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NEW YORK: Demanding an immediate, independent, and transparent investigation into the torture allegations by PTI leader Shahbaz Gill, Human Rights Watch Wednesday urged Pakistan to legislate and. ....
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. Pakistan s Senate should urgently pass a bill that would make torture a criminal offence, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said. World News | Make Torture a Crime: Rights Group Urges Pakistan. ....
Islamabad, Aug 24 (EFE).- Human Rights Watch on Wednesday urged Pakistan to probe the alleged custodial torture of former prime minister Imran Khan’s close aide, who faces sedition charges. The ousted prime minister has alleged that the aide, Shahbaz Gill, was tortured, calling his arrest an abduction. “An immediate, independent, and transparent investigation into the … ....
Pakistan’s Senate should urgently pass a bill that would make torture a criminal offense. On August 1, 2022, the National Assembly passed the Torture and Custodial Death (Prevention and Punishment) Act, which, if enacted into law, will for the first time criminalize torture by Pakistan’s security forces. ....