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Children, mine workers still vulnerable in Balochistan in 2018
Press release Children, mine workers still vulnerable in Balochistan in 2018 Quetta, 22 August 2019. At the provincial launch of its flagship annual report, State of Human Rights in 2018, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) notes that, in a year of general elections, it was perhaps inevitable that the progress and observation of human […]
Escalating LOC tension harms citizens on both sides
Escalating LOC tension harms citizens on both sides Lahore, 5 August. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) is deeply alarmed at the decision by the Indian government to revoke the special constitutional status of Jammu and Kashmir. The increased deployment of troops and curfew-like restrictions on citizens are ominous signs of what may come. This […]
NOC requirement for missing persons camps, unjust
Press release NOC requirement for missing persons camps, unjust Quetta/Lahore, 30 July. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has learnt that civil society organisations such as Voice of Baloch Missing Persons now require a no-objection certificate (NOC) to hold missing persons camps. Restricting people’s right to protest peacefully in this manner is grossly unfair. […]
Erstwhile FATA elections a milestone
Erstwhile FATA elections a milestone Lahore, 22 July. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed its overall satisfaction with the provincial elections conducted in the erstwhile Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). That these elections were held as planned – despite the brief delay – is a milestone for the people of western Khyber […]
Allegations of Rana Sanaullah being ill-treated in jail
Allegations of Rana Sanaullah being ill-treated in jail Lahore, 16 July. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) is deeply concerned over the grave allegations it has received regarding senior PML-N leader Rana Sanaullah’s treatment in detention. HRCP was approached by his wife, Nabila Sanaullah, who claims that her husband, a diabetes and blood pressure […]
Threats to Gulalai Ismail’s family must stop
Threats to Gulalai Ismail’s family must stop Lahore, 5 July. HRCP is seriously concerned over reports that activist Gulalai Ismail’s family has been threatened, allegedly by state agencies, in connection with her work as a human rights defender. HRCP urges the state to investigate the recent raid on Ms Ismail’s house in Islamabad, reportedly by […]
HRCP censures higher education budget cuts
Press release HRCP censures higher education budget cuts Lahore, June 26. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) is concerned that the government’s bid to reduce budgetary expenditure on higher education through the Higher Education Commission (HEC) will affect both existing and prospective students, especially those from poorer vulnerable or marginalised groups. The state has […]
HRCP mission to KP
Press release HRCP mission to KP Friday, 21 June. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) will commence a fact-finding mission from Saturday 22 June 2019, to study the pace and impact of the merger of the former Federally Administered Tribal Agencies (FATA) with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The mission team will, in particular, aim to observe […]
The long wait for justice: Jillani judgement conference
The long wait for justice: Jillani judgement conference Islamabad, 19 June. Observing the fifth anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court judgement on the protection of religious minorities’ rights, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) held a conference with other civil society organisations to reiterate the importance of implementing the judgement. The conference, which was […]
HRCP secures release of bonded workers
HRCP secures release of bonded workers Lahore/Multan, 14 June. Sixty-three bonded labourers have been recovered from a brick kiln in Basti Pir Ismail near Multan, following a writ petition filed by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP). In May, HRCP received a complaint from Saghar Hussain, a resident of Basti Pir Ismail, saying that […]
