Pakistan

Important documents

May 2020 | BAMF – Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (Germany) (Author)
Pakistan

Brief report on the situation of Ahmadis and Shiites, and on honour crimes and blasphemy
Länderreport 24; Pakistan; Lage der Ahmadis und Schiiten sowie Ehrverbrechen im Kontext der islamisch geprägten Strafgesetzgebung (Special or Analytical Report, German)
de ID 2031016
October 2019 | HRCP – Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, FIDH – International Federation for Human Rights (Author)
Pakistan

Report on the death penalty and its use against marginalised groups (societal context; criminal justice system and legal framework; inadequate police investigations; unfair trials; appeals; impact of capital punishment on families and children)
Punished for being vulnerable; How Pakistan executes the poorest and the most marginalized in society (Special or Analytical Report, English)
en ID 2018385
February 2018 | EUAA – European Union Agency for Asylum (formerly: European Asylum Support Office, EASO) (Author)
Pakistan

Report on a meeting of Pakistan experts (political and security situation; sectarian politics; religious minorities; private conflicts; LGBT; insurgent politics; drivers of migration; Karachi)
EASO COI Meeting Report: Pakistan; 16-17 October 2017; Rome (Special or Analytical Report, English)
en ID 1426168
January 2017 | UNHCR – UN High Commissioner for Refugees (Author)
Pakistan

Guidelines for assessing the need for international protection of religious minorities from Pakistan (legislative framework on religious minorities in Pakistan; situation of religious minorities; risk profiles; internal flight alternative; exclusion)
UNHCR Eligibility Guidelines for Assessing the International Protection Needs of Members of Religious Minorities from Pakistan (Expert Opinion or Position, English)
en ID 1407844
August 2016 | ACCORD – Austrian Centre for Country of Origin and Asylum Research and Documentation (Author)
Pakistan

Report on Pakistan (backgroud information; political developments; non-state armed actors and militant groups; security forces; rule of law; human rights; women; children; etc.)
Pakistan; COI Compilation (Special or Analytical Report, English)
en ID 1394869
July 2016 | BFA Staatendokumentation (Austrian Federal Office for Immigration and Asylum, COI unit) (Author)
Afghanistan, Pakistan

Dossier on clan and tribal structures in Afghanistan and Pakistan (ethnic groups; Pashtunwali; Hazara; religious welfare structures) (for an English translation see ID 1397585)
AfPak - Grundlagen der Stammes- & Clanstruktur (Special or Analytical Report, German)
de ID 1236701
September 2015 | BFA Staatendokumentation (Austrian Federal Office for Immigration and Asylum, COI unit) (Author)
Pakistan

Report on a fact-finding mission to Pakistan (general situation; security situation in FATA; extra-marital affairs; education; Afghan refugees; IDPs; minorities; health care) (revised in January 2016; Please note that the use of the previous edition of this report is no longer authorized)
Fact Finding Mission Report Pakistan; September 2015; Revised Edition (Special or Analytical Report, English)
en ID 1140023
June 2015 | ARC – Asylum Research Centre (Author)
Pakistan

Country report (background; political developments; security situation; main armed groups; human rights; security forces; rule of law) (focused on events after June 2013, for events from before, see ID 250372)
Pakistan Country Report (Special or Analytical Report, English)
en ID 1253687
October 2014 | BMI - Bundesministerium für Inneres (Taucher, Wolfgang; Vogl, Mathias; Webinger, Peter [eds.]) (Author), published by BFA Staatendokumentation (Austrian Federal Office for Immigration and Asylum, COI unit)
Pakistan

Collection of papers on Pakistan: challenges & perspectives (economy, demography, security, Taliban, religious minorities, Muslim sects, migration, maps)
regiones et res publicae - Country Analysis Reports: Pakistan - Challenges (Special or Analytical Report, English)
en ID 1095862
30 June 2014 | HRW – Human Rights Watch (Author)
Pakistan

Balochistan: Report on killings of Shia Hazara by Sunni militant groups
"We are the Walking Dead"; Killings of Shia Hazara in Balochistan, Pakistan (Special or Analytical Report, English)
en ID 1185032

Important documents

Brief report on the situation of Ahmadis and Shiites, and on honour crimes and blasphemy

Report on the death penalty and its use against marginalised groups (societal context; criminal justice system and legal framework; inadequate police investigations; unfair trials; appeals; impact of capital punishment on families and children)

Report on a meeting of Pakistan experts (political and security situation; sectarian politics; religious minorities; private conflicts; LGBT; insurgent politics; drivers of migration; Karachi)

Guidelines for assessing the need for international protection of religious minorities from Pakistan (legislative framework on religious minorities in Pakistan; situation of religious minorities; risk profiles; internal flight alternative; exclusion)

Report on Pakistan (backgroud information; political developments; non-state armed actors and militant groups; security forces; rule of law; human rights; women; children; etc.)

Dossier on clan and tribal structures in Afghanistan and Pakistan (ethnic groups; Pashtunwali; Hazara; religious welfare structures) (for an English translation see ID 1397585)

Report on a fact-finding mission to Pakistan (general situation; security situation in FATA; extra-marital affairs; education; Afghan refugees; IDPs; minorities; health care) (revised in January 2016; Please note that the use of the previous edition of this report is no longer authorized)

Country report (background; political developments; security situation; main armed groups; human rights; security forces; rule of law) (focused on events after June 2013, for events from before, see ID 250372)

Collection of papers on Pakistan: challenges & perspectives (economy, demography, security, Taliban, religious minorities, Muslim sects, migration, maps)

Balochistan: Report on killings of Shia Hazara by Sunni militant groups