Author Archive: HRCP
HRCP laments recurring bloodletting
Lahore, July 1, 2013: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has strongly condemned the killing of citizens in several bombings over the weekend, including one in Quetta where at least 30 people were killed when an imambargah in a Hazara-concentrated locality was attacked. The Commission said in a press statement, “HRCP is extremely concerned […]
بارہا ہونے والی غارت گری قابل مذمت ہے
پاکستان کمیشن برائے انسانی حقوق نے گزشتہ ہفتے کے دوران متعدد بم دھماکوں کے باعث شہریوں کی ہلاکت پر شدید تشویش کا اظہار کیا ہے اور ہزارہ برادری پر مشتمل علاقے میں واقعہ امام بار گاہ پر حملے کے باعث کم ازکم 30افراد کی ہلاکت کی شدید مذمت کی ہے۔ کمیشن نے اپنے ایک بیان […]
HRCP calls upon PM, president to persist with moratorium on executions
Lahore, July 1, 2013: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has called upon the president and the prime minister to extend the informal moratorium on execution of death row prisoners after a presidential order suspending hangings expired on June 30. Expressing its concern over the presidential order not being reissued after its lapse, as […]
ٹارچر کا خاتمہ :انسانی حقوق کا تحفظ
پریس ریلیز،لاہور 26جون2013 تھانوں اورجیلوں میںزیر حراست افراد کو ایذ رسانی ، انتہائی غیر انسانی سلوک ،رویہ اورقانون کی حکمرانی کے لیے بہت بڑا خطرہ اور چیلنج ہے ۔اِس ضمن میں یہ بات قابلِ مذمت ہے کہ پاکستان میں روزانہ تھانوں میں زیرِ حراست کم ازکم 1300 افراد پر ٹارچر کیا جاتا ہے جو کہ […]
Civil Society urges Govt. enact law to end Torture
International Day in support of Torture victims Civil Society urges Govt. enact law to end Torture Rights-based organizations, HR defenders vow to synergies efforts to combat Torture LAHORE: PR-(26th June 2013):“The large scale instances of torture in custody is a common practice in Pakistan and there is no law in the country to stop this menace. The Parliament of […]
HRCP fact-finding mission to Balochistan issues observations
Quetta, June 25: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has consistently remained concerned about the human rights situation in Balochistan, where nationalist insurgency has escalated since the tragic assassination of Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti and acts of terrorism by various sectarian groups has taken precious lives of innocent civilians as well as of security […]
HRCP slams ‘serious deterioration’ in Gilgit-Baltistan
Lahore, June 24: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has voiced condemnation and grave concern over the murder of 10 foreign climbers and at least one Pakistani citizen in Gilgit-Baltistan and called it a serious crisis in a region which could do without further aggravation. In a statement on Monday, the Commission said: “The killing […]
African Court Orders Tanzania to Guarantee Civil and Political rights. A Victory for Democracy!
FIDH – International Federation for Human Rights LHRC – Legal and Human Rights Centre Press release African Court Orders Tanzania to Guarantee Civil and Political rights. A Victory for Democracy! Addis Ababa, 18 June 2013 – FIDH and its member organisation in Tanzania, the Legal and Human Rights Centre (LHRC), welcome the African Court on […]
63 migrants left to die in the Mediterranean: Survivors continue their quest for justice
FIDH – International Federation for Human Rights GISTI – Groupe d’information et de soutien des immigré.e.s LDH – Ligue des droits de l’Homme Migreurop Press Release 63 migrants left to die in the Mediterranean: Survivors continue their quest for justice Paris, Madrid, 18 June 2013 – Today, two survivors of the drama that caused the […]
عاصمہ جہانگیر بلوچستان کے لئے فیکٹ فائنڈنگ مشن کی قیادت کریں گی
پاکستان کمیشن برائے انسانی حقوق ہفتہ کو کوئٹہ اور زیارت میں ہونے والے دہشت گردانہ حملوں کے متعلق حقائق معلوم کرنے کے لیے بلوچستان میں ایک اعلیٰ سطح کا فیکٹ فائنڈنگ مشن بھیج رہا ہے۔ کوئٹہ اور زیارت میں دہشت گردانہ حملوں کی شدید مذمت کرتے ہوئے ایچ آر سی پی نے منگل کو جاری […]