Pakistan: Renewed arrests, detention and harassment of Afghan refugees must stop

By Amnesty International

Responding to reports of arbitrary detention and harassment of Afghan refugees and asylum seekers by law enforcement agencies in Islamabad in Pakistan, Babu Ram Pant, Deputy Regional Director for South Asia at Amnesty International, said: “The police night raids, harassment and arbitrary detention of hundreds of Afghan refugees, including women and children, in the capital […] The post Pakistan: Renewed arrests, detention and harassment of Afghan refugees must stop appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>

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