States have agreed that no circumstances, not even war or public emergency that “threatens the life of the nation”, could be employed to justify the use of torture ...
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Akhtar Mengal was released on 9 May 2008, after the Sindh government withdrew the charges against him. On 21 April the Balochistan government had also withdrawn ...
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This document contains recommendations made during the interactive dialogue in the UPR Working Group with Benin, France, Ghana, Guatemala, Japan, Pakistan, Peru ...
The man known to the Pakistani authorities as Manjit Singh, whom relatives claim is Sarabjit Singh, has had the date of his execution delayed by 21 days. He had ...
The Pakistan government must reinstate around 60 judges removed by President Pervez Musharraf under emergency law, aheadof a 30 April deadline set by the ruling ...
Ahead of a 30 April deadline set by the ruling coalition, AmnestyInternational calls on the Pakistan government to reinstate around 60judges of the higher courts ...
