Lahore, February 1: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has condemned Thursday’s abduction from Karachi of four volunteers working with an NGO and called upon the government to act swiftly to secure their release. In a statement issued on Friday, the Commission said: “HRCP strongly condemns the abduction from Maripur, Karachi, of four

Lahore, January 23: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has slammed the rising death toll in the measles epidemic that has claimed the lives of nearly 500 children across the country in the last few weeks. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the Commission said: “HRCP notes with great alarm that hundreds of children

Lahore, January 17: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has strongly condemned the killing of around 20 civilians in Khyber Agency and demanded that the claims made by the families that the deceased were killed by security forces personnel must be probed independently and to the families’ satisfaction. In a statement on Thursday, the

Lahore, January 15: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has said that following the Supreme Court (SC) order for the arrest of the prime minister, the threats to democratic dispensation have escalated enormously. The commission said in a statement on Tuesday: “It is difficult to measure the misfortune of the luckless people of Pakistan that

Lahore January 14: In a press statement Ms. Asma Jahangir, former President of Supreme Court Bar Association has strongly denied a statement attributed to her  in a section of the press that while referring to the Delhi gang rape case she said ‘either the accused be hanged or their sexual organs chopped off’. She

Lahore, December 3: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has condemned the destruction of over 100 tombstones at a graveyard for Ahmedis early on Monday and demanded the arrest and prosecution of those responsible. HRCP said in a statement: “This is an unmistakable act of intimidation and escalation in the campaign of hate

Lahore, November 28: Voicing its concern at and condemnation of the attempt to assassinate senior journalist Hamid Mir, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has called for effective measures to guarantee journalists’ fullest possible security. In a statement issued here today the commission said: “The bid to target senior journalist Hamid Mir raises

Lahore, November 22: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has strongly condemned the killing of about 25 innocent Pakistani citizens on the grounds of their belief and called for serious efforts to subdue the monster of sectarianism. In a statement issued here today, HRCP said. No words are strong enough to condemn Wednesday’s

Lahore, November 19: While condemning the murder of a journalist in Panjgur, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has called for serious and concerted efforts not only to punish the culprits but also to ensure that working journalists can fulfill their duties in an environment of peace and security. In a statement issued