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Pakistan – Disappearance of human rights defender Samar Abbas
On 14 January 2017, the family of missing human rights defender Mr. Samar Abbas registered a First Information Report (FIR) at Ramna Police station in Islamabad regarding his disappearance from Islamabad on 7 January 2017. Samar Abbas is the president of the Civil Progressive Alliance Pakistan (CPAP). CPAP is a human rights group based inKarachi […]
HRCP demands bloggers’ recovery, end to climate of fear
Lahore, January 14: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed alarm over a growing sense of insecurity among civil society activists following disappearance of several bloggers over the last fortnight. It has called for their immediate recovery. In a statement issued on Saturday, the Commission stated: “The authorities are surely aware of a climate of […]
HRCP demands quick recovery of missing activists
Lahore, January 9, 2017: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed grave concern over four rights activists going missing in Lahore and Islamabad over the last few days. It has demanded their immediate recovery. In a statement issued on Monday, the Commission said: “HRCP is greatly alarmed by Waqas Goraya and Asim Saeed disappearing on January […]
Lahore closure denied people’s right to use thoroughfares: HRCP
January 5, 2017: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has voiced grave concern over the cavalier manner of the authorities in closing down Lahore on Wednesday, apparently to prevent a protest. In a statement issued on Thursday, the Commission said: “HRCP is shocked by the manner in which the government chose to practically shut […]
HRCP demands probe into Rabwah raid, assault on Ahmadi worship place
Lahore, December 14: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed grave concern over the deteriorating treatment of Ahmadi citizens both at the hands of those tasked with security as well as the zealots. It has demanded a thorough investigation into a raid in Rabwah and attack on an Ahmadi worship place in Chakwal. […]
Govt. urged to answer UN committee’s questions on Pakistan’s rights record
13 December 2016: Following the recent adoption by the United Nations Human Rights Committee of a document raising a multiplicity of concerns about Pakistan’s human rights record, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) and Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) have today urged the Pakistani authorities to fully engage with the UN human rights body […]
No right of freedom of expression without the right to know!
Lahore, December 10: To mark the international day for Human Rights, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) organized a conference entitled ‘no right without the right to freedom of expression’, at the press club of Lahore; followed by a demonstration outside the club. The speakers at the conference included Ms. Asma Jahangir, Dr. Mehdi […]
HRCP praises law on conversions, urges enforcement
Lahore, November 30: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has welcomed criminalization of forced conversion by the legislature in Sindh and urged the authorities to ensure that the law is enforced. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the Commission said: “In adopting Sindh Criminal Law (Protection of Minorities) Bill the Sindh Assembly has […]
HRCP slams media trial, slurs against author
Lahore, November 7: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has called a smear campaign on the conventional electronic and social media against noted author and analyst Dr. Ayesha Siddiqa a disgraceful spectacle at odds with the values of a democratic and tolerant society. In a statement released to the media on Monday, the Commission […]
Wahid Baloch disappearance: Senate body refers case to NCHR after HRCP briefing
Lahore, November 4: The Senate Functional Committee on Human Rights has referred the case of suspected enforced disappearance victim, Abdul Wahid Baloch, to the National Commission on Human Rights (NCHR). The Senate committee had requested the HRCP team to brief it on a fact-finding conducted in the case by HRCP’s Sindh chapter. Abdul Wahid Baloch, […]
