EU: For an immediate and unconditional recognition of Palestine
Brussels, Paris, 12 December 2014 – FIDH calls on Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) to vote in favour of the recognition of the state of Palestine, and to strongly urge Member States to take immediate and unconditional steps to that end. A vote on the recognition of the Palestinian State by the MEPs is […]
HRCP slams killing of children in Taliban attack
Lahore, December 16: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has called the killing of more than 120 children in a Taliban attack on an army-run school in Peshawar a national tragedy which it said must open the eyes of anyone still harbouring any doubts that Taliban and Pakistan could coexist. In a statement issued […]
طالبان اور پاکستان ایک ساتھ نہیں رہ سکتے: ایچ آر سی پی
لاہور 16دسمبر2014ء پریس ریلیز پاکستان کمیشن برائے انسانی حقوق نے پشاور میں فوج کے زیر انتظام چلنے والے سکول پر طالبان کے حملے میں 120 سے زیادہ بچوں کے قتل کو قومی سانحہ قرار دیتے ہوئے کہا ہے کہ اس قومی المیہ سے ان لوگوں کی آنکھیں کھل جانی چاہئیں جو اب بھی سمجھتے ہیں […]
HRCP flays Faisalabad violence, urges talks to end imbroglio
Lahore, December 9: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed deep concern over Monday’s violent clashes in Faisalabad and criticised the authorities for not doing enough to maintain law and order as well as failing to constructively engage the Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf through dialogue. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Commission said: “HRCP […]
فیصل آباد کے سیاسی تصادم میں انتظامیہ تماشائی بنی رہی: ایچ آر سی پی
لاہور 09دسمبر2014ء پریس ریلیز پاکستان کمیشن برائے انسانی حقوق نے پیر کو فیصل آباد میں ہونے والے متشدد سیاسی تصادم پر گہری تشویش کا اظہار کرتے ہوئے امن و امان کے قیام کے لیے مناسب اقدامات نہ کرنے اور پاکستان تحریک انصاف کے ساتھ گفت و شنید کے ذریعے صورت حال کو قابو میں رکھنے […]
FIDH Recommendations to the 13th Assembly of States Parties to the Statute of the ICC
FIDH – International Federation for Human Rights Position paper FIDH Recommendations to the 13th Assembly of States Parties to the Statute of the ICC Paris, 5 December 2014 – On the occasion of the 13th session of the Assembly of States Parties (ASP) to the Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC), which takes […]
HRCP’s alarm at missing men in SIndh turning up dead
Lahore, December 5: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed grave alarm at the rapid rise in enforced disappearances in Sindh, with the victims turning up dead. Those taken away are young men, mainly political activists, picked up from various parts of the province in the last few months. Mutilated dead bodies of many of the victims […]
HRCP slams brutal beating of visually impaired in Lahore
Lahore, December 4: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has strongly condemned the police violence on visually impaired protesters in Lahore and said that the violent action again exposed the savagery of the baton-wielding face of what passed for authority in the province. In a statement issued on Thursday, the Commission said: “HRCP is […]
Peasants renew call for land reform, respect for their right
Lahore, November 19: The third Peasants’ National Convention, held by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) at Multan the other day, has reiterated the peasants’ and farm workers’ demand for land reform and expeditious recognition of the farming community’s rights. The convention was unanimously of the view that land reform is vitally needed for […]
Afghanistan: FIDH supports the International Women’s Film Festival – Herat
Paris, 5 November 2014 – FIDH is proud to support for the second consecutive year the International Women’s Film Festival – Herat, to be held from 8 to 12 November 2014 in Herat, Afghanistan. Organized by Armanshahr Open Asia, FIDH’s member organization in Afghanistan, and Roya Film House, the festival will present 42 films in […]
