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12 former SCBA presidents denounce brutal murder of Mardan student
Press release Monday, April 17: Twelve former Presidents of the Supreme Court Bar Association have expressed their deep anguish and concern over the brutal lynching and murder of Mashal, a student of Abdul Wali Khan University (AKWU). The brutal manner in which students of Abdul Wali Khan University killed their own colleague and attacked others […]
مردان میں طالبعلم کے قاتلوں کے خلاف کارروائی؛ اورمعاشرتی بربریت کے خاتمے کے لیے اقدامات کیے جائیں
پریس ریلیز لاہور 14-اپریل 2017 پاکستان کمیشن برائے انسانی حقوق(ایچ آرسی پی) نے جمعرات کے روز عبدالولی خان یونیورسٹی مردان میں ہجوم کے ہاتھوں ایک طالبعلم کی ہلاکت پرشدید تشویش کا اظہارکیا ہے۔ کمیشن نے مطالبہ کیا ہے کہ اس واقعے میں ملوث تمام افراد کو انصاف کے کٹہرے میں لانے اوروحشیانہ قتل کے […]
Mardan lynching: HRCP calls for justice, steps to stop brutalization of society
Lahore, April 14: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed grave alarm over a student’s lynching by a mob at Abdul Wali Khan University in Mardan on Thursday. It has urged effective steps to bring all those involved to justice and to tackle the panic and horror among citizens, especially students and the […]
HRCP elects new office-bearers
Lahore, April 2: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) elected its new office-bearers for a three-year term (2017-2019) here on Sunday. Dr Mehdi Hasan was elected chairperson and Uzma Noorani co-chairperson. The provincial vice-chairpersons were: Habib Tahir (Balochistan), Kamran Arif (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Salima Hashmi (Punjab) and Asad Iqbal Butt (Sindh). Naazish Ata-ullah was elected […]
Security-centric approach damaging rights: HRCP
Lahore, April 02: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has called for the government and the judiciary to take more interest in protecting the citizens’ rights and ensure that the state distinguishes itself by promoting rights and does more to prevent violations. A statement issued at the conclusion of the HRCP Council and annual […]
انسانی حقوق کے کارکنوں کی تضحیک کرنا، پی ٹی آئی کے خلاف سائبر قانون کا استعمال باعث تشویش ہے
15-مارچ، 2017 پاکستان کمیشن برائے انسانی حقوق(ایچ آرسی پی) نے ایک اہم سیاسی رہنما پر سائبر کرائم قانون کے تحت مقدمہ چلانے سے متعلق حکومتی نمائندوں کے بیانات پر تشویش کا اظہار کیا ہے۔ کمیشن نے اس بات پر بھی سخت تشویش ظاہر کی ہے کہ چند ارکان پارلیمان ملک کی ایک نامور انسانی حقوق […]
HRCP’s concern over maligning of HRDs, specter of cyber law use against PTI
Lahore, March 15: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has voiced grave concern over government representatives’ statements regarding trying a key political leader under the cyber crime law. The Commission also expressed serious alarm over some parliamentarians seeking to malign the country’s leading human rights defender for questioning how members of judiciary conduct themselves. […]
Eight Demands on March 8: HRCP moot urges opening up spaces for women human rights defenders
8 March 2017 On the occasion of International Women’s Day, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP)held a conference “opening up spaces for women human rights defenders” in Islamabad. Among others, KishwarNaheed, MarviSirmed, FauziaSaeed, Mangla Sharma, Tahira Abdullah, Farieha Aziz, SheemaKermani, I. A.Rehman, and Harris Khalique spoke at the event. The participants at the […]
