Global rights body proposes establishing a system of universal social protection prior to phasing out subsidies for vulnerable consumers
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Lack of Prosecutions in Past Incidents Embolden Mobs in Pakistan: HRW
by Staff Reportby Staff ReportRights body calls on concerned governments, intergovernmental bodies to seek reform or repeal of laws that discriminate against religious minorities
Global rights watchdog stresses on need to uphold fair trial rights while trying people accused of violence during May 9 riots
Human Rights Watch Urges Pakistan to Uphold Rights for Detained PTI Workers
by Staff Reportby Staff ReportIn statement, watchdog says people detained for peaceful protest should be released while those who committed violence should be appropriately charged
Rights body warns that global lender’s conditionalities risk further impacting Pakistan’s inflation-stricken impoverished
PMLN claims it will requisition a joint session of Parliament to have the new laws struck down
Human Rights Watch Slams E.U.’s ‘Cold-Hearted Response’ to Afghan Refugees
by Staff Reportby Staff ReportIn statement, global watchdog accuses bloc of dodging its responsibility to people at risk with hostile rhetoric and harmful policies
Pakistan Demands ‘Apology’ from Human Rights Watch Over Criticism of PMDA
by Staff Reportby Staff ReportIn press release, Information Ministry rebuts rights watchdog’s concerns over proposed legislation increasing government control over media
Human Rights Watch Accuses Afghan Taliban of Forcibly Displacing Civilians
by Staff Reportby Staff ReportIn statement, global rights watchdog says attacks targeting those who supported Afghan government in Kunduz are ‘ominous’ warning of future atrocities
Amnesty International, International Commission of Jurists, Human Rights Watch issue joint statement
In editorial, global watchdog’s Asia director says Pakistan uses arbitrary arrests and baseless criminal prosecutions as instruments of press censorship
Pakistan Must Stop Using NAB Against Government Critics: Human Rights Watch
by Staff Reportby Staff ReportIn statement, global watchdog urges authorities to act in accordance with Supreme Court ruling against anti-graft body
Independent watchdog says Delhi must release political detainees; hold the right to free speech; restore full internet access
Pakistan Failing Basic Duty of Democratic Government: Human Rights Watch
by Staff Reportby Staff ReportAnnual report by rights watchdog slams growing crackdown on freedom of expression under PTI-led government
Protests erupt over passage of controversial legislation that allows citizenship to non-Muslims from Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh