Pakistan: New Prime Minister Should Promote Rights

Expand Newly elected Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan addresses the nation after the general election results were announced in Islamabad on July 26, 2018. © 2018 Muhammad Reza/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images (New York) – Pakistan’s newly elected Prime Minister Imran Khan should make human rights a key focus of his government, Human Rights Watch said in a letter made public today. Khan has an important opportunity to create a rights-respecting government that abides by the rule of law and restores the public’s faith in democratic institutions. It is crucial for Pakistan’s development for…

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