Tag: human rights
‘Doctors, please turn the other cheek!’
Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Monday has noted with concern the suffering heaped on people by the prolonged strike of doctors in...
Ex-Indian soldier wanted for Kashmir murder kills family, self
A former Indian army officer wanted in the killing of a human rights lawyer in the disputed Kashmir region shot and killed his own...
‘Govt is fully committed to welfare of women’
Advisor to Prime Minister on Human Rights Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar Friday said that the Pakistan Peoples Party led government is fully committed to the...
Threats to Asma: Senate body demands judicial probe
Chairman Senate Functional Committee on Human Rights Afrasiab Khattak Friday suggested Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani to order a judicial inquiry into the reported...
Syria killings may be ‘crime against humanity’: UN
The UN human rights chief said on Friday that the killing of 108 civilians by pro-government forces in Syria last week might constitute a...
Children protest against violation of rights
A peaceful demonstration was organised under the theme ‘Violence against Children’ by the Society for the Protection of the Rights of the Child (SPARC)...
Burney trying to save lives of 3 Pakistanis and 1 Indian...
The Chairman of Ansar Burney Trust International and former Federal Minister for Human Rights, Ansar Burney has informed the Pak Foreign Ministry and Indian...
HRSP hails passage of Human Rights Commission Act
Human Rights Society of Pakistan (HRSP) has welcomed the passage of the Human Rights Commission Act, for which a demand was made in the...
PPP concerned for kidnapped Hindu Girls
The newly reconstituted Human Rights Cell of the Pakistan Peoples Party has expressed its concern on the reports of forced conversions, especially of...
UN urged to take cognisance of HR abuses in IHK
Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front-R has urged the United Nations to take cognizance of gross human rights violations being perpetrated by the Indian troops...
Human rights, political process must be respected, reinforced: HRCP
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has voiced alarm over the continued deterioration of human rights across the country and emphasised the need...
Senate approves Human Rights Bill
The Senate Friday unanimously passed “The National Commission for Human Rights Bill, 2012”.
The Bill provides for the establishment of a National Human Rights Commission....
The villainous cover-ups
The decline is steep and remedies extinct
The word governance in Pakistan has become synonymous with everything degenerate. While the hapless people are pounded with...
HR violations in IHK
The report by the Human Rights Watch (HRW) released last month pointed towards massive human rights violations by the Indian state, Indian army deployed...
Paul Castella calls on PM’s adviser on human rights
Paul Castella, the Head of Delegation International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), called on Advisor to Prime Minister on Human Rights Mustafa Nawaz...
Balochistan: the neglected province
The current monologue coming on the Balochistan issue need to be converted very urgently into an all encompassing dialogue between all stakeholders including representatives...
‘Govt taking steps to curb HR violations’
Prime Minister’s Advisor for Human Rights Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar said on Wednesday the government is taking numerous steps to curb human rights violation, especially...
