We write in advance of the 75th session of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women relating to Pakistan’s compliance with the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. …

We write in advance of your upcoming plenary session on the government of the Philippines’ compliance with the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR). Human Rights Watch has extensively documented violations…

We write in advance of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women’s upcoming review of the fourth periodic report of Pakistan to highlight areas of concern. We hope our submission will inform your consideration of Pakistan’s…

Summary 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;…