{"id":57756,"date":"2024-02-08T14:45:01","date_gmt":"2024-02-08T14:45:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/amnesty-slams-internet-shutdown-on-election-day-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2024-02-08T14:45:01","modified_gmt":"2024-02-08T14:45:01","slug":"amnesty-slams-internet-shutdown-on-election-day-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/amnesty-slams-internet-shutdown-on-election-day-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"Amnesty slams internet shutdown on election day | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Amnesty International has slammed the internet shutdown and suspension of the cellular service on election day in Pakistan as a \u201creckless attack on people\u2019s rights\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe decision to suspend telecommunications and mobile internet services on an election day is a blunt attack on the rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly,\u201d Livia Saccardi, Interim Deputy Director for South Asia at Amnesty International, said in a post on the micro-blogging site \u201cX\u201d, formerly called Twitter.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is reckless to impede access to information as people head out to polling stations on the heels of devastating bomb blasts and what has been an intense crackdown on the opposition in the lead up to the elections in the country,\u201d Saccardi added.<\/p>\n

Read more:\u00a0Naya or Purana Pakistan<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Amnesty International calls on the authorities of Pakistan to adopt a rights-respecting approach and urgently lift all blanket restrictions on access to the internet. \u201cUnwarranted restrictions on dissemination of information, despite reassurances to the contrary from the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority and Election Commission of Pakistan, are in breach of people\u2019s human rights at this critical time in Pakistan,\u201d Saccardi stated.<\/p>\n

\u201cBlanket shutdowns impacts people\u2019s mobility, livelihood and ability to navigate through a difficult time further undermining their trust in authorities. Amnesty International calls on the authorities of Pakistan to adopt a rights-respecting approach and urgently lift all blanket restrictions on access to the internet to enable people\u2019s access to timely information and report on any election-related matter throughout the polling process.\u201d<\/p>\n

Also read:\u00a0Election day deals: Vote and avail discounts at all these eateries<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Access Now, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), and the #KeepItOn coalition also strongly condemn the caretaker government\u2019s suspension of mobile services across the country, and demanded that full internet access be reinstated immediately.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith millions of people in Pakistan relying on the internet for essential information needed to cast their vote, the government\u2019s disproportionate action jeopardises democracy. People\u2019s right to freely and fairly choose their elected representatives must be safeguarded,\u201d it said in a statement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

KARACHI: Amnesty International has slammed the internet shutdown and suspension of the cellular service on election day in Pakistan as a \u201creckless attack on people\u2019s rights\u201d. \u201cThe decision to suspend telecommunications and mobile internet services on an election day is a blunt attack on the rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly,\u201d Livia Saccardi, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":57757,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/i.tribune.com.pk\/media\/images\/image1707397403-0\/image1707397403-0.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-57756","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-top-news"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t