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HRCP questions Justice Isa reference
HRCP questions Justice Isa reference Lahore, 11 June 2019. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) is deeply concerned about the timing of, and apparent intention behind, the presidential reference with the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) against the Honourable Justice Qazi Faez Isa under Article 209 of the Constitution. HRCP believes that the government does […]
Produce missing persons before Eid
Press release Produce missing persons before Eid Lahore, 4 June 2019. On the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has said: ‘We must not forget the plight of the families of missing persons. While acknowledging that the release of Mr Khadim Hussain Arijo and Mr Hidayat Lohar in Sindh is a step […]
Progress needed urgently on Tassaduq Jilani judgement
Progress needed urgently on Tassaduq Jilani judgement Lahore, 3 June 2019. Human rights activists gathered on the fifth anniversary of the Supreme Court’s 2014 landmark judgement on the rights of religious minorities, at the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) here today. Members of civil society – including representatives of the Centre for Social Justice, […]
Announcement
(Announcement) Dear friends of HRCP, Please note that HRCP auditorium is unavailable until the end of June 2019 for essential repair works. Regrettably we are not entertaining any requests until then. HRCP
HRCP demands parliamentary commission on Waziristan
Press release HRCP demands parliamentary commission on Waziristan Lahore, 27 May 2019. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) is alarmed by the use of military force causing deaths of at least three Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) activists in North Waziristan. HRCP believes that this will further escalate tensions between PTM supporters and security institutions, consequently […]
Reinstate chair PCSW
Press release Reinstate chair PCSW The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) is deeply concerned at the way Fauzia Viqar, chairperson of the Punjab Commission on the Status of Women (PCSW), has been removed summarily from her position by the Government of Punjab. HRCP calls for an immediate withdrawal of the notification and reinstatement of […]
Protect children in a brutal society
Press release Protect children in a brutal society Lahore, 21 May 2019. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has said that it is ‘appalled to learn that ten-year-old Farishta, who disappeared from her home on 15 May in Islamabad, was found dead earlier today, allegedly raped and murdered. There is a chilling resemblance to […]
Protesting against enforced disappearances is not a crime
Press release Protesting against enforced disappearances is not a crime Lahore, 10 May 2019. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has said that ‘the recent sit-in by the Shia Missing Persons Relatives Committee in hopes of finding out what has happened to their family members has not produced a satisfactory response on the part […]
HRCP condemns Ormara killings
Press release HRCP condemns Ormara killings Lahore, 19 April 2019. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has strongly condemned the brutal murder of at least 14 people near Ormara, Balochistan – including 11 security personnel – who were shot dead by gunmen while traveling from Karachi to Gwadar. HRCP has said that it is […]
Human rights forgotten in the election year: HRCP launches 2018 report
Press release Human rights forgotten in the election year: HRCP launches 2018 report Islamabad, 15 April 2019. At the launch of its flagship annual report, State of Human Rights in 2018, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has noted that, ‘in a year of general elections, it was inevitable perhaps that the progress and observation […]
