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Despite hundreds of cases every year, Pakistan seems to downplay the prevalence of torture.

The soldiers belonging to the force's intervention brigade who were returning from leave opened fire at a border post, the UN said.

Rehan Shah's family has alleged that police severely beat him up, gave him electric shocks and also pushed a plastic pipe through his rectum. 

‘Legislation to protect prisoners’ rights’ Islamabad April 2, 2021 Islamabad : A spokesman for the Ministry of Human Rights (MoHR) Thursday said the government had made a number of effective legislation to ensure protecting rights of prisoners. In a short span of time, the ministry made milestone achievement in protecting the rights of prisoners, spokesman, who is also MoHR Director General Muhammad Arshad told APP. He said the ministry had fully implemented the Criminal Justice Legal Aid & Justice Authority Legal Act 2020, which was aimed at providing legal, financial and other assis...

15 March 2021 Lahore: The World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) and Justice Project Pakistan released a joint report titled “Criminalising Torture in Pakistan: The need for an effective legal framework.” Published a day after a teenager was reported to have died in police custody in Peshawar, the report sheds light on the lack of appropriate legislation against torture in Pakistan. “Torture by police is rampant in Pakistan », said former senator and Pakistan Peoples Party senior leader Farhatullah Babar at the online panel discussion organized for the launch of the report. “N...