World News | 533 Pakistanis killed in terror attacks in 2022: Human rights report

Islamabad [Pakistan]April 29 (ANI): A total of 533 people have been killed in Pakistan due to terrorist attacks and 2,210 cases of disappearances remain unsolved, News International cited the latest report from the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP).

In the flagship annual report on the human rights situation in the country, data showed that the majority of disappearances came from Balochistan (2,115) and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (3,369).

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The report noted that last year’s floods affected 33 million people, but the problems were overshadowed by politicians’ selfishness and petty political drama.

Year after year, the HRCP’s annual report points to the dire situation of women in the country. Citing HRCP data, News International reports that 2022 will be no exception, with 4,226 women surviving rape and gang rape.

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The HRCP report shows that there is no room for optimism or hope in the future.

Although Pakistan is in the midst of a severe economic crisis, the HRCP report further reveals that the living conditions of human beings are also deteriorating year by year.

In addition to highlighting the country’s climate change crisis and growing persecution of transgender people, the report reveals how the country’s rival political forces and institutional disputes are further exacerbating the lives of ordinary people.

However, HRCP noted that some progressive legislation has been introduced.

According to News International, the report notes that the progressive legislation has been implemented both centrally and provincially, covering issues such as minimum wages, tougher penalties for employing children as laborers and an attempt to address workplace harassment.

However, the Law on the Protection of Transgender People passed in 2018 has met with strong opposition and attacks from all walks of life.

In particular, the report paints a bleak picture of the extent to which political disputes are exploited and incitement to insurrection, a colonial aid-era law that often punishes people for petty things, the destruction of cemeteries belonging to minorities and the resurgence of terrorism, according to News International reported that the people of Pakistan continue to lack basic freedoms of speech, assembly and housing. (Arnie)

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