India and Pakistan urged to stop ceasefire violations and restore peace along the border Joint Statement
Lahore, July 24: We, members of the Pakistan India People’s Forum for Peace and Democracy strongly condemn the ceasefire violations and firings taking place on the Line of Control (LoC) and the International Border (IB) or Working Boundary (WB) along the bordering regions of India and Pakistan. Even though this issue was highlighted in the […]
Unprecedented Discussions at the UN on a Business and Human Rights Treaty: Will States Walk the Talk?
Geneva, Paris – 13 July 2015.- This past week marked the first session of historic discussions within the United Nations Intergovernmental Working Group (IGWG) towards a treaty on human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises. The process represents an unprecedented opportunity to effectively address the prevention and remedy of human rights abuses involving […]
SAHR Statement on the occasion of the meeting between the Prime Ministers of India and Pakistan
South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR), a regional, democratic network of human rights defenders welcomes the meeting between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on 10 July 2015. The two Prime Ministers held a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit to discuss, among other […]
Historic US Supreme Court Ruling Legalises Same-Sex Marriage across USA
In a 5 – 4 ruling delivered on 26 June 2015, the US Supreme Court determined that the right to marriage equality was protected by the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution. The decision in the case, Obergefell v Hodges, means that same-sex marriage is now legal in all 50 US states. Crucially, and in stark […]
HRCP’s alarm over sectarian, ethnic violence in Balochistan
Lahore, July 8: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed grave concern over the recent targeted sectarian and ethnic violence in Balochistan. It has called for punishing the perpetrators and for addressing the root causes that allow such violence to persist. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the Commission said: “HRCP has noted […]
HRCP calls for a clear plan for sustainable development
Lahore, July 03: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has called upon the government to seriously prepare for realizing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as these targets correspond to Pakistani people’s aspirations in nearly all fields of life. In a statement issued here today the commission said: “The international community is busy finalizing the […]
مستحکم ترقی کے لیے واضح منصوبہ بنایا جائے
لاہور 03جولائی2015ء پریس ریلیز پاکستان کمیشن برائے انسانی حقوق (ایچ آر سی پی) نے حکومت سے مطالبہ کیا ہے کہ وہ مستحکم ترقیاتی اہداف کے حصول کے لیے سنجیدگی سے تیاری کرے کیونکہ یہ اہداف تقریباً تمام شعبوں میں پاکستانی عوام کی خواہشات کی ترجمانی کرتے ہیں۔ آج جاری ہونے والے ایک بیان میں کمیشن […]
NSA/Surveillance: Damning new revelations and still no judicial inquiry
Paris, 25 June 2015 – FIDH and LDH recall that they filed a complaint in July 2013 aimed at the NSA, the FBI and their surveillance practices under the PRISM programme. After more than 18 months since the opening of the preliminary investigation into the case, the Paris Prosecutor had still not made clear how it […]
ایچ آر سی پی کوآئی اے رحمن کی شریک حیات کی وفات کا شدید دُکھ ہے
لاہور 25 جون 2015ء پریس ریلیز پاکستان کمیشن برائے انسانی حقوق (ایچ آر سی پی) نے ایچ آر سی پی کے سیکرٹری جنرل آئی اے رحمن کی شریک حیات توصیف رحمان کی وفات پر گہرے دُکھ کا اظہار کیا ہے۔ جمعرات کو جاری ہونے والے ایک بیان میں کمیشن نے کہا: ”ہمیں ایچ آر سی […]
HRCP condoles passing of I. A. Rehman’s wife
Lahore, June 25: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed its deep sorrow and grief over the demise of Tauseef Rehman, wife of HRCP Secretary General I. A. Rehman. In a statement on Thursday, the Commission said: “We the members of the HRCP family are deeply saddened by the passing of Tauseef Rehman, Mr […]
