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,

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

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