Human Rights Watch highlights Pakistan government's crackdown on free expression

Jan 17, 2025

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's government, which took office in February 2024, is perpetuating a longstanding crackdown on free expression and civil society, Human...

Baloch activist urges UN, rights groups to intervene and stop Pakistan's political misadventure in Gwadar

Aug 04, 2024

Baloch activist Mahrang Baloch has urged the United Nations and other rights groups, including Human Rights Watch (HRW) and the Human Rights Commission of...

Human Rights Watch airs concern over civil rights abuses in Pakistan

Jan 16, 2022

Islamabad [Pakistan], January 16 : The Human Rights Watch portrays a grim picture of civil rights abuses in Pakistan and the increasing persecution of...

UN Watch's Neuer urges Geneva Summit to expel Russia, China, Pakistan from UNHRC

Apr 06, 2022

Geneva [Switzerland], April 6 : Hillel Neuer, Executive Director of United Nations Watch on Wednesday urged the 2022 Geneva Summit for Human Rights and...

Pakistan faced worst economic crises in 2023: Human Rights Watch

Jan 20, 2024

Human Rights Watch observed that the insistence of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on austerity and the removal of subsidies without adequate compensatory measures...

Taliban intensified suppression of human rights in Afghanistan: Human Rights Watch

Jan 12, 2024

Human Rights Watch has released a new report stating that the Taliban has intensified its suppression of human rights, especially women's rights, in Afghanistan,...