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Pakistan must restore judges deposed under emergency law - 28 April 2008
The Pakistan government must reinstate around 60 judges removed by President Pervez Musharraf under emergency law, ahead of a 30 April deadline set by the ruling coalition.Pakistan: Restore judges deposed under emergency law - 28 April 2008
Ahead of a 30 April deadline set by the ruling coalition, Amnesty International calls on the Pakistan government to reinstate around 60 judges of the higher courts removed by President Pervez Musharraf under emergency law, in defiance of the country’s constitution.Pakistan: New government sends a positive signal to the world by ratifying UN human rights convention - 18 April 2008
Amnesty International welcomes Pakistan’s ratification of a key human rights treaty and signing of two others. “Becoming a state party to UN human rights conventions is a key step to ensuring human rights are respected, protected and realized for all in Pakistan in line with international standards,” said Amnesty International.Pakistan ratifies key UN human rights treaty - 18 April 2008
Pakistan has ratified a key UN human rights treaty and signed two others.Secrecy surrounds death penalty - 15 April 2008
At least 1,200 people were executed in 2007 and many more were killed by the state, in secret, in countries including China, Mongolia and Viet Nam.Pakistan: New parliament must restore the constitution and human rights protections - 13 March 2008
As Pakistan prepares to swear in a new parliament, Amnesty
International calls on the country’s new leaders to repair the fallout
from the state of emergency imposed in November 2007. In its latest
document, Pakistan: Repairing the damage: ensuring robust human rights
safeguards, Amnesty International examines the damage done to
constitutional safeguards and the key role played by an independent
judiciary in the protection of human rights.