HRCP urges expedited efforts for ensuring women’ rights
Lahore, March 7: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has demanded that efforts for promoting gender equality must go beyond ceremonial steps and pending legislation and steps for economic independence of women must be expedited. In a statement issued on the eve of International Women’s Day on March 8, HRCP said: “Girls and women continue […]
HRCP slams attack on Islamabad courts
March 3, Lahore: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has slammed an attack on the district courts in Islamabad where the fatalities included one judge and several lawyers, and expressed serious concern that even the federal capital was not safe from such attacks. In a statement released to the media on Monday, the Commission […]
اسلام آباد کی عدالتوں پر حملہ قابل مذمت ہے
پاکستان کمیشن برائے انسانی حقوق نے اسلام آباد کی ضلعی عدالتوں پر ہونے والے حملے، جس میں جاں بحق ہونے والے افراد میں ایک جج اور متعدد وکلاءشامل تھے، کی مذمت کی ہے اور شدید تشویش کا اظہار کیا ہے کہ وفاقی دارالحکومت بھی ایسے حملوں سے محفوظ نہیں ہے۔ پیر کے روز میڈیا پر […]
DRC must arrest Omar Al-Bashir
FIDH – International Federation for Human Rights ASADHO – Association africaine des droits de l’Homme ACJPS – African Center for Justice and Peace Studies LE – Ligue des Electeurs GL – Groupe Lotus Joint Press Release DRC must arrest Omar Al-Bashir Paris, The Hague, Kinshasa, 26 February 2014 – Last Night, Sudanese President arrived to […]
BAHRAIN: The European Parliament renews its call for the release of Nabeel Rajab
BAHRAIN: The European Parliament renews its call for the release of Nabeel Rajab Paris-Geneva, February 7, 2014 – On February 6, 2014, the European Parliament renewed its call for the immediate and unconditional release of prominent human rights defender Nabeel Rajab, President of the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights (BCHR) and Deputy Secretary General of FIDH. The European […]
HRCP for probing complaints of excesses against MQM workers
Lahore, February 10: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has demanded a transparent inquiry into the abduction and murder of a Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) worker in Karachi and called for probing complaints by the party of extra-judicial killing and illegal detention of its workers. In a press statement issued on Monday, HRCP said: “The MQM has […]
Cambodia: Latest crackdown on peaceful dissent further perpetuates impunity and fuels tensions
Cambodia: Latest crackdown on peaceful dissent further perpetuates impunity and fuels tensions (Bangkok, 28 January 2014): The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA), a Bangkok-based regional human rights NGO representing 47 member organisations from 16 countries across Asia, registered its strongest condemnation of the Cambodian government’s violent suppression of demonstrators, rights observers and […]
Pakistan: FIDH & HRCP workshop seeks urgent steps to end faith-based violence
FIDH – International Federation for Human Rights HRCP – Human Rights Commission of Pakistan Press release Pakistan: FIDH & HRCP workshop seeks urgent steps to end faith-based violence Karachi, January 28 – A two-day workshop organised by FIDH and HRCP concluded with demands for urgent measures to end violence, discrimination and marginalisation faced by […]
Launch of the Campaign “Unveiling Afghanistan: The Unheard Voices of Progress”
FIDH – International Federation for Human Rights Armanshahr/OPEN ASIA Joint press release Launch of theCampaign “Unveiling Afghanistan: The Unheard Voices of Progress” Kabul, Paris, 29 January 2014 – Just two months before Afghanistan elects a new President,Armanshahr/OPEN ASIA and FIDHlaunch the Campaign “Unveiling Afghanistan: The Unheard Voices of Progress”, which aims to spark discussion and […]
Egypt: Dealing with a Bloody Counter-Revolution
FIDH – International Federation for Human Rights Press release Egypt: Dealing with a Bloody Counter-Revolution Cairo, Monday 27 January – FIDH deplores the terrible casualties of the third anniversary of the Egyptian uprising that turned into another massacre of at least 49 civilians, and condemns what looks like another episode of excessive use of force […]
