Geneva, May 2 (IANS) The United Nations Committee against Torture (CAT) expressed grave concerns over Pakistan’s mass deportation of Afghan refugees, including children, following the adoption of the 2023 Illegal Foreigners’ Repatriation Plan, citing the absence of individual assessment of protection needs and risks of refoulement. In its recent findings on Pakistan’s implementation of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, the Committee rai…
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Kabul, Jan 16 (IANS) Pakistani police has increased arrests of Afghan refugees in Islamabad, shifting dozens, including a journalist, to temporary camps amid deportation operations, local media reported. Pakistani police have been arresting and forcibly deporting Afghan asylum seekers, further increasing pressure on displaced communities in Kabul, Afghanistan’s leading news agency Khaama Press reported citing sources in Islamabad.On Wednesday, police arrested several Afghan refugees from Islamab…