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Our website is live with SIX NEW blog posts addressing crucial issues such as minority rights, blasphemy laws in Pakistan, and Nikkahnama rights for women. Dive into these compelling articles on our website https://t.co/wnNJU6JdcL. #Amnestyinternational #amnestylumschapter.

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A reminder.

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The Arab League called on all countries to end economic and military relations with Israel.

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PAKISTAN: More than 38 hours since Mahrang Baloch's unlawful detention, she is still being denied access to her lawyers and family. There are also worrying reports of continued arbitrary arrests and detentions across Balochistan province.

Pakistani authorities must immediately release Mahrang Baloch and all others being detained for exercising their right to peaceful protest, and refrain from implicating Baloch activists in frivolous cases to unlawfully prolong their detention.

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PAKISTAN: The alarming news of at least three deaths and nearly dozen injuries following live ammunition fired by the security forces today against the peaceful Baloch protesters in Quetta is a shocking indictment of the Pakistani authorities’ utter disregard for human life. In blatant violation of the right to protest, the authorities conducted mass arrests and fired tear gas before resorting to unlawful use of lethal weapons against the unarmed protesters. Mobile networks in the city remain suspended, hindering free flow of information.
Amnesty International urges the Pakistani authorities to immediately stop the reckless crackdown against the peaceful protesters and guarantee the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and expression, in line with Pakistan’s international human rights obligations. All those detained solely for exercising their right to protest must be released immediately. Authorities should also conduct a prompt, thorough and impartial investigation into the unlawful force and bring those responsible to justice.

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Many are exposing themselves right now with their word-play & silence about what is happening in Balochistan.

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Congratulations to @MahrangBaloch_ who is a light in the darkness not only for the Baloch but for all who are struggling against injustice. Her nomination comes amidst a daily onslaught of enforced disappearances & encounter killings in Balochistan. May peace prevail. 🙏🏽

[Naeema Zehri @zehrijournalist]

Breaking News:

Prominent Baloch rights activist & the central organizer of BYC, @MahrangBaloch_ has been nominated for the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize.

This year, there are 338 candidates, including 244 individuals and 94 organizations nominated.
@KiyyaBaloch

She has relentlessly been fighting against the menace of enforced Disappearances & human rights violations in Balochistan.

@HamidMirPAK

[Assal Rad @AssalRad]

You might want to mention that blocking humanitarian aid is a WAR CRIME.

[Dilshad Baluch @DilshadBaluch]

My interview with Baloch Yakjehti Committee Leader Dr. @MahrangBaloch_ for @Diplomat_APAC

https://t.co/BW9gUyepwH

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The Palestinian community of Shi’b Al-Butum in Masafer Yatta is at imminent risk of forcible transfer due to increasing state-backed settler attacks, as well as home demolitions, restrictions on access to land and illegal settlement expansion by the Israeli authorities. https://t.co/rnlu44aP4L

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Peaceful protest is not a crime.
Peaceful protest is not a crime.
Peaceful protest is not a crime.
Peaceful protest is not a crime.

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Six months after the Paris Olympics, French authorities are not only doubling down on the discriminatory hijab ban but are attempting to extend it to all sports.

French lawmakers must reject this discriminatory bill. https://t.co/R5xqoFzVnG

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Israel has violated the ceasefire in Gaza 266 times since it came into effect on January 19, killing at least 132 people, Palestinian security sources have told Al Jazeera.

🔴 LIVE updates: https://t.co/HRvGzWyfqU

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Slavery was Legal.

Colonialism was Legal.

Jim Crow was Legal.

Apartheid was Legal.

Legality is a matter of Power, NOT Justice.

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Today, tomorrow, and every day after that. Women have the right to choose what to wear.

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Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
We love human rights,
We hope you do too!

❤🧡💛💚💙💜

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This Valentine's Day, a reminder that love is a human right.

Everywhere. Always.

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BREAKING:

South Africa says that despite Trump's threats, it will not withdraw from the genocide case against Israel.

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PAKISTAN: Discrimination against Khwajasira and transgender individuals in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa does not end with their death. Families often refuse to claim their Khwajasira or transgender loved one's bodies, leaving the community to manage burial arrangements.

Arzoo Khan, a transgender activist and executive director of the Manzil Foundation, describes how arranging a burial for a transgender individual is an uphill battle - from trying to secure the government’s approval for burial in public cemeteries, to convincing religious clerics who refuse to offer the funeral prayers. Khwajasira or transgender people are restricted from entering and participating in funeral prayers in public prayer spaces.

According to Manzil Foundation, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has announced plans to designate land for a dedicated cemetery for Khwajasira and transgender individuals to bury their dead, but no implementation has as yet taken place.

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President Trump’s remarks commenting that the USA “will take over” the occupied Gaza strip and advocating for the forcible transfer of Palestinians from Gaza to neighboring countries are unlawful and appalling and must be unequivocally and widely condemned.

Any plan to forcibly deport Palestinians outside the occupied territory against their will is a war crime, and when committed as part of a widespread or systematic attack on the civilian population, it would constitute a crime against humanity.