International Day in support of Torture victims Civil Society urges Govt. enact law to end Torture Rights-based organizations, HR defenders vow to synergies efforts to combat Torture LAHORE: PR-(26th June 2013):“The large scale instances of torture in custody is a common practice in Pakistan and there is no law in the country to stop this menace. The Parliament

Quetta, June 25: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has consistently remained concerned about the human rights situation in Balochistan, where nationalist insurgency has escalated since the tragic assassination of Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti and acts of terrorism by various sectarian groups has taken precious lives of innocent civilians as well as of

Lahore, June 24: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has voiced condemnation and grave concern over the murder of 10 foreign climbers and at least one Pakistani citizen in Gilgit-Baltistan and called it a serious crisis in a region which could do without further aggravation. In a statement on Monday, the Commission said: “The

Quetta, Ziarat attacks Lahore, June 18: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) is sending a high level fact-finding mission to Balochistan in the wake of Saturday’s terrorist attacks in Quetta and Ziarat. The mission will be headed by Asma Jahangir. While condemning the terrorist attacks in Quetta and Ziarat in the strongest possible

Lahore, June 6, 2013: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has moved the Supreme Court of Pakistan to review an order disposing of a petition filed in 2007 for recovery of a large number of victims of enforced disappearance. On May 18, the Supreme Court had disposed of through a short order HRCP’s

Lahore, May 31, 2013: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed alarm and disappointment over a declaration by the Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) that DNA test results are not acceptable as primary evidence in cases of rape. HRCP called the assertion regressive, unfortunate and unkind to rape victims. In a media

Lahore, May 28: Karim Lahidji, an Iranian lawyer and founder president of the Iranian League for the Defence of Human Rights, was yesterday elected president of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) at the organisation’s 38th congress in Istanbul, says a Press release issued by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), a

Lahore, May 20, 2013: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed alarm over escalating confrontation and violence in Karachi and appealed for all sides to act in a rational manner and focus on resolving the litany of challenges facing the country. In a statement issued on Monday, the Commission said: “HRCP is

Lahore, May 13, 2013: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has called upon all political parties to respect the May 11 verdict of the people and avoid doing anything that could derail the democratic system. It has emphasised that HRCP’s election monitors on the ground across the country did not find any evidence

The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) observed the electoral process over the past several months and watched the May 11 election in all parts of the country. The commission carried out detailed observation of the electoral process in 57 National Assembly constituencies, – 8 in Balochistan, 13 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 19 in Punjab