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Action call over Pakistan missing

by Sanjay Jha | July 23, 2008 at 01:35 am

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In the name of fighting terrorism Pakistan government has kept hundreds of its citizen in illegal custody. Human rights group have been slamming the government over its illegal detention policy. Now famous human rights group Amnesty International has brought out 50 pages report about the missing detainess. Amenesty has accused Pakistan government of holding these people in illegal confinement and not producing in the courts. Amnesty also alleged that Pakistan government continues to deny the undeniable.

The human rights organisation, Amnesty International, has called on Pakistan's new government to provide information about hundreds of disappeared people.
Most are said to be held by the country's security agencies.
The call was made in a detailed report about the detainees released by Amnesty, which is one of several groups fighting for their release.
The government has denied any involvement, claiming those missing have been kidnapped by jihadist groups.