The government of Afghanistan should take immediate action to ensure that the country’s female police officers have access to separate, safe, and lockable restroom facilities in police stations, Human Rights Watch said Thursday. Kabul’s police chief issued an order on April 10, for the province’s police stations to provide separate toilets and change rooms […]
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The Human Rights Watch said Tuesday Pakistan’s judges should cease using their contempt of court powers to prevent the media from airing programming critical of the judiciary. A press statement from the HRW said, Since Pakistan’s independent judiciary was restored to office in 2009, the judiciary has repeatedly sought to prevent its criticism in […]
Nov 27 2012 | Posted in
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Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged Afghan authorities to refuse to give Taliban insurgents immunity from prosecution in return for peace talks. The New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) said President Hamid Karzai’s Western-backed administration had pledged amnesty for the Taliban if they join a Kabul-backed peace scheme. “Providing immunity from prosecution for genocide, […]
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Human Rights Watch says ISI beyond reach of criminal system The Human Rights Watch (HRW) expressed concerns over the report of the judicial commission, tasked to probe the death of journalist Saleem Shahzad, urging upon the government to redouble its efforts to bring the culprits before the justice. According to a press note issued by […]