Tag: Hrcp
Pakistan failing on human rights, says watchdog
--HRCP report says 'people continue to disappear in Pakistan, sometimes because they criticise the powerful military or because they advocate better relations with India'
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani watchdog...
HRCP demands ‘even playing field for all’ in general polls
Human rights watchdog expresses concern over weaponisation of religion, enforced disappearances, surge in judicial activism, labour protection laws
Welcomes the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement,...
IHC ruling on declaration of faith cause for serious concern: HRCP
LAHORE: Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Wednesday said that the Islamabad High Court’s (IHC) recent ruling requiring a declaration of faith was a...
HRCP alarmed over expulsion of Pashtun, Baloch students
PU spokesman says admin not to tolerate ‘dharna-style’ pressure
LAHORE: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Monday expressed grave concern over the recent...
HRCP conference calls for elimination of bonded labour: reports
HYDERABAD: Speakers at a conference organised by Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) called for the elimination of bonded labour, reported a local English newspaper.
The...
Govt asked to ratify convention, criminalise enforced disappearances
Speakers demand safe recovery of Raza Khan, other missing persons
LAHORE: Participants of a seminar demanded of the government to criminalise enforced disappearances, ratify the...
Enforced disappearances: ‘Law of jungle’ cannot prevail, say activists
Civil society says state institutions have failed people
LAHORE: Rights activists and civil society have expressed grave concerns over an increasing trend of...
Pakistanis’ freedom of expression must be protected, says HRCP
LAHORE: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) is perturbed by the rapidly eroding space for freedom of expression in the country.
The Commission in...
HRCP laments lack of state efforts to promote rights of persons...
LAHORE: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has said that despite the Pakistani government being a signatory to the Convention on the Rights of...
HRCP demands release of Baloch students picked up in Karachi
LAHORE: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Monday slammed the recent spate of enforced disappearances involving Baloch students and activists in Karachi.
In a...
HRCP warns of shrinking press freedom in Balochistan
QUETTA: A leading rights group warned on Tuesday of shrinking press freedom in Pakistan’s troubled Balochistan province, a month after a series of media...
HRCP holds rally against death penalty
LAHORE: About 15 to 20 activists of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) held a rally on Tuesday to mark the “15th World Day...
HRCP points out resentment, frustration among citizenry
Rights body put responsibility for unfolding chaos on those who are undermining civilian rule, allowing space to undemocratic forces
LAHORE: The Human Rights Commission of...
HRCP calls for immediate release of Turkish family
LAHORE: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has called for the immediate release of Kacmaz family, ex-director of Pak-Turk school, including two young daughters,...
Time now to rid Pakistan of disappearances: HRCP
LAHORE: It was a high time Pakistan took robust measures to end the illegal practice of enforced disappearance and brought to justice the perpetrators,...
HRCP warns against ethnic, racial profiling
LAHORE: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed grave concern over instances of ‘apparent racial profiling’ and ‘stereotyping’ as the authorities try...
HRCP calls for decisive crackdown on terrorists
Strongly condemning the Sehwan Sharif suicide bombing and a series of terrorist attacks in the country over the last few days, the Human Rights...
