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Even one enforced disappearance is one too many
Press release Even one enforced disappearance is one too many Lahore, 30 August. On International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) expresses serious concern over the woeful track record of the Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances, including the credibility of its chairperson and its continued inability—or unwillingness—to […]
Government continues to neglect coal miners’ security
Press release Government continues to neglect coal miners’ security Lahore, 27 August. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) notes with grave concern that the government continues to neglect coal miners’ right to life and security of person in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The murder of three coalminers in Marwar, Balochistan, on 24 August is […]
HRCP council gravely concerned at human rights crisis, calls for urgent measures
Press release HRCP council gravely concerned at human rights crisis, calls for urgent measures Lahore, 14 August. On concluding its biannual meeting, the governing council of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed grave concern over the state’s abject failure to protect its most vulnerable citizens. HRCP demands that child protection units be revitalised and law enforcement agencies compound […]
HRCP concerned by AJK election violence
Press release HRCP concerned by AJK election violence Lahore, 26 July. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) notes with grave concern the deaths of two PTI workers during the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) elections held on 25 July. A third PPP worker is also reported to have been killed when PTI workers allegedly […]
HRCP welcomes bill criminalising torture, voices concerns
Press release HRCP welcomes bill criminalising torture, voices concerns Lahore, 13 July. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) welcomes the passage of the Torture and Custodial Death (Prevention and Punishment) Bill 2021, presented in the Senate by Senator Sherry Rehman and supported by the minister for human rights, Dr Shireen Mazari. Given that […]
HRCP, JPP call on government to criminalise torture
Joint press release HRCP, JPP call on government to criminalise torture Lahore, 26 June. 14-year old Muhammad Asim and Shahzaib recently lost their lives in police custody along with 17 others as Pakistan fails to criminalise torture and meet its international human rights obligations under the GSP+ status and other international human rights conventions. Pakistan […]
GB status quo continued in 2020
Press release GB status quo continued in 2020 Gilgit, 26 June. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP)’s annual report on the state of human rights in 2020 notes with concern that, despite the long-standing demand that Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) be made a constitutional part of Pakistan, the territory remained a de facto administrative unit, its […]
PM must apologise for remarks linking rape to women’s attire
Joint press release PM must apologise for remarks linking rape to women’s attire Karachi, 24 June. At a press conference held earlier today, 16 civil society organisations—including the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, the Women’s Action Forum, Tehrik-e-Niswan, Aurat March, and the Pakistan Institute of Labour Education and Research, among others—have strongly condemned Prime Minister […]
NCHR, NCSW remained dysfunctional in 2020
Press release NCHR, NCSW remained dysfunctional in 2020 Islamabad, 23 June. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP)’s annual report on the state of human rights in 2020 notes with concern that the government’s initial response to the Covid-19 pandemic was marred by a lack of transparency and enforcement: no strict lockdown was imposed when […]
Deterioration in press freedom in 2020
Press release Deterioration in press freedom in 2020 Karachi, 23 June. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP)’s annual report on the state of human rights in 2020 shows that, by the end of last year, Sindh presented the highest number of Covid-19 infections and deaths in the country, with a death toll of 3,560. […]
