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As Hunger Strike Enters Third Month

| 11 April 2013

April 11, 2013, New York and Washington, D.C. – Today, 25 prominent human rights and civil liberties organizations sent a joint letter to President Obama urging the swift closure of Guantánamo and steps to end the hunger strike legally and humanely and end more than 11 years of indefinite detention. The organizations include the Center for Constitutional Rights, American […]

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الیکشن کی آمد پر تسلسل سے ہونے والے ناپسندیدہ واقعات کی مذمت

| 5 April 2013

پاکستان کمیشن برائے انسانی حقوق نے الیکشن کی آمد کے موقع پر تسلسل سے ہونے والے واقعات پر تشویش کا اظہار کیا ہے جو کمیشن کی نظر میں لوگوں کے جمہوری حقوق کو سلب کرنے اور کوتاہ بین حلقوں کی حوصلہ افزائی کا سبب بنیں گے۔ جمعہ کو جاری کئے جانے والے ایک بیان میں […]

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HRCP slams series of unfortunate events on eve of elections

| 5 April 2013 | 0 Comments

Lahore, April 05, 2013: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has noted with alarm a horde of undesirable developments across the country that it feared would circumvent people’s democratic rights and strengthen obscurantist elements. In a statement issued on Friday, the Commission said: “Just when the citizens were hoping that the lead-up to the general elections […]

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The UN should clarify State

| 25 March 2013

Geneva-Ramallah, 22 March – The UN Human Rights Council adopted today a resolution to follow up on the conclusions issued by the Fact-Finding Mission on Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) that have found, in particular, that «private entities have enabled, facilitated, and profited from the construction and growth of settlements». The resolution requests […]

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تیراہ میں جاری تشدد کے باعث لوگ بے دخل ہونے پر مجبور

| 25 March 2013

پاکستان کمیشن برائے انسانی حقوق (ایچ آر سی پی) نے وادی تیراہ، خیبرایجنسی میں پائی جانے والی ابتر صورتحال پر شدید تشویش کا اظہار کیا ہے۔ ایچ آر سی پی نے وادی تیراہ سے تشدد کے باعث نقل مکانی کرنے والے افراد کے لیے جلوزئی میں قائم خیمے پر گزشتہ جمعہ کو ہونے والے بم […]

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HRCP states violence displaces in Tirah

| 25 March 2013 | 0 Comments

Lahore, March 25:  The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) expresses deep concern at the prevailing situation in the Tirah valley, Khyber agency. The Commission strongly condemns the bomb attack killing at least 17 people at Jalozai, this past Friday on a camp for those internally displaced by the violence in Tirah valley.  The Commission […]

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At least 6 killed as regime takes 80% of parliamentary seats in election

| 19 March 2013

Paris, Nairobi, Djibouti, 15 March 2013 – The Djiboutian human rights situation remains alarming and extremely serious with at least 6 deaths during demonstrations following the 22 February 2013 elections, and the continuous mass arbitrary arrest of opposition leaders and supporters. FIDH and the LDDH call on the international community to engage in finding a political […]

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Georgian political prisoners released

| 17 March 2013

Paris, Tbilisi, 17 March 2013 – FIDH (International Federation for Human Rights) and the Human Rights Center (HRIDC) in Georgia welcome the recent release of 190 political prisoners under Georgia’s Law on Amnesty, passed on 12 January 2013. We encourage the Georgian government to undertake further judicial reform. In a 2009 report entitled After the rose, […]

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پروین رحمان کا قتل قابل مذمت ہے

| 14 March 2013

پروین رحمان ، ڈائریکٹر اورنگی پائلٹ پراجیکٹ (او پی ڈی) کی بیہمانہ ہلاکت کی مذمت کرتے ہوئے پاکستان کمیشن برائے انسانی حقوق (ایچ آر سی پی) آزادی، انصاف اور انسانی حقوق پر یقین رکھنے والے تمام پاکستانیوں سے مطالبہ کرتا ہے کہ وہ اپنے دشمنوں کے خلاف اٹھ کھڑے ہوں جو ان کی امید کا […]

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HRCP condemns Parveen`s murder

| 14 March 2013

Lahore, March 14: Condemning OPP director Parveen Rehman’s brutal assassination in the strongest possible terms, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has called u pon all Pakistani citizens who care for freedom, justice and human rights to stand up against  their enemies that are out to destroy their symbols of hope. In a statement issued […]

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