009/2008

Pakistan: Further information on fear of torture/ill-treatment ...
7 March 2008

Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) president Atizaz Ahsan, former SCBA president Tariq Mehmood and lawyer Ali Ahmed Kurd have all been released from house arrest ...

Urgent Action       ASA 33/008/2008

Pakistan: Repairing the damage: ensuring robust human rights ...
1 March 2008

On February 2008 general elections were held in Pakistan in an atmosphere of heightened political tension following the period of emergency rule. In this briefing ...

Report       ASA 33/001/2008

Pakistan: Submission to the UN Universal Periodic Review: Second ...
15 February 2008

In this submission, Amnesty International raises concerns over frequent setting aside of the Constitution; lack of independence of the judiciary; laws affecting ...

Report       ASA 33/004/2008

Amnesty International’s call to political parties to commit ...
14 February 2008

Amnesty International strongly believes that the upcoming elections are an opportunity to improve the human rights situation in Pakistan. Amnesty International ...

Report       ASA 33/006/2008

Pakistan: Further Information on UA 291/07 - Fear of torture/ill ...
7 February 2008

In early February 2008, Supreme Court Bar Association president Atizaz Ahsan, former SCBA president Tariq Mehmood and lawyer Ali Ahmed Kurd were each put under ...

Urgent Action       ASA 33/005/2008

Why is Amnesty International in Davos? | Amnesty International
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

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