Mahnaz Rahman

Resident Director, AF, Karachi
a working journalist from 1973 to 1993,“Friendship Award” from People’s Republic of China

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[Human Rights Commission of Pakistan @HRCP87]

Displacement should never become a substitute for protecting civilians.

HRCP's latest fact-finding report on Tirah Valley documents the devastating human cost of prolonged insecurity in a region that continues to see a growing militant presence. Families have been forced from their homes, their livelihoods disrupted and their children pulled out of school.

The report finds serious gaps in the authorities’ response to the consequent displacement, from flawed registration and verification processes to delays in compensation that have left many families without support. Women, children, the elderly, small traders, and other vulnerable groups have borne the brunt of the crisis. There are also credible concerns regarding civilian casualties, restrictions on humanitarian access, disrupted education and healthcare, irregularities in the distribution of assistance, and shrinking space for independent reporting by local journalists.

What is needed urgently is a transparent, rights-based response that gives the affected communities a voice within decision-making and creates the conditions necessary for a safe, dignified return and lasting peace.

Read the report here: https://t.co/b7lmjaqHg3

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The Torture and Custodial Death (Prevention and Punishment) Act was Pakistan's first law to label torture a crime.

This timeline traces how that happened: from a colonial-era system that never called torture a crime, to a law that finally did, but left crucial loopholes still open today.

Swipe through. Then read the open letter to Pakistan’s government: https://t.co/JRqhPBaXQE

#standagainsttorture

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It took 12 years to pass. Five bills failed before it.

The UN had to reprimand Pakistan to get it moving.

And when it finally arrived in 2022, the part that recognised psychological torture had been stripped out.

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How to make Karachi livable?

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One thing I still haven't been able to understand is why, when people speak up for an oppressed person, they feel it is necessary to taunt others. Come on, stand up for all oppressed people and support them. Is it really necessary to keep taunting one another?

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