Karachi, December 29: There was a pressing need for greater awareness of working women’s rights, ensuring equal pay for equal work irrespective of gender and recognition of women’s contribution to society and the national economy, a consultation organised by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) in Karachi on Monday concluded. Participants of the consultation

Lahore, December 27: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has called for immediate steps in consultation with the local population to address the many problems confronting Thar, including those leading to death of children and those brought forth by a drought in the area. In a statement issued at the conclusion of an

Lahore, December 26: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed serious alarm over the decision to set up special courts to be headed by military officials to try terrorism cases. In a statement issued on Friday, HRCP stated. “The Commission is dismayed that all political parties supported this unfortunate decision, although some

Lahore, December 18: A prompt and thorough probe into the children’s massacre in Peshawar should name all actors who facilitated the terrorists, directly or indirectly, to kill the nation’s future generation, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) said on Thursday. The Commission said in a statement: “HRCP urges the government that response to

Lahore, December 16: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has called the killing of more than 120 children in a Taliban attack on an army-run school in Peshawar a national tragedy which it said must open the eyes of anyone still harbouring any doubts that Taliban and Pakistan could coexist. In a statement

Lahore, December 9: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed deep concern over Monday’s violent clashes in Faisalabad and criticised the authorities for not doing enough to maintain law and order as well as failing to constructively engage the Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf through dialogue. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Commission said:

Lahore, December 5: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed grave alarm at the rapid rise in enforced disappearances in Sindh, with the victims turning up dead. Those taken away are young men, mainly political activists, picked up from various parts of the province in the last few months. Mutilated dead bodies of many of the

Lahore, December 4: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has strongly condemned the police violence on visually impaired protesters in Lahore and said that the violent action again exposed the savagery of the baton-wielding face of what passed for authority in the province. In a statement issued on Thursday, the Commission said: “HRCP

Lahore, November 19: The third Peasants’ National Convention, held by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) at Multan the other day, has reiterated the peasants’ and farm workers’ demand for land reform and expeditious recognition of the farming community’s rights. The convention was unanimously of the view that land reform is vitally needed