Church attack an affront to Pakistan’s ideals: HRCP

Lahore, September 23: Condemning the suicide bombings at a Peshawar church on Sunday as inhuman and an affront to the values to uphold which Pakistan was established, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has called upon the government to share with the people its strategy to overcome the ongoing faith-based and militant-orchestrated attacks on

HRCP’s concern over rising violence against women

Lahore, September 17, 2013: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has voiced alarm over increasing violence against women in Pakistan. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Commission said: “HRCP has watched with grave concern the rising incidence of violence against women in Pakistan in recent days. Unfortunately, such incidents have always been commonplace in the country but

End disappearances, impunity for perpetrators now, HRCP urges PM

Lahore, August 29: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has called upon Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to launch immediately a drive to put an end to enforced disappearance of citizens and also end the impunity for the illegal practice. In a letter sent to the prime minister on the eve of the International Day

HRCP slams dumping of Baloch dead bodies in Karachi

Lahore, August 23: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has noted with concern the continued dumping of mutilated dead bodies of missing Baloch men in Karachi and demanded that the killers are brought to justice. In a statement released on Friday, the Commission noted “with great dismay and strongly condemned the fact that there had been

HRCP slams brutal killing of labourers in Balochistan

Lahore, August 7: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has slammed the execution-style killing of 13 labourers in Balochistan, reportedly hailing from Punjab who were returning home to celebrate Eid. In a statement released on Wednesday, HRCP said: “HRCP is appalled by the cold-blooded killing of 13 labourers by insurgents in Mach area of

HRCP’s concern over dead bodies found in Bara

Lahore, July 26: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has voiced concern over the discovery of 20 decomposed bodies in Bara area of Khyber Agency and demanded urgent efforts to establish the identity of the victims and to end the pervasive insecurity across the country. HRCP said in a press state on Friday: “The

HRCP urges Punjab government to persist with moratorium on executions

Lahore, July 5, 2013: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has called upon the Punjab government to continue with four-year suspension of execution of death row prisoners in the province’s jails. Earlier this week, HRCP had called upon the president and the prime minister to extend the informal moratorium on executions after a presidential order

HRCP calls upon PM, president to persist with moratorium on executions

Lahore, July 1, 2013: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has called upon the president and the prime minister to extend the informal moratorium on execution of death row prisoners after a presidential order suspending hangings expired on June 30. Expressing its concern over the presidential order not being reissued after its lapse,

HRCP laments recurring bloodletting

Lahore, July 1, 2013: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has strongly condemned the killing of citizens in several bombings over the weekend, including one in Quetta where at least 30 people were killed when an imambargah in a Hazara-concentrated locality was attacked. The Commission said in a press statement, “HRCP is extremely

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