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Northwest Pakistan is experiencing a human rights crisis that has led to over 1,200 civilian deaths and to the displacement of at least 1.2 million people. The civilian population of this region is caught between the cross-fire of the Pakistani Taleban, the Pakistani Security Forces, and the "Lashkars," and is subject to abuses by all three groups in addition to U.S. drone attacks. However, their plight has been largely disregarded by all parties concerned. Millions of civilians live in a human rights-free zone where they have no legal protection by the government and are subject to abuses by the Taleban.
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Fighting between Pakistani government forces and Taliban armed groups has devastated civilian populations in northwest Pakistan. Many civilians are subject to human rights abuses by the Taliban, Pakistani Security Forces, and local militias called "Lashkars," in addition to suffering the effects of U.S. drone strikes.
Countless lives have been destroyed and untold damage done to property, leaving millions of civilians homeless and unable to take care of their families. To generate awareness about this human rights crisis, you can participate in the Eyes on Pakistan Writing Contest . Please send your published news articles, journal entries, letters to the editor, op-eds, or blog entries to the Science for Human Rights Program at Amnesty International’s DC Office before December 31, 2010. The top five entries will receive a FLIP HD Camera to support their human rights activism.
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Atiq-ur Rehman, a 29-year-old scientist and officer of the Atomic Energy Commission, was apprehended in Abbotabad, North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on June 25, 2004, the day of his wedding. Police refused to register the family’s complaint arguing that he was in the custody of an intelligence agency. The NGO Defense of Human Rights submitted his case to the Supreme Court along with others. During Supreme Court hearings in 2007, state representative denied holding him and that they had any knowledge of his whereabouts. He was dismissed from his place of work for "willful absence". His fate and whereabouts remain unknown.
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