Islamabad, November 26: Pakistan must stop dealing with its many internal displacement situations in an ad hoc manner and adopt a specific framework in line with internal standards on displacement. This was the consensus opinion of the participants at a consultation organised by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Thursday. The participants

Lahore, November 23: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has written to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to stay the execution of Abdul Basit, a paraplegic death row prisoner detained in Faisalabad prison, after warrants were issued for him to be hanged on November 25. In its letter to the premier, HRCP highlighted that

Lahore, November 19: Although serious violence was not reported in the second phase of local government elections in Sindh and Punjab on Thursday, amid good voter turnout, women faced difficulties in a number of places in asserting their right to franchise, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has said. HRCP—which observed the local

Lahore, November 11: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has called upon the provincial government to ensure that the many breaches of official responsibility revealed by the collapse of a factory building in Sundar Industrial Estate last week, in which more than 50 precious lives were lost, are not swept under the carpet.

Lahore, November 3: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed great sorrow over the killing of Zaman Mehsud, the HRCP monitor for South Waziristan, following a targeted attack in Tank on Tuesday. In a statement, the commission said: “We announce with great sorrow and grief, the passing of Zaman Mehsud, a dedicated

Lahore, October 30: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed regret over Pakistan losing its bid to get re-elected to the UN Human Rights Council and called for urgent efforts to ensure that human rights are “not only observed in Pakistan but also seen to be observed”. In a statement released to

Lahore, October 12: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has urged the political parties who contested Sunday’s by-elections to step back from the ‘rough campaigning’ to ensure that politics returned to the real issues of the people. It also called for urgent efforts for meaningful election reform. In a statement issued on Monday,

Lahore, October 9: On the eve of World Day against the Death Penalty on October 10, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has urged the government to urgently institute safeguards to ensure that a generalised resumption of executions does not violate Pakistan’s human rights obligations. In a statement issued to the media, the

Karachi, October 5: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed alarm over growing threats to democracy and human rights amid a combination of neglect of human rights and a ‘civil-military imbalance’. A statement issued at the conclusion of the autumn meeting of the Commission’s Executive Council said: “The HRCP Executive Council notes