Comments on: HRCP Raids

By: Orwellian quote of the day « Kafr al-Hanadwa

Orwellian quote of the day « Kafr al-Hanadwa — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 14:24:48 +0000

[...] on human rights folks here, for those interested. There are all sorts of protests planned at various Pakistani embassies, if [...]

By: a.

a. — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 00:00:06 +0000

reports are that those arrested tomorrow will be detained for long periods, possibly at jails far outside the cities.

By: elizabeth

elizabeth — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 22:21:32 +0000

This news report includes some footage of Asma J. being detained or delivered detention orders (see around the 12 min. mark) at the gate of her home:

http://pkpolitics.com/2007/11/04/news-update-2-4-november-07/

Just got off the conf. call, which included some people planning to march out in protest tomorrow in Lahore and Karachi. They are expecting to be met with force/arrests. (In response to a question about security, one answered, “I’m as secure or insecure as anybody else in Pakistan. We’re thinking this is a time to stand up and be counted.”) And then they kept saying, we’ll see what happens tomorrow.

By: Desi Italiana

Desi Italiana — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 19:57:57 +0000

“Some say 40-50 total people are detained from the HRCP meeting”

Update: Seventy people were detained.

By: Human Rights Commission Pakistan Busted « A Fine Imbalance

Human Rights Commission Pakistan Busted « A Fine Imbalance — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 19:48:11 +0000

[...] Then, I get the creeping suspicion that maybe their website had been blocked. I was right; Sepoy confirms that several people have been [...]

By: elizabeth

elizabeth — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 17:35:14 +0000

Goddammit. (Emails say that a lot of ICG/OSI/HRW partners and friends have been detained, too.)