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Kabul: Amnesty International has called for Pakistan to 'immediately cancel' the plan to expel Afghan migrants, saying it violates international human rights laws, TOLOnews reports.
According to a statement made by an activist of the Organization for Refugees and Migrants, the plan to expel Afghan refugees violates international human rights laws, international refugee laws and all international conventions.
disregard for deportation
“The Pakistani authorities' callous disregard for the persecution, grave human rights violations and humanitarian disaster awaiting Afghan refugees when deported to Taliban-controlled Afghanistan is heartbreaking.
Instead of heeding repeated global appeals to halt deportations, the newly elected Pakistani government has disappointingly now extended the deportation campaign to Afghan Citizen Card (ACC) holders as well,” said James Jenion, TOLOnews. According to.
However, the Consulate General of the Islamic Emirate in Pakistan has also announced the release and return of more than fifty Afghan expatriates.
protection of freedom of prisoners
“We currently have about fifty detainees in jails in Sindh state,” said Syed Abdul Jabbar Takhari, the Taliban's acting consul in Karachi, Pakistan. “Continuous efforts are being made to ensure their freedom and early return to their motherland.”
Afghan migrants in Pakistan are worried about their unclear future as the second wave of expulsion of Afghan migrants is about to begin in the country.
He objects to Pakistani police detaining and mistreating Afghan migrants.
call for injustice
Stanikzai, an Afghan expatriate in Pakistan, said: “This is injustice to us. Be it Pakistani government or Afghan government, whichever agency does this, it is injustice. According to TOLOnews, we request everyone to have mercy on us, we want to return to our country at the right time.
Meanwhile, Shinwari, another Afghan expatriate in Pakistan, said, “This is bad news for Afghan expatriates because our businesses are here, and we cannot finish everything in a short time.”
According to TOLOnews, the first phase of expelling undocumented Afghan migrants from Pakistan began in November 2023, while the second phase, dubbed the 'Repatriation Plan', which also includes those holding citizenship cards, is scheduled to begin on April 10. Is.
criticism on the move
Both human rights organizations and Afghanistan criticized the crackdown, but the government stood by its stance and insisted it was not directed at any one ethnic community.
Earlier, the United Nations had also asked Pakistan to stop the deportation practice.
Meanwhile, human rights activists and journalists reported that the abuses are part of a campaign to force Afghans to leave the country.
Since the return of the Taliban to power in August 2021, thousands of Afghans have fled Afghanistan to neighboring countries out of fear of persecution and death threats.
Most of these people, having entered the host countries through illegal channels, now face serious problems including forced deportation and imprisonment.