Sanitation workers’ conditions linked to suicide attempts Lahore, 19 January. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) is alarmed by reports of increasing suicide attempts among sanitation workers. Our sources allege that arbitrary layoffs and the non-payment of wages have continued for months. This is taking a brutal toll on a section of the
Where is the sovereignty of Pakistan’s citizens? HRCP Islamabad, 14 January. At a seminar held by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on constitutionalism and human rights, a high-profile panel of human rights defenders discussed a way forward for Pakistan to progress as a democracy. The panel included HRCP Honorary Spokesperson I. A.
Justice (Retd) Fakhruddin Ebrahim: An irreparable loss Karachi, 7 January. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) deeply mourns the passing of Justice (Retd) Fakhruddin G Ebrahim. He was one of HRCP’s founder members and served on the Commission’s first Council. An eminent jurist and human rights defender, he espoused the spirit of the
Parliament must not legislate on Army Act in undue haste Lahore/Islamabad, 5 January 2020. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) is concerned at Parliament’s attempt to hastily introduce legislation that will affect the organisation of the military through the recently tabled Pakistan Army (Amendment) Act 2020, the Pakistan Navy (Amendment) Act and the
Parliament must not legislate on Army Act in undue haste Lahore/Islamabad, 5 January 2020. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) is concerned at Parliament’s attempt to hastily introduce legislation that will affect the organisation of the military through the recently tabled Pakistan Army (Amendment) Act 2020, the Pakistan Navy (Amendment) Act and the
HRCP dismayed by Junaid Hafeez verdict Lahore, 21 December. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) is dismayed by the verdict handed down to academic Junaid Hafeez by the Multan district and sessions court on charges of blasphemy. HRCP believes that the blasphemy laws are heavily misused. This is compounded by a trial process
HRCP deplores attack on judiciary Islamabad/Lahore, 20 December. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) is deeply concerned at the mounting tension between two key institutions of the state, and deprecates the sustained assault on the judiciary. The court’s verdict, which finds General Pervez Musharraf guilty of treason, sets an important precedent. The objections to paragraph
HRCP mourns loss of founder member Air Marshal Zafar Chaudhry Lahore, 18 December. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) mourns the passing of one of its founder members, Air Marshal (Retd) Zafar Chaudhry. A committed human rights activist, he was instrumental in supporting HRCP as an independent human rights organisation in the
13 December 2019 Honorable Prime Minister Mr Imran Khan Honorable President Mr Arif Alvi Honorable Federal Minister for Human Rights Dr Shireen Mazari Re: Recent attacks against independent media in Pakistan Your Excellencies: We, the undersigned organizations, members of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), are concerned about recent attacks against independent media
Equal rights as citizens, not just as minorities Islamabad, 13 December. As part of its ongoing work on freedom of religion or belief, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) held a meeting of the National Interfaith Working Group, attended by representatives of the Christian, Hindu, Ahmadiyya, Sikh, Ismaili, Shia Hazara and Baha’i communities.