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Stun batons to enforce Covid SOPs amounts to torture
Press release Stun batons to enforce Covid SOPs amounts to torture Lahore, 9 June. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) is shocked to learn that the district administration and local police in Faisalabad have used stun batons to enforce Covid-19-related standard operating procedures (SOPs). This is in flagrant violation of both Article 14 of […]
Demolition of Hindu homes in Bahawalpur illegal, inhumane
Press release Demolition of Hindu homes in Bahawalpur illegal, inhumane Lahore, 5 June. Following an independent fact-finding mission, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has found that the local authorities in Yazman (Bahawalpur district) were responsible for demolishing the homes of a Hindu community in Chak 52/DB. While the assistant commissioner of Yazman claims […]
Abolition of PLWD job quota inexcusable
Press release Abolition of PLWD job quota inexcusable Lahore, 1 June. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) is appalled to learn of the government’s decision to abolish the two percent public and private company employment quota for persons living with disabilities (PLWDs), by deleting Section 459 of the Companies Act 2017 through a presidential […]
HRCP demands NCHR revival
Press release HRCP demands NCHR revival Lahore, 18 May. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) is gravely disappointed by the government’s lack of interest in reviving the National Commission for Human Rights (NCHR). The NCHR has been dysfunctional since its chairperson’s term expired exactly one year ago. Neither the chairperson nor other members of […]
Waziristan ‘honour’ killings barbaric, condemnable
Press release Waziristan ‘honour’ killings barbaric, condemnable Lahore, 17 May. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) strongly condemns the cold-blooded murder of two teenage girls in a Waziristan village—allegedly an ‘honour’ crime carried out by a family member after a mobile video of the victims surfaced on social media. Despite the passage of the […]
HRCP expresses reservations on formation of national minorities’ commission
Press release HRCP expresses reservations on formation of national minorities’ commission Lahore/Islamabad, 9 May. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has strong reservations concerning the formation of a national minorities’ commission through a Cabinet decision based on a summary moved by the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony. The proposed composition smacks of […]
HRCP welcomes government response, stands by its findings
Press release HRCP welcomes government response, stands by its findings Islamabad/Lahore, 3 May. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) welcomes the official response of the Ministry of Human Rights to the publication of its annual report, State of Human Rights in 2019. The ministry’s statement recognises that HRCP has raised some pertinent issues. This augurs well for constructive engagement […]
Weakest segments of society invisible, unheard
Press release Weakest segments of society invisible, unheard HRCP issues State of Human Rights 2019 annual report Islamabad/Lahore, 30 April. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) notes that widespread social and economic marginalisation have left the weakest segments of society invisible and unheard. HRCP’s honorary spokesperson I. A. Rehman has termed Pakistan’s human rights record in […]
Covid-19 response marred by indecision
Press release Covid-19 response marred by indecision Islamabad, 23 April. With the number of Covid-19 cases rising steadily, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) is alarmed at the way the federal government is handling this public health crisis. There is an absence of clarity in the federal government’s measures – a clarity without which it cannot hope to curb the pandemic and […]
Safety of medical personnel must be priority
Press release Safety of medical personnel must be priority Lahore, 20 April. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) urges the provincial government to heed the legitimate demands of the young doctors on strike in Punjab. The country’s need for medical personnel in the midst of a public health crisis does not override their right […]
