Lahore, June 9: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has praised the conduct of peaceful and largely orderly polls for the Gilgit Baltistan Legislative Assembly (GBLA) and observed that other regions of Pakistan could do well to emulate the example of GB polls held on Monday. Based on the initial reports submitted by

Lahore, June 3: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed grave concern that the number of executed death row prisoners in Pakistan this year reached 135 on Wednesday, the highest for any year in a decade. HRCP has called for halting executions and abolishing capital punishment. In a statement issued on Wednesday,

Lahore, June 3: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed grave concern that the number of executed death row prisoners in Pakistan this year reached 135 on Wednesday, the highest for any year in a decade. HRCP has called for halting executions and abolishing capital punishment. In a statement issued on Wednesday,

Lahore, June 01: While welcoming the conclusion of local government elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed its concern that the rifht of women to cast their vote continued to be denied and the arrangements made for the maintenance of law and order and for smooth polling were

Lahore, May 30: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has strongly condemned the murder of at least 21 passengers of two Karachi-bound buses in Mastung district on Friday and demanded that the killers should be brought to justice and road travel is made secure from such wanton acts of violence. In a statement issued

Lahore, May 26: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has slammed the killing of two lawyers in Daska in targeted police firing, and called for a thorough look at the police modus operandi to ensure that force is used to protect citizens rather than killing them. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the