Tag: Human Rights

  • Dr. Afia’s health serious – bullet wound, kidney removed & battered nose, children missing

    The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received updated information that due to a bullet wound and removal of one kidney, Dr. Afia Siddiqui health is in a serious condition, but no medical assistance has been provided to her whilst she has been in American custody in New York. ACTION ALERT Send an automated appeal…

  • Press Release for Karachi Protest – Saturday 6:00pm

    People’s Resistance Press Release – 8th August 2008 Dr Aafia Siddiqui’s Inhuman Treatment & Illegal Detention By US Military PROTEST > Karachi Press Club on SATURDAY, 9th August 2008 at 6:00 pm The Peoples Resistance along with Civil Society and Human Rights protest the inhumane treatment and illegal detention of Dr Aafia Siddiqui in Afghanistan…

  • FBI admits to kidnapping Dr. Afia Siddiqui, to Afghanistan

    According to the BBC Urdu, the FBI has conceded that Dr. Afia Siddiqi who had vanished from Karachi over five years ago in March 2003 along with her children is in the custody of American forces in Afghanistan but sadly in a horrid medical condition The information comes from BBC, when it received an email…

  • An open letter to Begum Pervez Musharraf and wives of army officers

    Guest Post by Silence Dear Begum Pervez Musharaff, I recognize that every one of us is responsible for our own acts, as such, being the wife of a Military Dictator and a former General of Pakistan Army, I wound not hold you responsible for his acts, however I will request you to consider following facts…

  • Muneer Malik awarded the 2008 Gwangju Prize for Human Rights

    The May 18 Memorial Foundation in Gwangju, Korea proclaimed Mr. Muneer A. Malik as the winner for the 2008 Gwangju Prize for Human Rights. Mr. Muneer A. Malik was the former President of the Supreme Court Bar Association who has played an enormous role in the struggle of the lawyers, judges and the rest of…

  • Ansar Burney (Singh): The Human Rights Minister for Indians

    Ansar Burney completed his tenure as the first ever caretaker minister of human rights. During his four months stint in the Ministry of Law, Burney worked hard tirelessly for providing a safe passage for suspected and convicted enemies of Pakistan while completely disregarding Pakistanis. He even went a step further by actively trying to dissuade…

  • The NAB Diaries – Part Two

    Guest Post by Amer Nazir Part One of the ‘The NAB Diaries’ can be read here Part Three of the ‘The NAB Diaries’ can be read here Part One has already been published by Teeth Maestro last week and which was subsequent to a letter written by me to the Chairman NAB requesting for either…