Lahore, October 4:The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed deep anguish at the assassination of noted religious scholar Dr Muhammad Farooq in Mardan and called it an escalation of the extremists’ plan to silence the voices that present the people an alternative to retrogressive interpretation of Islam. In a statement released to

Lahore, October 4: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed alarm at the police brutality against lawyers on court premises in Lahore, which resulted in injuries to many lawyers including female lawyers, and called it “manifestly disproportionate” and “entirely uncalled for”. A press statement issued by the Commission on Monday said: “HRCP

Lahore, September 24: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed dismay at the unusually harsh punishment awarded to Dr Aafia Siddiqui by a US court and demanded that the governments of Pakistan and the United States urgently find a way to repatriate Dr Aafia to Pakistan. A statement issued by the Commission

Lahore, September 23: A team of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) that visited the flood-hit areas of Multan and Muzaffargarh districts has noted gaps in provision of relief and registration of the affected families for financial assistance. HRCP Council member Ms. Hina Jilani led the team that visited the flood-affected areas. In

Lahore, September 22: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed its dismay over the failure to resolve tensions at a medical college in Bahawalpur, where students protesting against electricity outages had been brutally tortured by the police last month. A statement issued by the Commission on Wednesday said: “It is a matter

Lahore, September 13: Expressing relief that the “outrageousplan” by a US pastor to burn copies of the holy Quran on the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks has been averted, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has called for renewed and firm condemnation of all forms of hate speech everywhere. In a statement issued

Lahore, September 9: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed serious alarm at the decision to give police powers in Balochistan to the Frontier Corps (FC) and blasted the decision as a “retrogressive step” and “suicidal madness”. A statement issued by the Commission on Thursday said: “The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan

Lahore, September 08: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has urged the government to intervene in the long drawn out row between the employees and administration of the Pakistan Telecommunication Corporation Limited (PTCL) so as to bring an early and amicable end to the impasse. A press statement issued by the Commission on

Lahore, September 2: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has attributed Wednesday’s attacks on Shia processions on Hazrat Ali’s martyrdom day to continued failure of the state to confront the causes and perpetrators of extremism and violence in the name of belief. In a statement issued on Thursday, HRCP said: “The attacks on