Death penalty: HRCP for urgent safeguards to comply with state obligations
Lahore, October 9: On the eve of World Day against the Death Penalty on October 10, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has urged the government to urgently institute safeguards to ensure that a generalised resumption of executions does not violate Pakistan’s human rights obligations. In a statement issued to the media, the Commission […]
Stop hanging of a disabled man; HRCP
Lahore, September 20: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has called upon the President to stay the hanging of Abdul Basit, a paraplegic man, which is scheduled for Tuesday (Sept 22) and grant him reprieve. In a statement issued here today, the commission said: “Human rights activists throughout Pakistan and beyond have been shocked […]
وفاقی اور پنجاب حکومتیں دہشت گردی سے متعلق حکمت عملی کا از سر نوجائزہ لیں
لاہور 17اگست،2015ء پریس ریلیز اٹک میں گزشتہ روز ہونے والے دہشت گردی کے حملہ میں جاں بحق ہونے والے افراد کے خاندانوں سے اظہار تعزیت کرتے ہوئے پاکستان کمیشن برائے انسانی حقوق نے وفاقی اور پنجاب حکومتوں سے کہا ہے کہ وہ دہشت گردی کے خلاف اپنی حکمت عملی کا ازسر نو جائزہ لیں۔ آج […]
HRCP for a reality check of anti-terror drive
Lahore, August 17: While offering condolences to the families of the victims of the Attock terrorist blast the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has called upon the federal and Punjab governments to reappraise their strategy for fighting terrorism. In a statement issued here today the commission said:
Child abuse in Kasur: HRCP demands thorough probe, prosecution
Lahore, August 10: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed grave concern over sexual abuse of children in Kasur and demanded prompt investigation, prosecution and effective steps to save the children from sexual violence. In a statement issued on Monday, the Commission said: “HRCP is horrified to learn of the child sexual abuse […]
Pakistan : Government defies EU and international law and executes presumed juvenile offender
Paris, Lahore, 4 August 2015 – In the early hours of 4 August 2015 the Pakistani authorities executed Shafqat Hussain, believed to be a juvenile offender, in defiance of international law, basic human rights, and appeals by civil society, EU and UN officials to stay his execution. “The execution of Shafqat Hussain is the latest […]
اسلام آباد میں اراضی واگزار کروانے کی مہم میں ذمہ دارانہ انداز اختیار کیا جائے
لاہور 02اگست،2015ء پریس ریلیز پاکستان کمیشن برائے انسانی حقوق (ایچ آر سی پی) نے سیکٹرآئی الیون) (II-I، اسلام آباد میں تجاوزات مخالف آپریشن میں مصروف حکام سے مطالبہ کیا ہے کہ وہ ذمہ دارانہ انداز میں کارروائی کریں اور بے دخل ہونے والے لوگوں کی رہائشی ضروریات پر توجہ دیں۔ کمیشن نے اپنے ایک بیان […]
HRCP demands responsible action in Islamabad land recovery drive
Lahore, August 2: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has called upon the authorities engaged in an anti-encroachment operation in Sector I-11 of Islamabad to act in a responsible manner and to pay attention to the housing needs of the people being evicted. In a statement, the Commission said: “HRCP does not justify encroachment and […]
Syria: Selective application of amnesty leaves Mazen Darwish in jail
Paris-Geneva, 24 July 2015 – Granted amnesty, Hussain Ghrer and Hani Al-Zaitani were released on 17 July and 18 July 2015, respectively. Both had been arbitrarily detained since February 2012, for promoting freedom of expression and monitoring gross human rights violations committed in Syria. The Observatory welcomes their release, but expresses its extreme concern for […]
HRCP slams killing of disappearance victim in Sindh
Lahore, July 27: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed grave concern over the killing of a victim of enforced disappearance in Sindh, stating that the murder represented growing intolerance of all manners of disagreement in the country. In a statement issued on Monday, HRCP condemned the killing of Raja Dahir Bhambhro, who […]
