{"id":5482,"date":"2020-01-07T19:34:46","date_gmt":"2020-01-07T19:34:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hrcp-web.org\/hrcpweb\/?p=5482"},"modified":"2021-09-30T19:36:24","modified_gmt":"2021-09-30T19:36:24","slug":"justice-retd-fakhruddin-ebrahim-an-irreparable-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hrcp-web.org\/hrcpweb\/justice-retd-fakhruddin-ebrahim-an-irreparable-loss\/","title":{"rendered":"Justice (Retd) Fakhruddin Ebrahim: An irreparable loss"},"content":{"rendered":"
Justice (Retd) Fakhruddin Ebrahim: An irreparable loss<\/b><\/div>\n
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Karachi, 7 January<\/i>. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) deeply mourns the passing of Justice (Retd) Fakhruddin G Ebrahim. He was one of HRCP\u2019s founder members and served on the Commission\u2019s first Council. An eminent jurist and human rights defender, he espoused the spirit of the Commission \u2013 to protect the rights of the most disadvantaged. It was he who initiated public interest litigation to help protect the rights of the poor.<\/div>\n
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As a committed democrat, he refused to take oath under General Zia-ul-Haq\u2019s Provisional Constitutional Order in 1981, along with the late Justice Dorab Patel, HRCP\u2019s founder chairperson.\u00a0Justice (Retd) Ebrahim was also a public intellectual and had the foresight to set up the Citizens-Police Liaison Committee (CPLC) while serving as Governor of Sindh; the CPLC continues to function to this day. A man of unimpeachable integrity, he served as Chief Election Commissioner during the 2013 national elections. His contribution to the human rights movement over many decades will not be forgotten.<\/div>\n
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On behalf\u00a0of Dr Mehdi Hasan<\/div>\n
Chairperson<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>