Amnesty Int welcomes Pakistan ratification of Human Rights Treaty New leadership sends positive mess

WASHINGTON : Amnesty International has welcomed Pakistan’s ratification of a key human rights treaty and signing of two other important conventions. “Becoming a state party to U.N. human rights conventions is a key step to ensuring human rights are respected, protected and realized for all in Pakistan in line with international standards,” said Amnesty International.
The organization called on the Pakistani authorities to grasp this opportunity and address the pressing human rights problems.
When presenting its candidature for the elections of the Human Rights Council in April 2006, Pakistan committed itself to early ratification of core human rights treaties.
On Thursday, Pakistan moved to uphold this pledge, ratifying the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR), and signing both the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and the U.N. Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (UNCAT).
Amnesty International has been encouraging Pakistan to ratify these and other U.N. human rights treaties. “Amnesty International now calls upon the Government of Pakistan to promptly ratify the ICCPR and the UNCAT and enact implementing legislation to ensure that the three treaties become part of Pakistan’s domestic law,” the Human Rights Watchdog said Friday.