STATEMENT on Sabeen Mahmud’s murder From concerned members of LUMS faculty and student body
Last night, we heard the shocking news of Sabeen Mahmud’s callous murder in Karachi following a debate on Balochistan. The debate, held at T2F, was entitled “Unsilencing Balochistan – Take 2”. As is now well known, this session was inspired by a roundtable on Balochistan to be held at LUMS on 9 April with the […]
For Immediate Release
(Islamabad/Bangkok, 27 April 2015) – The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA), together with its Pakistani member Bytes for All, strongly condemns the killing of Sabeen Mahmud. The groups also call on the government of Pakistan to ensure the protection of human rights defenders and bring perpetrators of the brutal murder of Sabeen […]
HRCP shocked at killing of T2F director, demands justice
Lahore, April 25: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has strongly condemned the assassination of renowned activist and human rights defender Sabeen Mahmud. The Commission demanded that Sabeen’s killers must be held to account and immediate steps must be taken to address the escalating threats and violence against rights defenders across Pakistan. In a statement […]
حکومت معاشی بحران اور حقوق کی پامالیوں کا نوٹس لے
لاہور 19اپریل،2015ئ پریس ریلیز پاکستان کمیشن برائے انسانی حقوق (ایچ آر سی پی) نے مطالبہ کےا ہے کہ منتخب حکومت اور پارلیمنٹ فوج کے لےے میدان کھلا چھوڑنے کی بجائے ملک کو درپیش متعدد چیلنجوں پر قابو پائے۔ سیاسی قیادت کو اس بات کا احساس ہونا چاہئے کہ کوئی بھی فوجی آپریشن اس وقت تک […]
HRCP demands govt’s focus on economic crisis, denial of rights
Lahore, April 19: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has demanded that the elected government and parliament take ownership of the litany of challenges facing the country, rather than ceding space to the establishment. It is critical for the political leadership to realise that no army operation can be effective or stabilising unless it […]
HRCP slams order to cancel Balochistan talk at LUMS
Lahore, April 10: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed grave alarm and dismay over the authorities ordering the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) to cancel a discussion on Balochistan. HRCP called it unfortunate that that had happened on a democratic government’s watch. The Commission said in a statement issued on Friday: […]
SAHR PRESS STATEMENT ON ENFORCED OR INVOLUNTARY DISAPPEARENCES IN THE SOUTH ASIAN REGION
South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR), a democratic regional network, discussed common issues of human rights across the sub-region with special reference to enforced or involuntary disappearances. Experts including civil society activists, lawyers, as well as family members of victims of enforced disappearances participated in the discussion. The International Convention for the Protection of All […]
Youhanabad incidents: HRCP for fair-handed probe
Lahore, March 28: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed serious concern at the Youhanabad Christian community’s complaints of police highhandedness in rounding up people on the suspicion of their involvement with the lynching and burning of two young men and the state of fear that prevails in the locality. The Commission has […]
Pakistan: Unprecedented wave of executions underway, including of juvenile offenders
Paris, Lahore, 18 March 2015 – FIDH and HRCP express our very serious concern and condemnation of the wave of executions that have taken place in Pakistan since the complete lifting of the moratorium on the death penalty last week. “This sudden and shocking wave of executions puts a terrible stain on Pakistan’s human rights […]
ایچ آر سی پی کے متحرک کارکن کی”جبری گمشدگی“ کی مذمت
لاہور 24مارچ،2015ئ پریس ریلیز پاکستان کمیشن برائے انسانی حقوق نے تربت میں اپنے ایک متحرک کارکن شاہ داد ممتاز کی”گمشدگی“ کی شدید مذمت کرتے ہوئے مطالبہ کیا ہے کہ اگر شاہ داد پر کسی جرم میں ملوث ہونے کا شبہ ہے تو ان کے خلاف قانون کے مطابق کارروائی کی جائے یا پھر سکیورٹی فورسز […]
