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Asma Jahangir, Fearless Pakistani Rights Activist, Dies at 66

| 23 February 2018 | 0 Comments

Asma Jahangir leaving the Cerro Hueco prison in Tuxtla Gutierrez, in the Mexican state of Chiapas, in 1999. She championed the rights of religious minorities and those in bonded labor. CreditEduardo Verdugo/Associated Press ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Asma Jahangir, a leading Pakistani rights activist, fearless critic of the military’s interference in politics and a staunch defender of […]

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Condolences pour in for Asma Jehangir on Twitter

| 23 February 2018 | 0 Comments

People from across the world mourned the sudden demise of Pakistan’s top lawyer and human rights activist Asma Jehangir on social media. Known as Pakistan’s Iron Lady, Asma passed away on Sunday due to a cardiac arrest in Lahore. She was not only a symbol of bravery and strength for the people of Pakistanbut also an inspiration for women across […]

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Leaders in state of shock and grief over death of leading human rights lawyer Asma Jahangir

| 23 February 2018 | 0 Comments

Leading human rights activist and lawyer Asma Jahangir bade a sad farewell to the nation on Sunday. Following the death, condolences poured in as people took to the social networking website Twitter to mourn over the loss of the country’s most vocal human rights champion. Jahangir,a human rights lawyer, was also Pakistan’s first woman to […]

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Monthly Jehd-e-Haq جہد حق

| 20 February 2018 | 0 Comments

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ایچ آر سی پی اپنے بانی عاصمہ جہانگیر کی موت پر شدید غمزدہ ہے

| 12 February 2018 | 0 Comments

پریس ریلیز لاہور 12-فروری 2018 پاکستان کمیشن برائے انسانی حقوق (ایچ آر سی پی) عاصمہ جہانگیر کی غیر متوقع اور اچانک وفات پر شدید غم اور صدمے سے دوچار ہے۔ عاصمہ جہانگیر نہ صرف ایچ آر سی پی کے بانیوں میں شامل تھیں بلکہ وہ ایک مثالی وکیل، انسانی حقوق کی نامور علمبردار، جمہوریت کی […]

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HRCP devastated over the sudden death of co-founder Asma Jahangir

| 12 February 2018 | 0 Comments

Lahore, 12​th February 2018: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) is devastated and shocked at the unexpected and sudden passing away of its co-founder Asma Jahangir: exemplary lawyer, human rights icon, pro-democracy champion, friend and mentor par excellence, and a brave comrade of the poor and the disadvantaged. She died yesterday due to cardiac arrest.    The […]

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توہین مذہب کے ملزم کو شفاف ٹرائل سے محروم رکھنا قابل مذمت ہے

| 9 February 2018 | 0 Comments

پریس ریلیز لاہور 09-فروری 2018 پاکستان کمیشن برائے انسانی حقوق (ایچ آر سی پی) نے اس بات پر غم و غصے کا اظہار کیا ہے کہ جنید حفیظ کا مقدمہ ایک دوسرے جج کو منتقل کردیا گیا ہے جس سے ان کا شفاف ٹرائل کا حق مزید متاثر ہوا ہے۔ جنید حفیظ کو مارچ2013ء میں […]

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HRCP decries denial of fair trial to blasphemy accused

| 9 February 2018 | 0 Comments

Lahore, February 9: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) is outraged that the case of Junaid Hafeez, who was arrested in March 2013 after a student group accused him of blasphemy, has been transferred to yet another new judge and his right to a fair trial has been further undermined. It is feared that if […]

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قبائلی علاقہ جات کے احتجاجی مظاہرین کے جائز مطالبات کو پورا کیا جائے

| 7 February 2018 | 0 Comments

پریس ریلیز لاہور 06-فروری 2018 پاکستان کمیشن برائے انسانی حقوق (ایچ آر سی پی) کا وفاقی حکومت سے مطالبہ ہے کہ وہ اسلام آباد میں جاری وزیرستان کے لوگوں کے احتجاج کا نوٹس لے۔ منگل کو جاری ہونے والے بیان میں کمیشن نے کہا : ’’ قبائلی علاقہ جات کے لوگوں کے حوالے سے وفاقی […]

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Government must listen to and address any legitimate demands of protesters from FATA

| 6 February 2018 | 0 Comments

Lahore, 6th February 2018: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) calls upon the federal government to take notice of the ongoing protest by the people of Waziristan in Islamabad. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Commission said: “HRCP is dismayed at the apathy of the federal government towards the people of Waziristan, hundreds of whom […]

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