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Amnesty tells Congress Baloch activists, Ahmadis face arrests, disappearances and blasphemy-linked violence in Pakistan
Summary
Amnesty International and other witnesses told a congressional panel that Baloch activists have been forcibly disappeared, that provincial laws allow extended detention, and that Pakistan's blasphemy laws and discrimination against Ahmadis have led to arrests, killings and institutionalized restrictions on religious minorities.
Ben Linden of Amnesty International told the commission that Baloch activists faced a campaign of enforced disappearances and that amendments to provincial law in Balochistan permit prolonged detention without charge. "Doctor Marang Baluch and other activists have not been given due process and should be freed," Linden said.
Linden described recent episodes in which detained Baloch activists…
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