Around the world, religious freedom is under a sustained attack. In the Asia-Pacific region, there are governments that restrict the freedom to choose and practice a religion, that discriminate in law and policy against certain religious groups, that…

Joint Statement from Article 19, Human Rights Watch, Privacy International, Digital Rights Foundation, and others on the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Bill 2015 Pakistan. ARTICLE 19, Human Rights Watch, Privacy International, Digital Rights Foundation,…

The Hon. Michael Chertoff   Secretary of Homeland Security   US Department of Homeland Security   Washington, DC 20528    Via Facsimile Re: Revocation of Visa of Amina Masood Janjua     Dear Secretary Chertoff:     We are writing to express grave…

The Honorable Condoleezza Rice Secretary of State Department of State 2201 C Street, NW Washington, DC 20520 Dear Secretary Rice: We are writing to urge a significant increase in US pressure on the Government of Pakistan to end martial law and to release…

The Honorable Nita M. Lowey US House of Representatives 2329 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515-3218 The Honorable Frank R. Wolf US House of Representatives 241 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515-4610 Via Facsimile Dear…

  Unlawful arrest, mistreatment, and curbs on freedom of expression and assembly have long been used as part of the Pakistani government’s efforts to crack down on peaceful political activities, including election campaigning, by Kashmiri…

Your Excellency, We are deeply concerned to learn about the arrest of two staff members of Insider Weekly magazine by the State Security Service (SSS) on September 4, 2004, and two raids by the SSS on the magazine’s offices in Lagos. As the Executive…

Commissioner of Police Rivers State Police Headquarters Port Harcourt Rivers State Nigeria Dear Commissioner of Police, I write to express concern about an incident which occurred on July 10, 2004, in K-Dere, Ogoniland, Rivers State, when two British…

(Washington, DC) - Under President Bush's November 13th Military Order on military commissions, any foreign national designated by the President as a suspected terrorist or as aiding terrorists could potentially be detained, tried, convicted and even…