Afghans in Pakistan face “increased abusing tactics,” states that the deadline for deportation of weavers

The new report says that Afghan refugees face the “intensified abuse tactic” in Pakistan due to constant pressure on the deportation of illegal foreigners and the owner of Afghan citizens.

American watch based in the US (HRW) sounded an alarm of ua report Posted on Wednesday. The non -governmental organization invited the international community to prevent people’s deportation back to Afghanistan, where they risk the persecution of Taliban, at the same time emphasizing the reports of human rights violations in Pakistan.

“Afghanistan is not a safe country,” said Fereshta Abbasi, an Afghan explorer with HRW. “If you are currently a protester in Pakistan, March 31, there is a chance that you can deport yourself or force yourself to return to Afghanistan.”

Abbasi said that HRW documented the cases of the advocates of women’s rights in Afghanistan, who were arbitrarily detained and tortured by the Taliban. NGO also heard reports of women who were killed or missing under the regime.

“The risk is really high and I really hope that the international community is taking concrete actions to ensure that Afghans are not deported at risk.”

Human rights advocates, journalists and former state staff are at a special risk, according to a report.

He also cited terrible economic conditions: all those deported would fight for survival, it was said, in the middle of Afghanistan “raised unemployment, broken health system and reduction of foreign assistance.”

Pakistan to deport all unfathomrated Afghan after March 31

Earlier this month, the Pakistani Ministry of the Interior invited all “illegal foreigners” and the owners of Afghan civic cards to leave the country until March 31. Those who remain will be deported from April 1, it is stated.

Afghanians represent most of the Pakistani foreign population; The United Nations (UN) estimate that there are 3.7 million in the country. Many lived there for decades, evacuating Afghanistan in the 1980s during the Soviet Afghan War, while others crossed the border in August 2021 to escape from Taliban after the group seized the government.

More than 800,000 Afghans in Pakistan are currently holding an Afghan citizen, according to the UN. The other approximately 1.3 million is officially registered and holding special evidence of residence, issued by the High Commissioner of the UN refugees (UNHCR). It is unclear to influence these carriers.

Pakistan first announced the latest repatriation plan in October 2023, after deepening the economic crisis contributed to the increase in feelings against immigrants. His government also quoted the issues of national security and accused many Afghans in the country of dealing with terrorism. Recently, the tensions on the border of Afghanistan-Pakistan resulted in conflicts between their security forces, forcing thousands to flee their homes.

Since 2023, more than 800,000 Afghans in Pakistan have returned home or forcibly expelled, UN says. Most of those who have returned to the fear of the detention of Pakistani authorities as their reason for departure, according to the UN report from that year.

Masood Rahmati, an Afghan sports journalist, told HRW for a report that even Afghanists registered in the UNHCR or who had valid residence are not sure.

Home attacks, extortion of extortion in Pakistan

According to the report, Pakistani police have reworked houses, residents and arbitrarily detained people and seized refugee documents, including residence licenses.

Afghan refugees said the authorities would take them or relatives to police cells and demand a bribe to allow them to stay in the country.

HRW said that forced yields, expulsions and deportations of Afghanists could be a violation of Pakistan’s obligations as a party to the UN Convention against torture.

The organization says she received reports about the police who arrested Afghan children who were walking to school, or who were in school, and in jobs and markets. Pakistani authorities also allegedly separated families through expulsion.

“Even when only one family member is missing the necessary legal documentation, the police can force all family members to leave or expire half of the family, while some, including children, remain in Pakistan,” it said.

“Representatives of the organization for help said that children under the age of 18 were left in Pakistan without parents or deported alone in Afghanistan.”

Calls to prevent any retaliation against the return of Afghanists

“Pakistani officials should immediately stop forcing Afghans to return home and give those who are facing expulsion the opportunity to seek protection,” said director of HRW Asia Elaine Pearson.

“The Taliban authorities in Afghanistan should prevent any retaliation against the return of Afghanists and reverse their abuse of politics against women and girls.”

More than 70 percent of the Afghan -returning Afghanists are women and children, According to the UN. This includes high school girls and women who will no longer have access to education, because of Taliban Business of girls to attend school The past grade 6. The group also banned women in most areas of public life, as part of the sharp measures she imposed after taking power in August 2021.

“My 13-year-old daughter went to school and can’t go here,” said Noor Mohamad, who was deported to Nimroz Province in Afghanistan, for HRW.

“It’s a very difficult life.”

The report says that more than 22 million people in Afghanistan – almost half of the population – required an ambulance in food and other assistance, since January, and estimated 3.5 million children “acutely malnourished”.

“The Afghan Economic System collapsed. … There is no health care system,” Abbasi said.

Canadian surveillance situation ‘narrow’

The organization has invited countries that hosted Afghan refugees, including Canada, to retain the position that Afghanistan is not sure to return.

“The countries that have undertaken to move Afghan at risk should respond to the urgency of the situation in Pakistan and speed up those cases,” Pearson said.

Since August 2021. Canada has occupied more than 55,000 Afghans and works to process acceptable applications received within different Afghan special measures on priority basis, said Rémi Larivière, a spokesman for immigration, refugees and citizenship of Canada, in a statement to CBC News on Tuesday.

Canada carefully monitors the situation in Pakistan, he said, and “actively deals with” the Pakistani government at the relocation of the Afghans.

“IRCC communicates with clients because we are aware of their changes in circumstances,” he said.

“The crisis of this size means that there will always be a greater demand to move to Canada than we are able to provide.”