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Pakistan Afghanistan: Free Aafia Siddiqui’s 11-Year-Old Son Child Is Too Young to Be Treated as Criminal Suspect The Afghan government should immediately relinquish 11-year-old Ahmed Siddiqui to the custody of his family, Human Rights Watch said today. Siddiqui, a US citizen, is believed to be the son of Aafia Siddiqui, a Pakistani woman held on US federal charges in New York. August 27, 2008 Press Release Printer friendly version Enforcing the International Prohibition on the Juvenile Death Penalty Submission for the Secretary-General's report on a death penalty moratorium Human Rights Watch's submission documents laws and practices resulting in the death penalty against juvenile offenders in the five countries known to have executed juvenile offenders since January 2005: Iran, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sudan and Yemen. July 7, 2008 Legal Submissions Printer friendly version The world needs Pakistan to be a strong defender of human rights An Interview with Kenneth Roth, Executive Director of Human Rights Watch By Hajrah Mumtaz Published in The Dawn July 2, 2008 Commentary Printer friendly version Pakistan: Abolish the Death Penalty Immediate Moratorium Should Precede Abolition The newly elected government in Pakistan should abolish the death penalty, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gillani. June 17, 2008 Press Release Printer friendly version Letter to Pakistan's Prime Minister to Abolish the Death Penalty Charges carrying the death penalty have significantly increased in recent years in Pakistan, resulting in a much higher number of death sentences and executions. Pakistan has over 95,000 people in custody for criminal offenses, of which approximately 67 percent (about 63,600) are pre-trial detainees. Out of the more than 31,400 convicts, nearly a quarter—over 7,000 individuals, including almost 40 women—have been sentenced to death, and are either involved in lengthy appeals processes or awaiting execution after all appeals have been exhausted. June 16, 2008 Letter Printer friendly version UN: Sri Lanka’s Defeat a Victory for Human Rights Council UN Vote Upholds Council Membership Standards on Rights NGOs around the world call Sri Lanka's defeat in today's Human Rights Council elections a victory for the UN body. May 21, 2008 Press Release Printer friendly version NGOs to UN: Push New Pakistan Leadership to Commit to Human Rights Letter to UN Member States on Pakistan's Candidacy for the Human Rights Council A coalition of more than 20 NGOs worldwide calls on UN Member States to push new Pakistan leadership to renew its commitment to Human Righst as part of its candidacy to the UN Human Rights Council. May 14, 2008 Letter Printer friendly version Universal Periodic Review of Pakistan Human Rights Watch's Submission to the Human Rights Council Ongoing human rights concerns in Pakistan include arbitrary detention (including of lawyers and human rights defenders); lack of fair trials; mistreatment, torture and enforced disappearances of terrorism suspects and political opponents; harassment, intimidation and censorship of the media; violence against women; and discrimination against religious minorities. Since November 2007, the Government has severely interfered with democratic institutions and dissolved the independent judiciary. May 5, 2008 Written Statement Printer friendly version Cementing democracy By Ali Dayan Hasan, South Asia researcher for Human Rights Watch Published in The Dawn For now, the army appears to have opted for a strategic retreat from the political arena. Its former leader, President Pervez Musharraf, though characteristically unrepentant and unashamed, nevertheless stands humiliated and diminished. March 17, 2008 Commentary Printer friendly version Letter to the Secretary General of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference Urging the Organisation to Improve and Strengthen the 1999 OIC Convention on Combating International Terrorism Human Rights Watch writes to urge Dr. Ihsanoglu to use his position as Secretary General of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference to support measures at the upcoming Summit of the Organisation of Islamic Conference in Dakar, Senegal on March 13-14 that would improve and strengthen the 1999 OIC Convention on Combating International Terrorism. In particular, we urge the OIC to consider two amendments to the Convention in order to narrow its overbroad definition of terrorism and to make absolutely clear that there is no sanction in Islam for deliberately attacking civilians, whatever the circumstances or justifications. March 11, 2008 Letter Also available in 
Printer friendly version Pakistan: Winning Parties Should Keep Commitments on Rights Your parties have provided an important opportunity to start a transition towards a rights-respecting government that abides by the rule of law. February 21, 2008 Letter Printer friendly version Pakistan: Media Restrictions Undermine Election Curbs on Journalists Hamper Election Reporting Threats and censorship against the independent media, bias in state television, and a widespread ban on live broadcasting are limiting the public’s right to information as Pakistan goes to the polls, Human Rights Watch said today. Recent curbs on the media prohibit coverage of election rallies, live call-ins, live talk shows, live coverage of protests, or any live broadcasts that could show the government in a negative light, severely restricting the right to free expression ahead of Pakistan’s election on February 18, 2008. February 16, 2008 Press Release Printer friendly version Pakistan: Attorney General Aware of ‘Massive’ Election-Rigging Plans Audio Recording Calls Into Question Government’s Commitment to Fair Elections In an audio recording obtained by Human Rights Watch (http://hrw.org/audio/2008/urdu/pakistan0208.htm), Pakistan’s Attorney General Malik Qayyum stated that upcoming parliamentary elections will be “massively rigged,” Human Rights Watch said today. February 15, 2008 Press Release Printer friendly version Pakistan: Recorded Phone Conversation by the Attorney General In an audio recording obtained by Human Rights Watch, Pakistan’s Attorney General Malik Qayyum stated that upcoming parliamentary elections will be “massively rigged.” February 15, 2008 Audio Clip Pakistan Goes to the Polls On February 18, 2008, Pakistanis went to the polls to vote in elections for the National Assembly (the lower house of parliament). February 14, 2008 Special Focus Printer friendly version Pakistan: Election Commission Not Impartial Electoral Machinery Controlled by Musharraf Appointees The failure of Pakistan’s Election Commission to act on allegations of irregularities means the electoral machinery for national elections due on February 18, 2008 cannot be considered impartial, Human Rights Watch said today. The structure of the commission, which has wide powers to investigate complaints and take action, also suggests it will not rule fairly in the election. February 11, 2008 Press Release Printer friendly version Video: President Musharraf Shows His True Colors Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf responds to a question posed by Human Rights Watch Executive Director Kenneth Roth at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos. Roth asked Musharraf whether, in the interest of free debate before the February 18, 2008 parliamentary elections, he would release the judges and lawyers who were being held under house arrest but had not been charged with any crime. February 11, 2008 Video Pakistan: Judges Remain Under Arrest Before Election Independent Judiciary Critical Safeguard for Free and Fair Elections The continued detention of independent judges, the recent re-arrests of lawyers on spurious grounds, and the large-scale induction of President Pervez Musharraf’s appointees into Pakistan’s judiciary will have a serious impact on the credibility of the national elections scheduled for February 18, Human Rights Watch said today. February 9, 2008 Press Release Printer friendly version UK/Pakistan: Brown Should Press Musharraf on Rights Free Elections Require Restoration of Independent Judiciary British Prime Minister Gordon Brown should tell visiting Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf that free and fair elections will be impossible without the full restoration of Pakistan’s judiciary, Human Rights Watch said today. January 26, 2008 Press Release Printer friendly version Pakistan: Scotland Yard Should Quit Flawed Bhutto Inquiry Independent International Investigation Needed to Conduct Credible Probe The UK’s Scotland Yard should not be part of a flawed Pakistani investigation into the assassination of former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch urged Pakistan to seek an independent international investigation of the murder, such as under United Nations auspices. January 24, 2008 Press Release Printer friendly version |
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