HRCP report demands long-term strategy on IDPs
Lahore, November 5:Pakistan needs to shun the practice of dealing with internal displacement crises in a piecemeal and largely reactive manner and must urgently devise a long-term strategy for protection and assistance of internally displaced persons (IDPs), the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has said. Launching a report entitled ‘Internal Displacement in Pakistan: Contemporary […]
HRCP demands urgent focus on real issues
Lahore, October 17: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed concern over accelerating deterioration in the state of affairs in the country and urged the government to return to the task of governance and address the problems of the people. A statement issued at the conclusion of the HRCP Council on Sunday said: […]
HRCP moot demands more accessible, robust parliament
Lahore, October 15: Parliament should find ways to increase its contacts with the people and must have a greater say in approval of official policies and in signing and ratification of international agreements by Pakistan, a consultation organised by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) concluded on Friday. Participants of the consultation, entitled ‘Parliament’s […]
HRCP appalled by brutal torture on prisoners
Lahore, October 11: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed outrage at inhuman torture and humiliation of several death row prisoners at the Toba Tek Singh District Prison as well as official indifference to demands for an inquiry. A press statement issued by the Commission said on Monday: “HRCP is alarmed at credible […]
HRCP urges Pakistan to vote against death penalty
Lahore, November 4:The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has called upon the government of Pakistan to vote in favour of a resolution in the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) demanding a moratorium on the use of the death penalty. The resolution is to be considered at the 65th session of the UNGA later this […]
Police violence on lawyers unwarranted: HRCP
Lahore, October 4: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed alarm at the police brutality against lawyers on court premises in Lahore, which resulted in injuries to many lawyers including female lawyers, and called it “manifestly disproportionate” and “entirely uncalled for”. A press statement issued by the Commission on Monday said: “HRCP regrets […]
Extremists out to silence voices of sanity: HRCP
Lahore, October 4:The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed deep anguish at the assassination of noted religious scholar Dr Muhammad Farooq in Mardan and called it an escalation of the extremists’ plan to silence the voices that present the people an alternative to retrogressive interpretation of Islam. In a statement released to the […]
HRCP for urgent efforts for Dr Aafia’s repatriation
Lahore, September 24: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed dismay at the unusually harsh punishment awarded to Dr Aafia Siddiqui by a US court and demanded that the governments of Pakistan and the United States urgently find a way to repatriate Dr Aafia to Pakistan. A statement issued by the Commission on […]
HRCP finds gaps in response in flood-hit areas
Lahore, September 23: A team of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) that visited the flood-hit areas of Multan and Muzaffargarh districts has noted gaps in provision of relief and registration of the affected families for financial assistance. HRCP Council member Ms. Hina Jilani led the team that visited the flood-affected areas. In many […]
HRCP dismayed by lingering row at Bahawalpur college
Lahore, September 22: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed its dismay over the failure to resolve tensions at a medical college in Bahawalpur, where students protesting against electricity outages had been brutally tortured by the police last month. A statement issued by the Commission on Wednesday said: “It is a matter of […]
