Mavra Bari had intended to take part in a march for International Women’s Day in the Pakistani capital Islamabad, but spent it in a cramped prison cell. What was meant to be a celebration was instead a terrifying 12-hour ordeal in a suffocating space, with a broken toilet and the smell of damp concrete and […]
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Amnesty urges Pakistan to halt Afghan deportations
Amnesty International has urged Pakistan to stop the ongoing deportation of Afghan refugees, describing the repatriation plan as a violation of international legal norms. In a letter addressed to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, the global rights watchdog termed the process “unlawful” and contrary to the principle of non-refoulement, which prohibits returning refugees to places where […]