{"id":6368,"date":"2018-07-14T07:57:57","date_gmt":"2018-07-14T07:57:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hrcp-web.org\/hrcpweb\/?p=6368"},"modified":"2021-12-15T07:58:36","modified_gmt":"2021-12-15T07:58:36","slug":"election-gatherings-not-killing-fields-hrcp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hrcp-web.org\/hrcpweb\/election-gatherings-not-killing-fields-hrcp\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Election gatherings, not killing fields\u2019: HRCP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Press release<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2018Election gatherings, not killing fields\u2019: HRCP<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lahore, 14 July 2018<\/strong>. In the wake of last night\u2019s deadly attack on an election gathering in Mastung, which has left at least 128 people dead, including Balochistan Awami Party candidate Siraj Raisani, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed serious concern over the emerging pattern of violence accompanying the run-up to the elections on 25 July.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement issued today, HRCP has said: \u2018The numbing scale of yesterday\u2019s attack in Mastung \u2013 now the third time an election gathering or political candidate has been targeted in three days \u2013 means asking some hard questions, not only of the civilian government, but also its security apparatus. Despite the excessive presence of security forces in Balochistan, the capacity of militants to strike on this scale appears to be intact.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It is critical that the upcoming elections are held on time, but the Commission reiterates the need for \u2013 and the right of \u2013 political candidates to be provided adequate security on the campaign trail. Election gatherings must not become killing fields. HRCP expresses its deepest condolences with the families of all those killed in Mastung and Bannu.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The Commission is also perturbed at the extent to which the attack in Mastung has been overshadowed by parallel political developments in Punjab. The right to assembly and security of person are universal and must be applied as such. We strongly urge the authorities to make every effort to ensure that the little time left for the polls remains peaceful and free of undue influence across the country.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dr Mehdi Hasan<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Chairperson<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Press release \u2018Election gatherings, not killing fields\u2019: HRCP Lahore, 14 July 2018. In the wake of last night\u2019s deadly attack on an election gathering in Mastung, which has left at least 128 people dead, including Balochistan Awami Party candidate Siraj Raisani, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed serious concern over the emerging [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[120],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6368","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>\u2018Election gatherings, not killing fields\u2019: HRCP - HRCP<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/hrcp-web.org\/hrcpweb\/election-gatherings-not-killing-fields-hrcp\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"\u2018Election gatherings, not killing fields\u2019: HRCP - HRCP\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Press release \u2018Election gatherings, not killing fields\u2019: HRCP Lahore, 14 July 2018. 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