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Amnesty International  Report 2013


The 2013 Annual Report on
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Amnesty International | Pakistan: still no justice a year on from ...
29 May 2012

A year on from the abduction and assassination of reporter Saleem Shahzad, Pakistan must take urgent steps to bring his killers to justice and properly investigate ...

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Pakistan: Still no justice a year on from journalist's killing ...
29 May 2012

Last year's killing of Saleem Shahzad highlighted the perils faced by journalists in Pakistan.

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Pakistan: Open letter: To urgently request a halt to execution of ...
28 May 2012

In this open letter Amnesty International calls on the President of Pakistan to take steps to halt the execution of Behram Khan, to establish a moratorium on ...

Open Letter       ASA 33/006/2012

Report 2012: No longer business as usual for tyranny and injustice ...
24 May 2012

Amnesty International releases its flagship yearly report documenting the state of the world's human rights.

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Pakistan: Executions set to resume in Pakistan
18 May 2012

The execution of Behram Khan by hanging has been scheduled for 30 June. It would be the first execution in Pakistan in almost four years and could pave the way ...

Urgent Action       ASA 33/005/2012

Pakistan: Politician threatened, as defends minorities: Saleem ...
17 May 2012

Regional parliamentarian Saleem Khursheed Khokhar has received death threats over his calls for Hindu women and girls to be protected from abduction and forced ...

Urgent Action       ASA 33/004/2012

Pakistan must account for missing victims of enforced ...
16 April 2012

Pakistan is urged to end secret detention and reveal the fate of hundreds of disappeared people believed abducted and held by security agencies.

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Pakistan: Human rights and justice – the key to lasting security ...
1 April 2012

In this submission, Amnesty International comments on the implementation of recommendations that Pakistan supported during its previous UPR in April 2008. The ...

Report       ASA 33/003/2012

Pakistan authorities must do more to protect religious minorities ...
1 March 2012

Pakistan's government has failed to protect religious minorities from systematic campaigns of violence and vilification.

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