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Human Rights Watch Issues Commentary: Tragedy at Pakistani Hospital Should Prompt Reform
September 02, 2026
NEW YORK, Sept. 2 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following commentary by Saroop Ijaz, senior counsel in the Asia Division:

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Tragedy at Pakistani Hospital Should Prompt Reform

Fire in Neonatal Ward Lays Bare Need for Accountability, Emergency Safety Audits

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Fourteen newborns died in a fire on August 26 at one of Pakistan's largest public hospitals, and their shattered families are asking how th . . .

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