Statement

August 29, 2025 - With deep conviction, the Asian Civil Societies stands in steadfast solidarity with the Palestinian people. We urgently call for a united global response to the ongoing genocide in Gaza and the occupied West Bank marked by...

KATHMANDU, Nepal (10 July 2025) – The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) and Bytes for All, Pakistan condemn the Islamabad District Magistrate’s order, issued on 24 June 2025, to block 27 YouTube channels for...

Islamabad, June 12, 2025 – Bytes for All, Pakistan expresses deep concern over the growing use of AI-generated deepfake videos purpetdly generated by supporters of different political parties using...

Islamabad, January 29, 2024: The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) and Bytes For All, Pakistan are deeply concerned by the passage of the Prevention of Electronic Crimes (Amendment) Bill (PECA) , 2025, and...

Islamabad, January 2, 2024: As the year 2024 departs, Bytes For All (B4A), Pakistan notes alarming dents on digital governance and downfall that country’s cyberspace has witnessed due to crack down on digital rights, shrinking...

Islamabad, (Dec 4, 2024): Bytes for All strongly condemns the arbitrary disruption of social media platforms in Pakistan. Netizens in Pakistan have been facing slow internet at regular intervals which is not only affecting the digital economy but...

Islamabad, (Nov 16, 2024): Bytes for All strongly condemn the plans by the Government of Pakistan to ban the Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) in the country and the ruling by the Council of Islamic Ideology's (CII) calling the use of VPNs “ against...

B4A rejects Punjab Defamation Bill 2024, terms an attack on digital rights and journalistic freedoms Islamabad, (May 21, 2024): Bytes for All (B4A), Pakistan, strongly denounces the passage of the Punjab Defamation Bill 2024, believing it threatens...

Minority Rights Group International (MRG) is gravely concerned by yesterday’s violence against the Christian community of Jaranwala, Faisalabad-Punjab, Pakistan. MRG strongly condemns the attack by the violent mob on Christian community members’...

This statement was delivered on 10 July 2023 by Asif Aqeel in the name of MRG and our partners in Pakistan – Bargad, Bytes for All and Centre for Law and Justice – during the Adoption of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Pakistan at the 53rd...