Lahore, March 14: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed grave concern after the death of a rape victim who had set herself ablaze because a police report had helped the rapist get bail in the case. In a statement issued on Friday, the Commission said: “HRCP is pained beyond words by the
Lahore – March 12: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has strongly condemned the retrogressive move by the Council of Islamic Ideology to roll back the Muslim family laws and called upon the government to stand fast in defence of women’s rights. In a statement issued here today the commission said: “At a time when
Lahore, March 7: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has demanded that efforts for promoting gender equality must go beyond ceremonial steps and pending legislation and steps for economic independence of women must be expedited. In a statement issued on the eve of International Women’s Day on March 8, HRCP said: “Girls and women
Lahore, March 7: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has demanded that efforts for promoting gender equality must go beyond ceremonial steps and pending legislation and steps for economic independence of women must be expedited. In a statement issued on the eve of International Women’s Day on March 8, HRCP said: “Girls and
March 3, Lahore: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has slammed an attack on the district courts in Islamabad where the fatalities included one judge and several lawyers, and expressed serious concern that even the federal capital was not safe from such attacks. In a statement released to the media on Monday, the
Lahore, February 10: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has demanded a transparent inquiry into the abduction and murder of a Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) worker in Karachi and called for probing complaints by the party of extra-judicial killing and illegal detention of its workers. In a press statement issued on Monday, HRCP said: “The MQM
Karachi, January 28: A two-day workshop organised by the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) concluded with demands for urgent measures to end violence, discrimination and marginalisation faced by the citizens on account of their religious beliefs. Members of religious minority groups and minority Muslim sects
Lahore, January 27: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has voiced its serious concern over the discovery of 15 badly decomposed dead bodies in Khuzdar district of Balochistan on Saturday and called upon the federal and Balochistan provincial government to urgently establish the identity of the deceased and their killers. In letters written to
Lahore, January 24: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has voiced alarm at the promulgation of Protection of Pakistan(Amendement) Ordinance 2014 and said the law violated constitutionally guaranteed rights and legitimised illegalities. In a statement issued on Friday, HRCP said: “There are far too many things in the PPO that rights respecting individuals would find difficult to
Lahore, January 15: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has condoled the passing of a senior former staff member and veteran human rights activist Mian Nizam Din. In a condolence meeting, HRCP fondly recalled Mian Sahib “as much more than a human rights activist. He was the famous developer of our archives section and