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Government must protect vulnerable groups in Sindh

| 17 February 2020 | 0 Comments

Press release   Government must protect vulnerable groups in Sindh Karachi, 17 February. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) calls on the federal and provincial governments to protect the rights of peasants, workers, women and religious minorities in Sindh. Following a hari and mazdoor convention in Hyderabad, and meetings with human rights defenders and […]

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تھرپارکر کی برادریاں اپنے حقوق کا تحفظ چاہتی ہیں

| 16 February 2020 | 0 Comments

پریس ریلیز تھرپارکر کی برادریاں اپنے حقوق کا تحفظ چاہتی ہیں مِٹھی، 16 فروری۔  پاکستان کمیشن برائے انسانی حقوق (ایچ آر سی پی) کے زیرِ اہتمام ایک اجلاس میں تھرپارکر کے تمام شعبہ ہائے جات سے تعلق رکھنے والے کارکنان اور پیشہ ور ماہرین نے علاقے میں انسانی حقوق کے کئی مسائل کی نشاندہی کی […]

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Tharparkar communities ask for their rights

| 16 February 2020 | 0 Comments

Press release   Tharparkar communities ask for their rights   Mithi, 16 February. At a meeting organised by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), a wide cross-section of activists and professionals from across Tharparkar identified several key human rights issues in the area, including the lack of potable water, the need for more jobs, […]

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ایچ آر سی پی کے کنونشن میں کسانوں نے معاشی حقوق کے تحفظ کا مطالبہ کیا

| 16 February 2020 | 0 Comments

پریس ریلیز ایچ آر سی پی کے کنونشن میں کسانوں نے معاشی حقوق کے تحفظ کا مطالبہ کیا حیدرآباد، 15 فروری۔ پاکستان کمیشن برائے انسانی حقوق (ایچ آر سی پی) کے زیراہتمام سندھ ہاری و مزدور کنونشن میں 1200 سے زائد کسان، مزدور، گھریلو مزدور، صفائی ستھرائی پر مامور مزدور اور انسانی حقوق کے دفاع […]

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Peasants demand economic rights at HRCP convention

| 15 February 2020 | 0 Comments

Press release Peasants demand economic rights at HRCP convention  Hyderabad, 15 February. Over 1,200 peasants, labourers, home-based workers, sanitation workers and human rights defenders gathered at the Sindh Hari and Mazdoor Convention organised by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP). Labour rights activists, including men and women from the bonded labour camps near Hyderabad, […]

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Social media regulation will curb political dissent

| 14 February 2020 | 0 Comments

Press release Social media regulation will curb political dissent Lahore, 14 February. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) is greatly concerned that the federal government has approved a set of rules designed to regulate social media platforms. Such a move – which has been made without consulting civil society stakeholders – has no credible […]

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People’s economic rights must not be compromised

| 11 February 2020 | 0 Comments

Press release People’s economic rights must not be compromised Islamabad, 11 February 2020. Delivering the first Asma Jahangir Memorial Lecture, organised by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), Honorary Spokesperson I. A. Rehman warmly recalled HRCP’s co-founder, remembering her as the ‘voice of sanity and compassion’. Remembering Ms Jahangir’s empathy with the vulnerable and […]

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Jehd-e-Haq جہد حق

| 4 February 2020 | 0 Comments

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Empower bonded labour through unions

| 31 January 2020 | 0 Comments

Press release Empower bonded labour through unions Multan, 31 January. At a labour rights convention held by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), speakers agreed that it was essential to empower workers by strengthening labour unions, abolishing the exploitative practice of peshgi [advance payment], resurrecting district vigilance committees, and raising the minimum wage to reflect the […]

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اسلام آباد میں کارکنوں کی گرفتاری غیرآئینی ہے

| 29 January 2020 | 0 Comments

پریس ریلیز اسلام آباد میں کارکنوں کی گرفتاری غیرآئینی ہے لاہور، 29 جنوری۔ پاکستان کمیشن برائے انسانی حقوق (ایچ آر سی پی) نے اسلام آبادی میں کم از کم 23 سول سوسائٹی اور سیاسی کارکنان کی گرفتاری کی شدید مذمت کی ہے جنہیں کل اسلام آباد میں ایک پرامن احتجاج میں گرفتار کیا گیا اور […]

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