FIDH FIDH & member orgs call on #India, #China and #Pakistan to de-escalate tensions & prioritize a human-centered dialogue to resolve issues & prioritize #humanrights fidh.org/en/region/asia… #Kashmir

From Nesrine Malik's brilliant, deeply demoralising, and alas totally accurate column today.

A compulsive need to make puns can be a sign of brain damage.

#MustRead. Mehreen Zahra-Malik on 'the lucky ones'.

Thread: The desecration of #Ahmadiyya graves in the last two weeks alone, first in Sheikhupura and then in Gujranwala, plumbs the depths of religious #intolerance. 1/3

“There can be no turning back; there can be no giving up.”

I spoke to Vikram Seth about the backlash over #ASuitableBoy having a white screenwriter. He’s having none of it telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/07/1…

#Report HRCP finds that the #Covid19 pandemic has eroded people’s trust in, and respect for, ruling institutions & the governing elite. It has exacerbated existing structural discrimination & inequalities, and laid bare misplaced socioeconomic priorities. hrcp-web.org/hrcpweb/govern…

#Report HRCP demands that parliamentary oversight be restored to all decision-making related to #Covid19 pandemic. The rights of the vulnerable & marginalised must be at the centre of all efforts related to pandemic prevention, containment & treatment. hrcp-web.org/hrcpweb/citize…

Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU.

HRCP demands that the government immediately ensure the safe recovery of journalist Matiullah Jan, whose family confirms that he has gone #missing.

If a renowned senior journalist like Matiullah Jan can be disappeared then what hope is there for ordinary people? Imran Khan must realise Pakistan is not China or Saudi. We have a vibrant civil society. Don’t mistake Resilience for blind Acceptance #ProduceMatiullah

We are extremely concerned for the fate and wellbeing of @matiullahjan919. He has been the subject of physical attacks and harassment for his journalism. The authorities must establish his whereabouts immediately. #ReleaseMatiullah

Enforced disappearance of brave journalist Matiullah Jan in Islamabad under the very nose of Parliament, Supreme Court and media is a serious affront. The parliamentarians, judges & journalists can protest on Constitution Ave if they can’t do anything else. #BringBackMatiullah

Wonder if there is any rebellion underway in newsrooms right now.

The great thing about going a few years without reading Jenny Diski is that one is always surprised again by how great she was, and on such varied topics. This is from Why Didn't You Just Do What You Were Told, out on Thursday

'In a rare admission of a forced disappearance, Pakistan's military confirmed it had #IdrisKhattak in custody, & that he was facing charges under the secrets act. Now the thought of where he might be, & in what condition, keeps Release Idris Khattak up at night.' bbc.com/news/amp/world…

Well look at that! Still influencing the younger generations and species. FAWLTY TOWERS Monty Python #sillywalk

This is Mukhtara Mai's message for why she is joining Aurat March this year in Multan #AuratMarchMultan #AuratMarch2021 #WhyIMarch