HRCP demands swift recovery of abducted NGO workers
Lahore, February 1: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has condemned Thursday’s abduction from Karachi of four volunteers working with an NGO and called upon the government to act swiftly to secure their release. In a statement issued on Friday, the Commission said: “HRCP strongly condemns the abduction from Maripur, Karachi, of four NGO […]
Egypt: Post revolution president following in Mubarak’s footsteps?
Paris, Cairo, 31 January 2013 – “We are extremely concerned by the increasing violence during demonstrations and condemn the response of the Egyptian authorities that have once again used excessive force in their handling of demonstrations” stated Souhayr Belhassen, FIDH President on Wednesday, January 31, 2013. The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) deplores the tragedy that resulted […]
Joint Open Letter
Re: Arbitrary internment of Le Anh Hung in “Social Support Centre No 2” Ung Hoa, Hanoi, January 24, 2013 Your Excellencies, The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a joint programme of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), together with the Vietnam Committee on Human […]
Measles deaths unacceptable: HRCP
Lahore, January 23: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has slammed the rising death toll in the measles epidemic that has claimed the lives of nearly 500 children across the country in the last few weeks. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the Commission said: “HRCP notes with great alarm that hundreds of children have […]
HRCP demands justice for Bara dead
Lahore, January 17: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has strongly condemned the killing of around 20 civilians in Khyber Agency and demanded that the claims made by the families that the deceased were killed by security forces personnel must be probed independently and to the families’ satisfaction. In a statement on Thursday, the Commission […]
Perils to democracy have soared after SC order: HRCP
Lahore, January 15: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has said that following the Supreme Court (SC) order for the arrest of the prime minister, the threats to democratic dispensation have escalated enormously. The commission said in a statement on Tuesday: “It is difficult to measure the misfortune of the luckless people of Pakistan that their […]
Asma never supported death sentence for Delhi Gang rape accused
Lahore January 14: In a press statement Ms. Asma Jahangir, former President of Supreme Court Bar Association has strongly denied a statement attributed to her in a section of the press that while referring to the Delhi gang rape case she said ‘either the accused be hanged or their sexual organs chopped off’. She said […]
Health dialogue on measles outburst in Sindh
HRCP Task Force Hyderabad and Civil Society Organization jointly hosted a Health dialogue on recent outburst of measles cases in Sindh at Hyderabad Press Club, in which 22 representatives of various NGO and media persons participated. The speakers expressed concern that more than 200 children had died and 15,000 were suffering from the disease but the health ministry and concerned departments […]
HRCP slams gruesome Mastung attack
Lahore, December 31: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has strongly condemned the gruesome killing of Shia pilgrims in an attack on Iran-bound buses in Mastung on Sunday and called the government to put an end to the appalling bloodshed. In a statement issued on Monday, the Commission said: “It is unfortunate that on […]
Lifting EU sanctions will unlikely lead to an improved human rights situation in Burma
FIDH – International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) Altsean-Burma Joint Press Release Lifting EU sanctions will unlikely lead to an improved human rights situation in Burma Paris, 24 April 2013 – FIDH (International Federation for Human Rights) and its member organization Altsean-Burma regret that the European Union (EU) has discarded its own benchmarks for reform […]
