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Rights Watch (14th April 2020)

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Honour Killing: A woman was shot dead by her husband for “honor” in Ditta Khel in district Mianwali, Punjab. Ali Asghar, 40, had believed his wife, Aseeran Bibi, 35, was having an affair with her cousin, Deewan Khan. Ali Asghar had an ...
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Rights Watch (13th April 2020)

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Minor Killed: A Seven year old Faizan was raped and killed in the Bhagowali area near Faisalabad. Police recovered his body from outside the village and shifted it to the Rural Health Center for autopsy. Shelling in AJK: A Four year old ...
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Rights Watch (10th April 2020)

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Cash Distribution: In Faisalabad, women recipients of the government's financial aid complained about severe mistreatment as they were forced to sit on the ground for hours outside, without any water. The recipients usually wait for their ...
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Rights Watch (9th April 2020)

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No Discount on School Fee: All Pakistan Private Schools Association has decided not to follow the 20 percent discount on the fee during the coronavirus lock-down. The private schools in Punjab, Sindh, and ICT have announced to challenge the government directives to ensure they do not take full fees from students in the courts as most of ...
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Rights Watch (8th April 2020)

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PV09fxBNccM Education Emergency SHC has ordered Sindh Govt to declare an 'education emergency' to repair 7,956 dangerous school buildings 25% of funds from district development, bonus production and social welfare will be allocated for the schools. Minor Found Dead Police recovered the body...
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Rights Watch (7th April 2020)

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yt1KP6X0SPU Education in Crisis Approximately 46.8 million Pakistani students’ learning has been affected by country-wide lockdowns and restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to the COVID-19 Educational Disruption and Response issued by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization...
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Rights Watch (6th April 2020)

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https://youtu.be/weuXSsSCLE4 Prisoners can sue the State for 'Inhumane Treatment' Overcrowding of jails declared unconstitutional, prisoners can sue the state for denial of the right to life and inhumane treatment. Most victims belong to economically & socially marginalized sections do not have...
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Rights Watch (3rd April 2020)

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https://youtu.be/-st3RnuqciA Fisherman in Thatta Starving Fisherman residing on the 27 or so islands along the Thatta coastline are being forced to go hungry as fish markets remain closed during the Sindh-wide lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic. Sales of freshly caught...
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Rights Watch (2nd April 2020)

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGflv3qu4yA Maid “Murdered” by Employers Kharian Cantonment police booked a doctor and two others for the alleged murder of a domestic servant, Ramsha, who had been in their employ at I J Colony, Gujrat. The deceased’s father, Ghulam Yasin, claimed he...
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Rights Watch (1st April 2020)

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https://youtu.be/wSzHSFh5sZ0 Prisoners’ Rights The Punjab Government has issued guidelines for the sanitation and disinfection of prisons to mitigate the COVID-19 outbreak among inmates and jail staff. 48,000 prisoners across 42 jails in the province will undergo mandatory screening. Per official guidelines, jail...