Tag: Hrcp
Balochistan continues to be shortchanged politically: HRCP
ISLAMABAD: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has released a detailed report titled, Balochistan: Neglected Still, after a fact-finding mission to Balochistan, saying the...
Escalating LOC tension harms citizens on both sides, says HRCP
LAHORE: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) is deeply alarmed at the decision by the Indian government to revoke the special constitutional status of...
HRCP secures release of bonded workers
LAHORE: Sixty-three bonded labourers have been recovered from a brick kiln in Basti Pir Ismail near Multan, following a writ petition filed by the Human...
HRCP condemns Ormara killings
LAHORE: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has strongly condemned the brutal murder of at least 14 people near Ormara, Balochistan – including 11...
HRCP calls for re-energising human rights discourse
ISLAMABAD: Concluding its national conference on human rights and democratic participation in Islamabad, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has said that this is...
HRCP concerned over forced conversions in Sindh
KARACHI: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has issued the following statement on the conclusion of its 33rd Annual General Meeting:
“HRCP notes with concern...
Harris Khalique appointed HRCP secretary general
LAHORE: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has said it is 'delighted to announce that Harris Khalique has been appointed secretary general of...
HRCP calls for restraint amid regional tension
LAHORE: Following reports of India’s violation of Pakistani airspace, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed alarm over the escalating tension between...
HRCP expresses reservations over govt’s social media crackdown plan
KARACHI: Amid growing fears of curbs on social media – especially on social media activists and journalists who have spoken out on subjects that...
Threats of rape unacceptable, says HRCP
ISLAMABAD: In the wake of various incidents in the last few days in which state and law enforcement agencies (LEAs) appear to have acted with...
‘Brutish trend of extrajudicial killings unacceptable’
--HRCP demands rectification of 'distorted mechanism betraying little coordination between various branches of state'
--NHRJ demands judicial commission to probe Sahiwal tragedy
LAHORE: The Human Rights Commission...
Anti-encroachment drive: HRCP sees discrimination against poor
KARACHI: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed grave concerns over the human impact of the anti-encroachment drive underway in Karachi’s Saddar...
HRCP welcomes SC’s verdict in Aasiya Bibi case
LAHORE: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has welcomed the Supreme Court’s landmark judgment that acquitted 47-year-old Aasiya Bibi, a Christian woman sentenced to...
HRCP expresses concern over threats to 18th amendment
LAHORE: Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) expressed its grave concern at efforts to roll back the 18th constitutional amendment, evidenced by remarks made reportedly...
RTI is at heart of good governance: HRCP
KARACHI: Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) said Saturday that people’s right to information (RTI) is nothing short of a fundamental right. The right...
Intolerance towards religious minorities in Pakistan increasing: report
Human Rights Commission of Pakistan's (HRCP) National Interfaith Working Group held its inaugural meeting the other day where it discussed the facilitation of interfaith dialogue...
HRCP asks govt to criminalise enforced disappearances
LAHORE: Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has reiterated the need for the government to criminalise the enforced disappearances.
In a statement issued on Friday...
