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UN human rights experts on Tuesday called on Pakistan to refrain from deporting Afghan nationals after Islamabad ordered all illegal immigrants, including 1.73 million Afghan citizens, to leave or ...
Forcibly deporting Afghans from Pakistan could lead to severe human rights violations — including the separation of families and deportation of minors, the United Nations warned Saturday.
The 2024 Azad Kashmir protests were a series of six day long protests, sit-ins, shutter-downs, demonstrations and wheel-jam strikes starting on 8 May against the Federal Government of Pakistan and the Government of Azad Kashmir, calling for lower prices for wheat, flour, and electricity, in addition to other demands.
In 2022, Freedom House rated Pakistan’s human rights at 37 out of 100 (partly free). [6] Violence against women is an important social issue in Pakistan. An estimated 5,000 women are killed per year as a result of domestic violence, with many maimed or disabled.
According to the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) [45] [46] and Al Jazeera, [47] there has been a surge in religious extremism in Balochistan, with banned terrorist organizations such as Lashkar-i-Jhangvi and Pakistani Taliban targeting Hindus, Shias (including Hazaras), and Zikris, resulting in the migration of over 210,000 Shias ...
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In response to the call given by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif decided to pay homage to the country's martyrs on May 9. A ceremony was organized in Jinnah Convention Centre in honor of the martyrs. [87] [88] Human rights advocates say that political repression has increased in Pakistan since the riots.
In her current position as the Chairperson of the National Commission for Human Rights (NCHR) Pakistan, Rabiya has taken up several important human rights issues including employment of minorities and quota system, inheritance rights of Pakistani women, rights of transgender persons, prevention of domestic violence, prison reform, access to ...