Pakistan: Sanitation workers facing systemic discrimination and other rights violations need better legal protection – new report

By Amnesty International

Pakistan’s authorities must ensure robust protections for sanitation workers both in law and practice against institutionalized religious and caste-based discrimination, Amnesty International said in a new report highlighting widespread human rights violations within the sector. “Cut Us Open and See That We Bleed Like Them”: Discrimination and Stigmatization of Sanitation Workers in Pakistan, documents how […] The post Pakistan: Sanitation workers facing systemic discrimination and other rights violations need better legal protection – new report appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>

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