Lahore, February 2: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has called upon the Punjab government to ensure an early and transparent investigation of an alleged incident of honour killing of a young woman in a village of Bahawalpur district. The young woman, Saima, left her parents house in November and went away to

Lahore, January 19: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has asked the Balochistan government to address concerns of members of non-Muslim communities residing in Balochistan regarding growing incidents of abduction of non-Muslims in the province. According to a press statement issued on Wednesday, HRCP has conveyed to Balochistan Chief Minister Nawab Aslam Raisani

Lahore, January 15:The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed grief at the passing of Minhaj Barna, veteran journalist and a leading member of journalists’ trade unions. A statement by the Commission said: “HRCP is shocked and grieved at the passing of Mr Minhaj Barna, a former president of the Pakistan Federal Union

Lahore, January 14:The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed sorrow and alarm at the murder of TV journalist Wali Khan Babar in Karachi and demanded a full investigation to bring the killers to justice. A statement issued by the Commission on Friday said: “HRCP is grieved and alarmed at the murder of

Lahore, January 12:The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed deep shock and grief at the murder of parents of Justice Javed Iqbal, a senior judge of the Supreme Court, andcondemned the killing as “absolutely unconscionable”. A statement issued on Wednesday said: “HRCP is shocked at the brutal murder of Justice Javed Iqbal’s

Lahore, January 11: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has noted with concern the issuance of death warrants for a man in Sukkur jail and demanded withdrawal of the order, calling upon the government to continue with the informal moratorium on the death penalty in place since 2008. A statement issued by the

Lahore, January 7: A meeting of representatives of trade unions organized by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has deplored the lack of regard for labour rights and international conventions while adopting new labour laws following the transfer of the subject to the provinces under the 18th Amendment. The labour representatives took exception

Lahore, January 6: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed alarm at the recovery of dead bodies of two missing persons from Turbat and demanded that both cases must be investigated and the culprits brought to justice and that HRCP activist Siddique Eido abducted by state agents from Pasni on December 21

Lahore, January 4: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has condemned the assassination of Punjab Governor Salman Taseer, expressing grief and alarm at his murder and calling it a manifestation of growing intolerance in society. A statement issued by the Commission on Tuesday said: “HRCP is saddened by the murder of the governor,

Lahore, November 23: Schoolchildren’s education in elements of civics must begin at an elementary level to instill in them a sense of good citizenship and the primary curriculum and textbooks must sow the seeds of tolerance, gender equality and human rights, a seminar on ‘Civic Education in Schools’ organised by the Human Rights Commission