Islamabad tall court orders government to fill vacant post at head of National Commission for Human RightsThe prime minister of Pakistan,Imran Khan, and his government maintain been accused of trying to “sabotage” the country’s independent human rights watchdog to prevent accountability for mounting abuses and oppression.
Legislators, or activists and lawyers told the Guardian that Khan’s government “punished” and immobilised Pakistans National Commission for Human Rights (NCHR) over reports that it had produced into human rights abuses and torture carried out by the military,which plays a powerful role in running the country.
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Source: theguardian.com