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Claim

Claim 453

Human Rights Watch called on the government to uphold free expression and remove the law's abusive provisions.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement
Human Rights Watch called on the government to uphold free expression and remove the law's abusive provisions.
Field
status
Value
HRW calls for repeal
About
incident 2025-pakistan-amends-peca-cybercrime-law
Source
Pakistan: Repeal Amendment to Draconian Cyber Law
Publisher
Human Rights Watch
Method
outlet report
Checked
2026-09-22
Confidence
medium
Status
current
Source date
2025-02-03

Quotation from the source

The government should uphold the right to free expression and overhaul the new law by removing its abusive provisions.