Pakistan

Pakistan: Get Aid to Civilians Caught in Fighting

Human Rights Watch — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:04:47 -0700

(New York) - The Pakistani government and armed forces should ensure that civilians who cannot escape the intensified fighting in South Waziristan have sufficient access to food, health care, and other necessities, Human Rights Watch said today.

Time to Tear Down the Wall of Caste

Human Rights Watch — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:12:41 -0700

(New York) - Governments in countries with caste systems should respond to the call from a top UN official to end this form of discrimination, Human Rights Watch, the National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights (NCDHR), and the International Dalit Solidarity Network (IDSN) said today.

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Human Rights Watch — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 08:09:29 -0700

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Human Rights Watch — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 12:45:37 -0700

UK: Investigate Complicity in Torture in Pakistan

Human Rights Watch — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 04:57:27 -0700

(London) - The UK government should order an independent judicial inquiry into mounting evidence that its security services and law enforcement agencies were complicit in the torture of terrorism suspects in Pakistan, Human Rights Watch said today.

Pakistan: Allow Time for Civilian Evacuations

Human Rights Watch — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:05:26 -0700

(New York) - In the event of military operations in South Waziristan, Pakistani armed forces and Taliban militants should allow civilians sufficient time to evacuate conflict areas to minimize civilian casualties and suffering, Human Rights Watch said today.

Swat and Beyond

Human Rights Watch — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:33:21 -0700

HRW's Ali Dayan Hasan explains the global significance of the recent conflict in the Swat Valley and gives a personal account of how the Talibanization of Pakistan has changed daily life in Lahore.

Swat and Beyond -- Rights Watch #9

Human Rights Watch — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:41:52 -0700

The Talibanization of Pakistan reaches beyond the Swat Valley. And there's been a sudden change in the Obama administration’s policy on Guantanamo. With HRW's Ali Dayan Hasan and Stacy Sullivan.

Pakistan: Lift Swat Curfew for Trapped Civilians

Human Rights Watch — Mon, 25 May 2009 22:06:52 -0700

(New York) – The Pakistani authorities should immediately lift a 24-hour curfew in place since May 18 in the Swat valley and adjoining areas of the Malakand Division of Pakistan’s Provincially Administered Tribal Areas (PATA), Human Rights Watch said today.

Pakistan: Taliban, Army Must Minimize Harm to Civilians

Human Rights Watch — Mon, 18 May 2009 15:43:57 -0700

(New York) - The Taliban's use of landmines and human shields and the Pakistani army's aerial and artillery attacks are placing civilians at unnecessary risk in the continued fighting in Pakistan's Swat valley, Human Rights Watch said today.