HRCP condemns Mastung killings, demands justice
Lahore, May 30: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has strongly condemned the murder of at least 21 passengers of two Karachi-bound buses in Mastung district on Friday and demanded that the killers should be brought to justice and road travel is made secure from such wanton acts of violence. In a statement issued on […]
Orange in the Occupied Palestinian Territory The company recognizes its responsibility – the State shareholder should halt its support of Israeli settlements
Paris, 27 May 2015 – On the day of the annual meeting of Orange shareholders, 27 May 2015, civil society organisations (NGOs and unions)* urge the company and the French State, a shareholder in the group, to intervene and put a halt to human rights violations to which they would be contributing indirectly through their […]
وکلاءکی ہلاکت پر ایچ آر سی پی کا اظہار افسوس
لاہور 26مئی 2015ء پریس ریلیز پاکستان کمیشن برائے انسانی حقوق (ایچ آر سی پی) نے ڈسکہ میں پولیس فائرنگ سے دو وکلاءکی ہلاکت پر گہرے دُکھ کا اظہار کرتے ہوئے کہا ہے کہ ایسی صورت حال میں پولیس کی طرف سے اختیار کئے جانے والے طریق کار اور رویے کو تبدیل کرنا ضروری ہے تاکہ […]
Lawyers’ killing by cops points to deep-rooted problem: HRCP
Lahore, May 26: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has slammed the killing of two lawyers in Daska in targeted police firing, and called for a thorough look at the police modus operandi to ensure that force is used to protect citizens rather than killing them. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Commission […]
قلات میں سکیورٹی فورسز کے آپریشن سے متعلق ایچ آرسی پی کی تشویش
لاہور 22مئی 2015ء پریس ریلیز پاکستان کمیشن برائے انسانی حقوق (ایچ آر سی پی) نے ضلع قلات میں سکیورٹی فورسز کے ایک آپریشن میں شہریوں کی ہلاکت کی اطلاعات پر تشویش کا اظہار کرتے ہوئے مطالبہ کیا ہے کہ عوام کو آپریشن کی تفصیلات سے آگاہ کیا جائے۔ جمعہ کو جاری ہونے والے ایک بیان […]
HRCP’s concern over operation in Kalat
Lahore, May 22: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed concern over reports of civilian casualties in a security forces operation conducted in Kalat district and called details of the operation to be shared. In a statement issued on Friday, the Commission said: “HRCP has noted with concern reports of an operation launched […]
HRCP, ICJ demand clarification on juveniles’ trial by military courts
Lahore, May 21: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) and the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) have expressed deep concern that following the 21st amendment, juveniles suspected of committing offences related to terrorism could end up being tried by the newly constituted military courts. In letters sent to the prime minister and the interior […]
Joint Statement of Korean civil society organizations calling for immediate humanitarian aid for Rohingya boat people
Approximately 8000 ethnic and religious minority Rohingya peoples and Bangladeshi migrants who left Myanmar (Burma) and Bangladesh to escape to Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia are slowly dying on sea due to the respective governments’ refusal to allow migrants ashore. The government of Thailand, which is the mid-way stopover for these migrants, has recently closed off […]
Mushawarat condemns Egyptian death sentences
New Delhi, 18 May, 2015: The continuous barrage of wholesales death sentences against the political opponents of the military regime in Egypt proves that the putschist generals are still not ready for any reconciliation with the country’s only democratically-elected President and his supporters, said the All India Muslim Majlis-e Mushawarat (AIMMM), the umbrella body of […]
