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HRCP slams horrors in Karachi turf wars
Lahore, January 9, 2014: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed serious concern over the lack of protection for citizens’ lives in Lyari, and other violence-hit parts of Karachi, and demanded that the outrage over the killing of four members of a family and rape of a fifth reportedly over the victims’ political affiliation […]
زائرین کا قتل قابل مذمت ہے، شہریوں کے تحفظ کے لیے ٹھوس اقدامات کئے جائیں
پاکستان کمیشن برائے انسانی حقوق نے کراچی میں واقع ایک مزار میں چھ افراد کے قتل کی شدید مذمت کی ہے اور جنگجو انتہا پسندوں کے ہاتھوں شہریوں کی ہلاکتوں پر قابو پانے کا مطالبہ کیا ہے۔ اطلاعات کے مطابق مذکورہ چھ افراد کو طالبان نے قتل کیا ہے۔ بدھ کو ذرائع ابلاغ کو جاری […]
HRCP condemns shrine killings, demands steps to safeguard citizens
Lahore, January 8, 2014: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has strongly condemned the killing of six men at a shrine in Karachi reportedly by Taliban-linked militants and demanded meaningful steps to put an end to killing of citizens by the extremists. In a statement released to the media on Wednesday, the Commission said: “The […]
Stop abduction and killings in Balochistan
Lahore Dec 9: HRCP has called upon Dr. Abdul Malik, Chief Minister of Balochistan, to immediately take appropriate measures for the recovery of human rights activists and other citizens abducted by the law enforcement agencies and order proper investigations into killing of citizens by law enforcing agencies. HRCP is deeply concerned at the increase in […]
HRCP demands adequate, affordable, nutritious food for all
Lahore, November 29: Participants of a‘March to End Hunger’ event organised by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP)on Friday called upon the government to ensure accessto food for all, control prices of staple foods and initiate land reform. The walk started from the Punjab Assembly and concluded at the Lahore Press Club. The hundreds […]
Court orders medical examination of police torture victim
GUJRANWALA: Special Magistrate Noor Muhammad on Wednesday directed medical examination of a man allegedly tortured by Sadar police. Muhammad Akram, a resident of Attawa, in his writ petition stated that Sadar police arrested him without any FIR against him on Oct 1. The petitioner said that he was brutally tortured by the police for 12 […]
واضح حکمت عملی کے فقدان کے باعث ریاست کو درپیش بحران میںشدت آرہی ہے
لاہور 14 اکتوبر 2013 پاکستان کمیشن برائے انسانی حقوق (ایچ آر سی پی) نے ریاست کو درپیش شدید بحرانوں سے نبٹنے کے حوالے سے واضح پالیسی اور حکمت عملی کے فقدان پر تشویش کا اظہار کیا ہے۔ ایچ آر سی پی کی ایگزیکٹو باڈی نے اتوار کو اپنے خصوصی اجلاس کے اختتام پر کہا: پاکستان […]
Joint Mobile Group Selected as the 2013 Laureate Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders
FIDH – International Federation for Human Rights Joint Press Release Joint Mobile Group Selected as the 2013 Laureate Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders Geneva, Tuesday 8 October 2013 – The Joint Mobile Group was selected by the International Human Rights Community (See Jury Below). The Award is given to Human Rights Defenders who […]
MDN and FIDH call on Maldivian authorities to uphold their commitment to democracy
FIDH – International Federation for Human Rights MDN – Maldivian Democracy Network Joint Press Release First round of elections annulled: MDN and FIDH call on Maldivian authorities to uphold their commitment to democracy Paris, Male¨, 8 October 2013 – Maldivian Democracy Network and FIDH are extremely concerned about the decision of the Supreme Court to […]
