Islamabad, March 10 -- Pakistan has been added to the prestigious Civicus Monitor's human rights watchlist for 2025 due to a significant deterioration in its civil space and an intensifying crackdown on dissent.

The decision highlights the country's troubling human rights record, with particular concerns over the arbitrary targeting of human rights activists, journalists, and political opponents by the authorities, as reported by the Dawn.

The Dawn reported that in a statement issued by Civicus, a global coalition dedicated to promoting and defending civil society space, Pakistan joins several other nations, including the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Serbia, Italy, and the United States, which are also experiencing rapid declines i...