HRCP`s outrage at minorities` flight
Lahore, August 10: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed alarm and a strong sense of outrage at the continued exodus of religious minority communities from Sindh and Balochistan and said that the state has consistently failed to allay the concerns of these communities despite repeated reminders by the civil society. In a […]
Political parties must act responsibly for democracy`s sake: HRCP
Lahore, July 17: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed serious concern at looming dangers for the democratic dispensation in the country and called upon the political parties to realise their responsibility to avert threats to democracy. The HRCP Policy Planning Committee, the highest policy making body of HRCP, which met here urged […]
HRCP condemns killing of KP cops in Lahore
Lahore, July 13: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has strongly condemned the killing of nine trainee prison staff from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in a terrorist attack in Lahore on Thursday, blasted the lack of security for the victims and called for an efficient probe to apprehend the killers as well as for the soul […]
HRCP slams expanding violence and impunity
Lahore, July 11: The increasing incidents of wanton violence and bloodshed across the country, including the recent killing of at least 18 people in Dasht, this week’s attack on an army camp in Gujrat and the daily killings in Karachi, not only expose a propensity by all concerned to resort to violence at the slightest […]
Patients suffering as doctors, govt slug it out: HRCP
July 2, 2012: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has noted with concern the suffering heaped on the people by the prolonged strike of doctors in the Punjab and the provincial government’s failure to amicably resolve the matter so far, and called upon both sides to stop their wrangling for the sake of the […]
Shia pilgrims’ killing exposes state`s criminal negligence
Lahore, June 29: The killing of Shia pilgrims in Balochistan on Thursday again demonstrates that terrorists persist with their vicious and systematic campaign to target citizens on account of their religious beliefs as state has either been unwilling or increasingly unable to prevent the blatant killings, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has said. […]
Call for renewed zeal to end bonded labour
Lahore, June 25: Bonded labour remains one of the most reprehensible and widespread forms of exploitation in Pakistan even 20 years after the promulgation of a law to abolish it, and therefore the state and civil society both must redouble their efforts to eliminate the evil. This was the consensus at a two-day wide-ranging consultation […]
Removal of elected PM sad day for democracy: HRCP
Lahore, June 20: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has called the removal of Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani a sad occasion in a country where democratic traditions have perpetually been denied the nourishment they need to take roots. In a statement issued on Wednesday, HRCP said, “The Supreme Court judgement was perhaps not […]
HRCP calls for help to Pakistanis held in Malaysia
Lahore, June 20: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has asked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to take immediate steps to extend help to the three Pakistanis being detained in Malaysia under the Internal Security Act. HRCP was informed about these detainees by Mr James Nayagam, a commissioner with the Malaysian Human Rights Commission. […]
HRCP says it only submits verified cases of disappearance
Lahore, June 11: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has said that it has consistently submitted complete and verified information to the various official probes into enforced disappearance. HRCP said this in a statement following comments by Justice (r) Javed Iqbal, head of an inquiry commission on missing persons, over the weekend. The former […]
