The Women Fighting Enforced Disappearances in Pakistan
From Argentina to Kashmir, and Sri Lanka to Syria, wherever in the world the states have forcibly disappeared men — ...
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HATE WATCH: Persecution Of Ahmadis, Blasphemy, Enforced Disappearances And Gender-Based Violence
Persecution of religious minorities In Karachi, a Christian woman was threatened with a fabricated blasphemy case by Civil Aviation Authority ...
Pakistan’s Record On Human Rights Remained Dismal Through 2022
A culture of impunity and repression remained prevalent in Pakistan through 2022. Religious minorities were subject to persecution, citizens forcibly ...
Former NAB Chair Javed Iqbal To Be Investigated For Sexually Harassing Missing Person’s Wife
Following activist Amina Masood's revelation that Javed Iqbal, the Head of Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances and former National ...
SPOTLIGHT | PDM Govt Just As Incapable Of Ending Enforced Disappearances As Its Predecessor
As if Human Rights Minister Riaz Pirzada’s callous statement attributing grievances of the families of the missing Baloch people to ...
PM Shehbaz Ordered To Appear Before Court If Missing Persons Not Recovered By Sept 9
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has ordered Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to ensure the safe recovery of missing persons whose ...
Bill On Enforced Disappearances That Mysteriously Disappeared During PTI Govt Still ‘Missing’
The Senate Standing Committee on Human Rights was informed that Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill 2021, relating to enforced disappearances, which ...
Abducted Baloch Students Return Home After Protest From Civil Society
Doda Ellahi and Gamshad Baloch, the two Baloch students from the University of Karachi who were abducted by unidentified individuals ...
Enforced Disappearances ‘Approved’ By State: Court Orders Issuance Of Notices To Musharraf, Successive Rulers
Islamabad High Court (IHC) has directed the issuance of notices to former military dictator retired General Pervez Musharraf and his ...
Police Withdraws Case Registered Against Imaan Mazari, Baloch Students For Protesting Enforced Disappearances
Islamabad police have withdrawn the sedition case registered against 200 Baloch students and advocate Imaan Mazari for protesting against enforced ...
Baloch Students Protest ‘Surveilling And Profiling’ At QAU Islamabad
Dozens of Baloch students have gathered outside the National Press Club of Islamabad to protest the harassment and profiling of ...
PML-N Activist Sabir Mahmood ‘Kidnapped’ From Lahore
Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) activist Sabir Mahmood Hashmi was reportedly abducted in Lahore late Monday afternoon. Hashmi had been out ...
QAU Students Demand Recovery Of Missing MPhil Student Hafeez Baloch
Hundreds of students from Quaid-e-Azam University (QAU), Islamabad assembled to demand the release of missing Baloch student Hafeez Baloch, who ...
Imprisoned Activist Idris Khattak Is Being Denied Covid Vaccine, Says Daughter
The daughter of incarcerated human rights activist Idris Khattak has expressed concern about her father's wellbeing, reporting that the 58-year-old ...
Mudassar Naaru’s Mother Refuses PM’s Offer For Financial Compensation, Seeks Son’s Recovery
Missing journalist Mudassar Naaru’s mother has turned down the government's offer for financial compensation, saying that all they want is ...
Missing Persons Case: Justice Minallah Hints At Action Against Govt Officials Under Article 6
Islamabad High Court (IHC) Chief Justice Athar Minallah expressed anger over the practice of enforced disappearances in the country, saying ...
Rights Activist Idrees Khattak’s Conviction By Military Court Condemned
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) has condemned the conviction of rights activist Idrees Khattak by a military court in ...
Islamabad Administration Forcibly Stops Screening Of Film On Enforced Disappearances, Seals Gallery
Islamabad's district administration raided a local gallery and forcibly stopped the screening of a film highlighting the issue of enforced ...
Protest At Balochistan University Resumes As Govt Fails To Recover Missing Students
Students of the Balochistan University resumed their protest on Thursday as authorities failed to recover the two missing students, Faseeh ...
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Hate Speech In National Assembly Goes Unchecked
Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) leader and member of the National...
Rakhi Sawant, Kangana Ranaut Support Priyanka Chopra As She Speaks Out About Bollywood Toxicity
Priyanka Chopra’s recent comments about Bollywood have sparked controversy....