Rights Activists Demand Pakistan Criminalize Enforced Disappearances

Rights defenders are demanding Pakistan immediately criminalize the practice of enforced disappearances they say has caused years of agony to thousands of families across the country.   Pakistani security forces have been battling extremist and militant groups since the country joined the U.S.-led war on terror in 2001. Critics allege the anti-terrorism operations have resulted in thousands of Pakistanis being detained by state security institutions, without their whereabouts...

© La Voix de l'Amérique - mardi 30 août 2016