Web pages about "Pakistan"

Pakistan/Afghanistan: Thousands of displaced civilians in border area have right to international assistance - 3 October 2008

Tens of thousands of civilians require immediate international humanitarian assistance as a result of escalating fighting on both sides of the Afghanistan-Pakistan border since the beginning of August, Amnesty International said today.

New Pakistani president must improve human rights - 10 September 2008

With the swearing in of Musharraf's successor, Asif Ali Zardari, the Pakistani government should act immediately to reverse the country's human rights record.

Video: Protest launches tour against enforced disappearance in Pakistan - 3 September 2008

Amnesty International called on the Pakistan government to reveal the fate and whereabouts of hundreds of disappeared people, amid international protests to mark the 25th International Day of the Disappeared on Saturday 30 August.

Protest launches tour against enforced disappearance in Pakistan - 2 September 2008

On the 25th International Day of the Disappeared, Amnesty International and Amina Janjua, the founder of Defence of Human Rights, called upon the Pakistan government to reveal the fate and whereabouts of hundreds of disappeared people.

Musharraf is gone, but still no sign of the disappeared - 2 September 2008

Irene Khan, Secretary General of Amnesty International, calls on Pakistan's new government to publish details on those held in secret detention and shed light on the fate of many disappeared citizens.

Pakistan: New government must seize the opportunity to reveal the truth about enforced disappearances - 23 July 2008

"The new government of Pakistan should immediately reveal details of where hundreds of missing people, the victims of enforced disappearances, are being held, investigate all cases and hold to account those responsible -- including the country's security and intelligence agencies," said Amnesty International in a report released today.

Denying the undeniable: Enforced disappearances in Pakistan - 22 July 2008

New government of Pakistan must reveal the truth about enforced disappearances

Different voices - 2 June 2008

The first female judge to work at the High Court in Pakistan, Majida Razvi; a young Brighton-based Zimbabwean, Alois Mbawara; and Murat Kurnaz, released from Guantánamo on 24 August 2006, were guests when Amnesty International presented Report 2008 to the media.

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.