Lahore, February 8: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed alarm and incredulity at the shoddy state of affairs that led to the tragic death of nearly two dozen people in Lahore when a boiler explosion reportedly brought down a three-storey ‘pharmaceutical laboratory’. In a statement on Wednesday, the Commission said: “Our

Lahore, February 6: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed serious concern at the death of two men in Sibi on Saturday when security forces personnel opened fire on demonstrators protesting against the killing of Nawab Akbar Bugti’s kin in Karachi last week. The Commission said in a statement: “HRCP regrets very

Lahore, January 24: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed alarm at reports that the dead body of yet another person who had been detained for suspected involvement in an attack on the military headquarters has been found. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Commission said: “HRCP notes with serious concern

Lahore, January 16: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has condemned the attack on a Chehlum procession in Khanpur and said that sympathetic attitudes towards religious extremism in all institutions of the state are responsible for the failure to confront the menace of sectarian terrorism. In a statement issued on Monday, HRCP said:

Lahore, January 9: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has voiced concern at reports of a number of journalists facing threats in recent weeks and asked the authorities to ensure that threats to journalists end and that risks associated with practising journalism in general are eliminated. A statement issued by HRCP on Monday

Lahore, August 15: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has condemned the murder of a journalist in Khuzdar and abduction of another in the North Waziristan tribal region and called upon the authorities to take meaningful measures to effectively address threats to journalists’ safety and end impunity for violence against them. In a

Lahore, August 03: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed serious alarm and disgust at a policeman ‘raiding’ a renowned art gallery in Lahore, beating the woman curator there and harassing others on the premises. HRCP said in a statement: “HRCP is appalled by the vigilante actions of the Shadman Police Station

Lahore, August 1: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has completed a fact-finding mission in Karachi (July 29-31, 2011) to ascertain the causes of the current wave of violence in the country’s largest metropolis in which heavy losses in life and property have already been caused. The fact-finding mission issued an interim statement

Lahore, July 30: A fact finding mission by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) investigating the causes of violence in Karachi and discussing solutions for sustainable peace there would hold a public hearing in the port city today (Sunday). The public hearing would to be held at the Karachi Press Club at 3:30pm.

Lahore, July 19: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has noted with concern barring of Sikhs from a gurdwarain Lahore and called the restriction by Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) scandalous and a violation of fundamental rights. In a statement on Tuesday, HRCP said: “While extremist elements’ barring religious minorities from their worship