An illustration of a girl wearing a hijab leaning against a table with texts surrounding her. The headline reads "Girls above the age of 12 remain banned from schools." Directly above the girl is a text that reads "They have been out of shool for" followed by numbers surrounding the girl showing 4+ years, 54+ months, 233+ weeks and 1643+ days.

A graphic with texts. The headline reads "The Taliban must allow girls to return to school", followed by Amnesty International's logo (a single lit candle surrounded by a coiled barbed wire), followed by a text that reads "Women who have been banned from attending universities since 2022 should also be allowed to resume their education".

This week marks the beginning of a new school year in Afghanistan. But girls above the age 12, including university students, remain banned for more than 4 years.

📢 The Taliban must end their discriminatory policies and allow girls to return to school 👉🏼 amn.st/BreakTheSilenceAFG

On 20 March 2025, Bebarg Zehri was taken from his home in Quetta by CTD officials.
After a year of unlawful detention, his family fears for his health, safety and liberty.

👉 Join our urgent action to demand the freedom of Baloch activists
📝 amn.st/BalochActivist
#ReleaseBalochActivists

Afghanistan/Pakistan: Strike on Kabul rehabilitation centre raises serious concerns under international humanitarian law Amnesty International calls for investigation into circumstances of strike that resulted in hundreds of civilian casualties

🇦🇫/🇵🇰: The Pakistani must "carry out an independent, impartial and timely investigation into the circumstances of [the Kabul rehab centre] strike and the resulting civilian casualties, with the results made public with a view to ensuring accountability."

www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...

PAKISTAN: It’s been nearly one year.
5 Baloch activists, Mahrang Baloch, Bebarg Zehri, Beebow Baloch, Shah Jee Sibghat Ullah and Gulzadi Baloch, remain in unlawful pretrial detention simply for their peaceful activism.

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Pakistan: Investigation urgently needed after killings during Iran protests Deaths of at least 26 people raise serious concerns about unlawful use of force by security forces said Amnesty International

🇵🇰 Pakistan: Investigation urgently needed after killings during Iran protests

“The killing of protesters and reports of the use of lethal ammunition by security forces against these assemblies raise serious concerns about unlawful use of force.”

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Pakistan: Human rights lawyers Imaan Mazari and Hadi Ali Chattha were sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment under Pakistan's Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act on 24 January 2026 for social media posts on X.

Demand their release.
Take action NOW: amn.st/FreeImanHadi

PAKISTAN: Across Pakistan, students have been at the frontlines of movements for justice, human rights and accountability.

📢 It’s time to lift the ban on student unions in Pakistan.
✊ Stand with students.

#RestoreStudentUnions

PAKISTAN: 42-year ban on student unions violates:
📌 Art. 21 of ICCPR, Right to peaceful assembly
📌 Art. 22 of ICCPR, Right to freedom of association
📌 Art. 19 of ICCPR, Right to freedom of expression

✊ Stand with students.
👉 Demand for the ban on student unions to be lifted.

#RestoreStudentUnions

For 42 years, students have been denied their rights to freedom of association, expression and peaceful assembly, rights protected under international human rights law.

#RestoreStudentUnions

PAKISTAN: On this day, 9 February 1984, Pakistan banned student unions, silencing millions of young people across generations.
#RestoreStudentUnions

🇵🇰 PAKISTAN: Amnesty International has issued an Urgent Action calling for the immediate and unconditional release of human rights lawyers Imaan Mazari and Hadi Ali Chattha.
They are being punished solely for defending human rights.

👉 Take action NOW: www.amnesty.org/en/documents...

PAKISTAN: This baseless trial of Imaan Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chattha is a blatant abuse of the justice system. Pakistani authorities must end the judicial harassment and coercive tactics used to silence dissent and intimidate those who defend human rights.

More: www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...

PAKISTAN: Amnesty International writes to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to express grave concerns regarding unlawful detention, harassment and deportation of Afghan refugees in Pakistan.

Read the open letter here: www.amnesty.org/en/documents...

@amnesty.org calls for an urgent review of the constitutional amendment and urges Pakistani authorities to immediately take all necessary measures to safeguard the impartiality, independence and safety of judges.

The amendment violates international human rights law, particularly undermining the independence of the judiciary and shielding officials from accountability through the provision of lifetime immunity.

PAKISTAN: The 27th amendment to the Constitution, passed in November 2025, marks a significant regression and is part of a direct and sustained assault on judicial independence, right to fair trial and the rule of law in Pakistan.

Read here 👇
www.amnesty.org/en/documents...

Amnesty International calls on Pakistani authorities to:
✅ Drop all charges related to his journalism and refrain from bringing additional charges violating his right to freedom of expression
✅ Ensure his right to challenge allegations through a fair trial in line with international human rights law

PAKISTAN: Sohrab Barkat, a journalist, was detained by Pakistani authorities last month for alleged criticism of state institutions online. Since then, he has been implicated in three separate cases under Pakistan’s cybercrime law.

Amnesty International calls on the Pakistani authorities to immediately restore Imran Khan’s access to family and legal counsel as per international human rights law. The authorities must ensure that the conditions of detention fully comply with international norms and standards.

Denying visits by family and legal counsel violates Pakistan’s commitments under international human rights conventions such as ICCPR and due process safeguards. The Mandela Rules note that prohibition of family contact cannot be used as a disciplinary and punitive measure.

Pakistan: Imran Khan’s solitary confinement and inhumane detention conditions must end, UN expert says GENEVA – The UN Special Rapporteur on torture, Alice Jill Edwards, today urged the Government of Pakistan to take immediate and effective action to address reports of inhumane and undignified detentio...

Recently, the UN Special Rapporteur on torture also condemned Khan’s prolonged solitary confinement of 23 hours a day in poor conditions as unlawful and amounting to psychological torture under international standards.

www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

International human rights standards permit the use of water cannons only in situations of serious public disorder and widespread violence.

These actions raise serious concerns around the safety of peaceful protesters and non-compliance of the court order by the authorities.

Last night, a peaceful sit-in protesting the repeated denial of court-ordered visits for Imran Khan was once again dispersed using water cannons in freezing temperatures, with participants alleging the water contained chemical irritants.

PAKISTAN: The repeated use of high-pressure water cannons by authorities against peaceful protesters outside Adiala Jail is a flagrant violation of their right to peaceful assembly. Pakistan must respect people’s right to peacefully protest and end the disproportionate and punitive use of force.

Nepal: Government must ensure accountability for unlawful killings and use of force during Gen-Z protests New briefing documents how security forces used mounting and ultimately lethal force – including live ammunition – against largely peaceful protest in Kathmandu

Widespread failings by Nepal’s law enforcement agencies in policing September’s youth-led “Gen-Z” protests resulted in unlawful killings, unnecessary and excessive use of force, and severe injuries.

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Our findings reveal a series of systemic failures: failure to exhaust non-violent means before resorting to force; the dangerous and unlawful use of less-lethal weapons; poor planning, preparation and training for policing of protests; unnecessary and unlawful use of lethal force.

The briefing documents how security forces used mounting and ultimately lethal force – including live ammunition – against largely peaceful protesters during the assembly in Kathmandu on 8 September, at which at least 19 people were killed and more than 300 injured.

Nepal: Government must ensure accountability for unlawful killings and use of force during Gen-Z protests New briefing documents how security forces used mounting and ultimately lethal force – including live ammunition – against largely peaceful protest in Kathmandu

Widespread failings by #Nepal’s law enforcement agencies in policing September’s youth-led “Gen-Z” protests resulted in unlawful killings, unnecessary and excessive use of force, and severe injuries.

Read more in our new briefing👇

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