# 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](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2025-pakistan-amends-peca-cybercrime-law)
- Source: Pakistan: Repeal Amendment to Draconian Cyber Law. https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/02/03/pakistan-repeal-amendment-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.

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