To reduce poverty and increase protection for human rights in Pakistan, the development paradigm must be kept separate from U.S. security concerns.
Posts Tagged “Pakistan”
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Last summer floods engulfed one-fifth of Pakistan, affecting almost 20 million people. The Open Society Foundations are working to keep this issue in the news—both in and outside of Pakistan.
Posted in: Asia, Governance & Accountability
Topics: Aaj Ki Khabar, Aaj TV, Absar Alam, Chenab, Flood Inquiry Commission, floods, Gul Mohammad Jaffarani, Hindu Kush, Indus River, Jhelum, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Marvi Memon, Natalia Tariq, Pakistan, Pakistan floods, Rashida Dohad, Ravi, Sindh, Sutlej, Swat River, Swat valley, video
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If the Pakistani state is going to keep hiding the truth, it is up to society to strengthen institutions dealing with information sharing, accountability, and transparency.
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Two reports call attention to the failure of the United States to win hearts and minds in Afghanistan and Pakistan, despite spending billions of taxpayer dollars.
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Pakistan is one of the most dangerous countries in the world for journalists. Saleem Shahzad, who recently revealed that Al-Qaeda and the Taliban had supporters within the Pakistan Navy, is the latest reporter to have been murdered.
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Most convictions in Pakistan courts are not based on physical evidence, but rather on confessions and testimonies. And the best and easiest way of getting people to talk is apparently to beat them up.
Posted in: Asia, Governance & Accountability, Middle East, Rights & Justice
Topics: corruption, Faisal Bari, Pakistan, police, police abuse, torture
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Sometimes the act of a single individual is enough to save a community, as was the case during last year's floods in Pakistan.
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The killing of bin Laden does not mean the end to conflict with terrorists and militants or an end to the use of targeted killing operations in Pakistan. But it should mark an end to years of secret targeted killings by the United States.
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The police in Pakistan appear to be set up to ensure order and impose the dictates of power, rather than ensuring enforcement of the law and providing help to the masses.
Posted in: Asia, Rights & Justice
Topics: extrajudicial executions, Faisal Bari, Pakistan, police abuse, pretrial detention, torture
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A recent trip to Pakistan brought to light the poverty and inequality that force people to desperation, and begged the question: What are we doing about it?
Posted in: Asia, Education & Youth, Health, Middle East
Topics: Faisal Bari, Hyderabad, Islamabad, Lahore, Pakistan, poverty