Mother Teresa Canonized as a Saint in Special Mass Offered by His Holiness Pope Francis at the Vatican

By Jamal Ahmad|2021-12-15T12:09:31+00:00September 7th, 2016|English|0 Comments

South Asian States must criminalize enforced disappearances

By Jamal Ahmad|2021-12-15T12:10:50+00:00August 30th, 2016|English|0 Comments

30 August 2016: Large-scale enforced disappearances in South Asia can only be addressed if all the region’s governments immediately criminalize this serious human rights violation, said

HRCP for promptly addressing threats to legal community in Quetta

By Jamal Ahmad|2021-12-15T12:12:20+00:00August 11th, 2016|English|0 Comments

Lahore, August 11: The HRCP has voiced grave concern over a bomb blast in Quetta on Thursdaythat sought to target a judge of the Federal Shariat

HRCP slams Quetta massacre, says citizens’ lives must be protected

By Jamal Ahmad|2021-12-15T12:13:47+00:00August 8th, 2016|English|0 Comments

Lahore, August 8: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has strongly condemned two attacks targeting lawyers in Quetta on Monday in which at least 53 people have

HRCP calls for recovery of missing social activist

By Jamal Ahmad|2021-12-15T12:15:06+00:00August 6th, 2016|English|0 Comments

Lahore, August 6: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed grave concern over the suspected enforced disappearance of social activist Abdul Wahid Baloch who he

SAARC ministers reminded of human rights tasks

By Jamal Ahmad|2021-12-15T12:16:34+00:00August 3rd, 2016|English|0 Comments

Lahore, August 03: South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR), a regional network of human rights defenders, draws the attention of the Home Ministers of the SAARC

Seeking support to prevent PECB from becoming a law in its present form

By Jamal Ahmad|2021-12-15T12:18:18+00:00July 26th, 2016|English|0 Comments

Dear friends, Through this communication, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) wants to bring to your attention the collective view of civil society organizations, on

HRCP demands a firm schedule for holding census from the government

By Jamal Ahmad|2021-12-15T12:19:44+00:00July 23rd, 2016|English|0 Comments

Islamabad, 23 July 2016:  The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan held a National Consultation on Census today. Participants included representatives of the Federal Government, political parties,

HRCP advises govt against reviving POPA

By Jamal Ahmad|2021-12-15T12:21:20+00:00July 22nd, 2016|English|0 Comments

Lahore, July 22: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed concern over moves to revive the Protection of Pakistan Act (POPA), which had expired on

Call for legal reforms to ensure CAT implementation

By Jamal Ahmad|2021-12-15T12:22:42+00:00June 24th, 2016|English|0 Comments

LAHORE June 24, 2016 : The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, in collaboration with the World Organization against Torture (OMCT), organized a consultation for reviewing State compliance with