Lahore, March 13: In its preliminary report after a fact-finding mission to the Joseph Colony in Badami Bagh, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has held the police and the provincial administration squarely responsible for the horrible affair. The commission in its report said: The purpose of this preliminary report is to present
Lahore, March 09: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) expresses deep grief and anger at the unchecked attack on over 100 homes belonging to the Christian community in Badami Bagh, Lahore today. The shocking incident occurred after a Christian young man was accused of blasphemy. It is regrettable that the Punjab administration has
Lahore, March 8: On the eve of International Women’s Day, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) expresses solidarity with the women who are suffering due to growing violence and various forms of discrimination in the country. The rise in occurrence of ghastly incidents, such as sectarian violence witnessed in the form of cowardly
Lahore, March 04: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has condemned the twin bombing inKarachi and slammed the unending targeting of citizen because of their belief. A statement issued by HRCP on Monday said: “Another week, another city. Sunday’s bombings in Karachi constitute yet another failure of the government and the intelligence agencies to protect the citizens
Lahore: Feb 28: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has strongly condemned the murder of Malik Mumtaz, a journalist based at Miranshah, South Waziristan on Wednesday. The HRCP stated that the murder is a continuation of the disturbing trend of increasing violence against journalists. The fact that Mumtaz is the fifth journalist to be killed in
Lahore, February 25: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has called upon the Planning Commission and WAPDA to immediately settle the claim for compensation of the Mirani Dam (Balochistan) affectees and end their long wait. In a statement issued here today, the commission said: “About a score of peasants from Turbat in Balochistan
Lahore, February 20: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has called upon President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Pervez Ashraf to take personal initiatives for guaranteeing security of life to the Hazara Shias. While requesting President Zardari to visit Quetta, the HRCP Chairperson, Zohra Yusuf, has said: “Within the seven weeks of this
Lahore, February 20: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has called upon President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Pervez Ashraf to take personal initiatives for guaranteeing security of life to the Hazara Shias. While requesting President Zardari to visit Quetta, the HRCP Chairperson, Zohra Yusuf, has said: “Within the seven weeks of this
Lahore, February 18: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has condemned the blast killing over 80 Hazara Shias in Quetta on Saturday and slammed the authorities’ failure to crack down on Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, the militant outfit openly claiming responsibility for attacking the persecuted community. In a statement issued on Monday, the Commission said: “HRCP is at
Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has received information that a man, Surat Singh Manhas s/o Mohar Singh, belonging to village Kukadthan, district Jammu, inadvertently crossed the border into Pakistan in 1987. His family believes that he was arrested by the Pakistan Rangers near the Indo-Pak border. They believe him to be in a