HRCP moot demands better conditions for women workers
Karachi, December 29: There was a pressing need for greater awareness of working women’s rights, ensuring equal pay for equal work irrespective of gender and recognition of women’s contribution to society and the national economy, a consultation organised by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) in Karachi on Monday concluded. Participants of the consultation on […]
HRCP calls for urgent steps to address challenges in Thar
Lahore, December 27: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has called for immediate steps in consultation with the local population to address the many problems confronting Thar, including those leading to death of children and those brought forth by a drought in the area. In a statement issued at the conclusion of an HRCP […]
فوجی عدالتوں کے قیام پر اظہار تشویش
لاہور 26دسمبر2014ء پریس ریلیز پاکستان کمیشن برائے انسانی حقوق (ایچ آر سی پی) نے دہشت گردی سے متعلق مقدمات کی سماعت کے لےے فوجی افسروں کی سربراہی میںخصوصی عدالتیں قائم کرنے کے فیصلے پرسخت تشویش کا اظہار کےا ہے۔ جمعہ کو جاری ہونے والے ایک بےان میں ایچ آر سی پی نے کہاکہ تمام جماعتوں […]
HRCP alarmed at setting up of military courts
Lahore, December 26: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed serious alarm over the decision to set up special courts to be headed by military officials to try terrorism cases. In a statement issued on Friday, HRCP stated. “The Commission is dismayed that all political parties supported this unfortunate decision, although some had […]
پاکستان ہندوکونسل کی افواجِ پاکستان سے موثر عسکری آپریشن کی استدعا
پاکستان ہندوکونسل کی افواجِ پاکستان سے موثر عسکری آپریشن کی استدعا، ایک منٹ کی خاموشی، شمعیں روشن کیں، متاثرہ خاندانوں کا غم پوری پاکستانی قوم کا مشترکہ غم ہے، ڈاکٹر رمیش کمار ونکوانی کراچی / اسلام آباد (18دسمبر2014ئ): پاکستان میں بسنے والی ہندوبرادری کی ملک گیر نمائندہ تنظیم پاکستان ہندوکونسل نے اپنی ایگزیکٹو کمیٹی […]
HRCP calls for appropriate response to children’s massacre
Lahore, December 18: A prompt and thorough probe into the children’s massacre in Peshawar should name all actors who facilitated the terrorists, directly or indirectly, to kill the nation’s future generation, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) said on Thursday. The Commission said in a statement: “HRCP urges the government that response to the […]
پشاور میں بچوں کے قتل عام پرموثر رد عمل لازمی ہے
لاہور 18دسمبر2014ء پریس ریلیز پاکستان کمیشن برائے انسانی حقوق(ایچ آر سی پی) نے پشاور میں بچوں کے قتل عام کے واقعے کی فوری اورجامع تحقیقات کرنے اور قوم کی مستقبل کے قاتلوں کے بلواسطہ یا بلاواسطہ معاونت کرنے والے تمام عناصر کو بے نقاب کرنے کا مطالبہ کیا ہے۔ کمیشن نے اپنے ایک بیان میں […]
Rights groups urge ASEAN to break silence on enforced disappearance of Sombath Somphone
Bangkok, 15 December 2014 – On the second anniversary of the enforced disappearance of prominent Lao civil society leader Sombath Somphone, we, the undersigned regional and international organizations, firmly condemn the Lao government’s ongoing refusal to provide any information regarding Sombath’s fate or whereabouts. The Lao government’s deliberate silence on Sombath is part of a […]
Vietnam: Conviction of three human rights defenders upheld
Vietnam: Conviction of three human rights defenders upheld Bangkok-Paris-Geneva, December 12, 2014 – The conviction of three human rights defenders on trumped-up charges is the latest act of the government’s relentless repression of independent voices, the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (a joint program of FIDH and OMCT) and the Vietnam Committee […]
joint statement on the killing of children yesterday
The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) and HAQ: Centre for Child Rights are appalled and horrified at the wanton killing of children in Peshawar.Our hearts go out to the the parents, families and the country in this unspeakably tragic hour. Democratic forces must come together to fight this inhumanity. We hope that there will be […]
