Press Release
Pakistan: Justice needed for vicious mob killing of Christian couple following blasphemy allegation
The Pakistani authorities must bring to justice those responsible for the vicious mob killing of a Christian couple accused of…
November 4, 2014
Press Release
Ban of Major Private Pakistani TV Network is &8216;Attack on Press Freedom&8217;
The suspension of the country's largest private broadcaster is a politically motivated attack on freedom of expression and the media.
June 9, 2014
Press Release
Pakistan Sentences Mentally Ill Man to Death for Blasphemy
Mohammad Asghar, a U.K. citizen living in Pakistan, was first arrested in 2010 after allegedly sending letters to various officials…
January 24, 2014
Press Release
Amnesty International Calls on President Obama: Stop Evading Accountability for Potentially Unlawful Drone Killings
In an open letter to President Obama today, Amnesty International said that the White House should publicly commit to investigating…
January 7, 2014
Press Release
One Month after Drones Report, Administration Still Fails to Explain Killings
A month has passed since Amnesty International released its report, “‘Will I Be Next?’ US Drone Strikes in Pakistan,” but…
November 26, 2013
Report
&8220;Will I be Next?&8221; US Drone Strikes in Pakistan
"Will I be next?," a new report from Amnesty International, finds that this killing, and several other so-called targeted killings…
October 21, 2013
Press Release
U.S. Drone Strikes: &8220;Any Move Forward Has Got to Include Accountability&8221;
In response to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arriving in Pakistan for meetings to ease tensions over U.S. drone…
July 31, 2013
Report
Annual Report: Pakistan 2013
Islamic Republic of Pakistan Head of state Asif Ali Zardari Head of government Raja Pervaiz Ashraf (replaced Yousaf Raza Gillani)…
May 23, 2013
Press Release
Annual Death Penalty Report Finds Setbacks for a Handful of Countries but Progress Toward Abolition Across the Globe
In its annual report today on executions and death sentences worldwide, Amnesty International found a handful of countries renewing executions…
April 3, 2013
Press Release
Report exposes the hands of cruelty in Pakistan’s Tribal Areas
Millions are locked in perpetual lawlessness in Pakistan’s northwestern Tribal Areas, where human rights abuses committed by the Armed Forces…
December 13, 2012
Press Release
New Report Exposes Abuses by Armed Forces and Taliban in Pakistan Tribal Areas
Human rights abuses committed by the Armed Forces and the Taliban in Pakistan’s northwestern Tribal Areas are locking millions in…
December 11, 2012
Report
&8216;The Hands of Cruelty:&8217; Abuses by Armed Forces and Taliban in Pakistan’s Tribal Areas
During its bid to recapture territory from the Taliban over the last three years, the Pakistan Armed Forces have arbitrarily…
December 11, 2012