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There is a persistent pattern of human rights violations occurring in Pakistan. Arbitrary detention, torture, death in custody, and extra-judicial execution are rampant. The government of Pakistan has failed to protect individuals - particularly women, religious minorities and children - from violence and other human rights abuses committed in the home, in the community, and while in legal custody. It has failed to ensure legal redress after violations have occurred. Since 9-11, individuals suspected of having links with "terrorist" organizations have been arbitrarily detained, denied access to lawyers, and turned over to U.S. custody or to the custody of their home country in violation of local and international law. In addition, Pakistan continues to impose the death penalty on persons convicted of crimes.

But that's just the beginning - it gets worse. For example, official child executions, gang raped women with little or no recourse (perhaps something for those UK protesters in favor of the veil in the UK to spend their time on instead), and enforced disappearances of the innocent, over 800 of those that I know of and often to receive US bribes, sectarian violence often to innocent decent Muslims. Even that is just the beginning of the story and I have not even got around to mentioning the state assassination of the Bugti, a fine and noble man and almost Beluchistan's Mahatma Gandhi.

IMO: It is worse than the UK run by Tony B. Liar. People really should do something. When I hear a Pakistani praising Pakistan, I wonder how thay can do so without shame. Without enormous provisos, they can only be badly deluded people. And it is not just a few things like earthqake charities acting as a cloak for shady 'jihadi' murder, just rotten corruption through and through. Yeah, Pakistan could be a great place - if only....