Situation Grave in Pakistan: Report, The Express Tribune, 24 January 2011

EXCERPT: "A report published by Human Rights Watch (HRW) expressed concern over the human rights conditions in Pakistan, citing breakdown of law enforcement, missing persons, alleged military abuse during operations in the tribal areas and discriminatory laws and violence against minorities as major concerns. The 21st annual World Report by the HRW is a summary of human rights conditions in over 90 countries worldwide. The report, an overview of major events in Pakistan during 2010, states that the relief efforts after the July 2010 floods were free of any 'systematic discrimination? against minorities. Suicide and armed attacks by militants targeted every sector of society, including journalists and religious minorities, in the larger cities of the country. Expressing concern over the actions of security forces during operations in the tribal areas, the report states that a large number of militants belonging to al Qaeda, the Taliban, and other armed groups were picked up but hardly any were prosecuted in the courts."

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Related articles and reports:
Pakistan: Events of 2010, Human Rights Watch, January 2011
2011 World Report [pdf], Human Rights Watch, January 2011
, The Associated Press, 24 January 2011

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