2007 Lawyers Movement in Pakistan

Urgent Appeals

PAKISTAN: A human rights defender faces death threats from retired army men for facilitating a love marriage of choice - 2010-01-20
PAKISTAN: A young deaf domestic helper disappears from the home of an army official; police refuse to investigate - 2010-01-15
PAKISTAN: A young Christian man has been tortured to death by Karachi police and jail officials for not paying bribes in time for Eid - 2010-01-08
PAKISTAN: A tribal court announces the murder of a couple and the High Court has proved impotent before the feudal society - 2009-12-23
PAKISTAN: An army colonel has had four men abducted and tortured due to a personal dispute, in Pakistan-held Kashmir - 2009-12-11
PAKISTAN: Frontier Corp officers shoot a child; police obstruct the filing of the case - 2009-12-04
PAKISTAN: A university vice chancellor is abducted; authorities prevent an official investigation - 2009-11-25
PAKISTAN: A trade union activist is still missing after his abduction - 2009-11-13
PAKISTAN: Police block investigations into the disappearance of an injured, falsely accused young man in custody - 2009-11-06
PAKISTAN: Police protection continues for teachers accused of gang raping their students - 2009-10-30
PAKISTAN: Police refuse to arrest five men accused of gang raping a 16-year-old girl - 2009-10-23
PAKISTAN: A women in Sindh is barred from her job for nineteen years - 2009-10-22
PAKISTAN: The special assistant to a chief minister and policemen attack villagers to grab land killing three persons - 2009-10-07
UPDATE (Pakistan): An elderly man rescued by court order from a 34-year captivity has been locked up again, with the knowledge of local police - 2009-09-30
PAKISTAN: Police severely beat members of a Christian family after accusing a man of urinating on the Quran - 2009-09-18

Statements

[AHRC Article] PAKISTAN: Constant violence against women in 2009 - 2010-02-05
PAKISTAN: The life of a disappeared student leader is in danger - 2010-02-04
[AHRC Forwarded Statement] PAKISTAN: The year 2009 was worst for Ahmedis - 2010-02-03
PAKISTAN: More than 168 children have disappeared from Balochistan, a war crime tribunal should be constituted - 2010-02-02
PAKISTAN: Acid attacks continue to be a serious concern - 2010-01-29

[AHRC Forwarded Article] PAKISTAN: Address of the deposed Chief Justice of the Pakistan Supreme Court, Mr. Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, to the Harvard Law School

 

Press Releases

[AHRC Forwarded Press Release] PAKISTAN: Dr Afia needs justice which is seen to be done, Barrister Amjad Malik - 2010-02-05
[AHRC Forwarded Press Release] PAKISTAN: Military Undermines Government on Human Rights - 2010-01-22
[AHRC Forwarded Press Release] PAKISTAN: 191 political workers were killed in targeted attacks in Karachi city during the year 2009 - 2010-01-19
[AHRC Forwarded Press Release] PAKISTAN: Expedite Domestic Violence Legislation - 2010-01-12
[AHRC Forwarded Press Release] PAKISTAN: 45 Turkish citizens are allegedly jailed and tortured in Pakistani prisons - 2010-01-08