“Promoting Humanitarian Values and Human Rights in the Fight against Extremism” Master training workshop held at HRCP Secretariat Lahore on 19-21 October 2012             Main themes and resource persons Background and evolution of human rights movement and moves towards its implementation (Mr. Muhammad Tehseen: Director SAP-PK) Different types of extremism, their impact on our

Lahore, April 17: Strongly condemning the attacks on political leaders, workers and their candidates, that have already resulted in many deaths, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has called upon the government to fulfil its duty of protecting the politicians and also urged upon all parties to face the threat of violence unitedly

Lahore, April 05, 2013: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has noted with alarm a horde of undesirable developments across the country that it feared would circumvent people’s democratic rights and strengthen obscurantist elements. In a statement issued on Friday, the Commission said: “Just when the citizens were hoping that the lead-up to the general

Lahore, March 14: Condemning OPP director Parveen Rehman’s brutal assassination in the strongest possible terms, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has called u Parveen Rehman pon all Pakistani citizens who care for freedom, justice and human rights to stand up against  their enemies that are out to destroy their symbols of hope. In

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