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The forced conversion of women from the Hindu community to Islam in Sindh province has become very common. The malicious campaign is in full swing by the religious seminaries, the Madressa and their m...

Baseer Naweed Miss Uzma Ayub, a single mother, who was repeatedly raped whilst being held captive by an army soldier and three police officials during an entire year, is currently seven months pregnan...

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following article from Aman ki Asha, written by Brian McMahon. For more information on this situation, please see this supplementary information. Asian Hum...

The Ansar Burney Trust announces that it will take responsibility for providing medical treatment to the victim for the safe delivery of the child and their protection In the case of 16-year-old Uzma ...

A senior surgeon belonging to the Ahmadiyya sect of Islam has been missing since October 30, 2011. He was traveling in a car with his son of eleven years. The car was found abandoned far away from his...

Miss Uzma Ayub, the 16 year old girl who was repeatedly raped by more than a dozen persons in the captivity of a soldier and police officials for almost one year, has shown her courage and strength. M...

Police officials accused of having, along with a soldier, gang-raped a 16 year-old girl for one year are now targeting the lawyers working with the victim. At the time of writing, four of her lawyers ...

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following statement from Labour Education Foundation. Asian Human Rights Commission ————— A Statement from Labour Education Fo...

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that a teenage girl was repeatedly raped by several persons in the captivity of army and police officials for almost one...

The unspoken message is also clear: that the judiciary can expect no help from the government for carrying out their sworn duty to uphold the laws of the land. The government’s policy to appease...

The forced conversion to Islam of women from religious minority groups through rape and abduction has reached an alarming stage which challenges interfaith harmony due to the total collapse of the rul...

Pakistan rights-based organizations, groups and human rights defenders to synergize efforts to combat torture. (Hong Kong, Lahore October 21, 2011) Forty human rights defenders held a joint consultati...

An article from The Express Tribune forwarded by the Asian Human Rights Commission Shamsul Islam ”Torture is the only way many police officials know of extracting a confession. They don’t care...

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following article from Jinnah Institute, written by Saba Imtiaz. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ————- An article from Jinna...

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following statement from the UN Women, the UN Entitry for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong _________ A ...

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following article from Jinnah Institute, written by Madeeha Ansari. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ————- An article from Ji...

Islamabad/Brussels, 12 October 2011: Reforming Pakistan’s corrupt and dysfunctional prison system is central to curbing rising crime and militancy, fixing a deteriorating criminal justice system and...

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following statement from Centre for Legal Aid Assistance and Settlement (CLAAS). Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong A Statement from Centre for Legal A...

The situation of Balochistan is no different to that of the former East Pakistan (Bangladesh) when the military carried out operations and killed more than 300,000 people in the guise of protecting id...

Dear friends,  The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that the authorities of Sindh University, Jamshoro, Sindh province are allegedly involved in disappearance of the stud...