Lahore, January 24: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has voiced alarm at the promulgation of Protection of Pakistan(Amendement) Ordinance 2014 and said the law violated constitutionally guaranteed rights and legitimised illegalities. In a statement issued on Friday, HRCP said: “There are far too many things in the PPO that rights respecting individuals would find difficult to

Lahore, January 15: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has condoled the passing of a senior former staff member and veteran human rights activist Mian Nizam Din. In a condolence meeting, HRCP fondly recalled Mian Sahib “as much more than a human rights activist. He was the famous developer of our archives section and

Lahore, January 9, 2014: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed serious concern over the lack of protection for citizens’ lives in Lyari, and other violence-hit parts of Karachi, and demanded that the outrage over the killing of four members of a family and rape of a fifth reportedly over the victims’ political

Lahore, January 8, 2014: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has strongly condemned the killing of six men at a shrine in Karachi reportedly by Taliban-linked militants and demanded meaningful steps to put an end to killing of citizens by the extremists. In a statement released to the media on Wednesday, the Commission said:

Lahore, December 27, 2013: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has strongly condemned the murder of its activist Ahmed Jan Baloch in Panjgur. The Commission has demanded the arrest of his killers and measures to make the work of human rights defenders less dangerous. Ahmed Jan was shot and severely injured by armed men on

Lahore, December 20: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has noted with deep concern media reports about a draft legislation concerning enforced disappearances that is likely to be tabled in parliament soon. In a statement issued on Friday, HRCP said, “It is regrettable that one finds out about impending legislation on a critical

Lahore Dec 9: HRCP has called upon Dr. Abdul Malik, Chief Minister of Balochistan, to immediately take appropriate measures for the recovery of human rights activists and other citizens abducted by the law enforcement agencies and order proper investigations into killing of citizens by law enforcing agencies. HRCP is deeply concerned at the increase

Lahore, November 29:  Participants of a‘March to End Hunger’ event organised by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP)on Friday called upon the government to ensure accessto food for all, control prices of staple foods and initiate land reform. The walk started from the Punjab Assembly and concluded at the Lahore Press Club. The

Lahore, October 13, 2013: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Sunday launched the report of a fact-finding mission to Balochitsan. Apart from the overall human rights situation in the province, the mission looked at a terrorist attack on students of a women’s university in Quetta and the subsequent attack at a hospital where the casualties were

Lahore, October 14: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan has voiced concern at the absence of clarity and direction in dealing with the many pressing crises confronting the state. In a statement issued at the conclusion of its autumn meeting on Sunday, the HRCP executive body said: “The Executive Council of Human Rights Commission of Pakistan