Category: English
Government must protect vulnerable groups in Sindh
Press release Government must protect vulnerable groups in Sindh Karachi, 17 February. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) calls on the federal and provincial governments to protect the rights of peasants, workers, women and religious minorities in Sindh. Following a hari and mazdoor convention in Hyderabad, and meetings with human rights defenders and […]
Tharparkar communities ask for their rights
Press release Tharparkar communities ask for their rights Mithi, 16 February. At a meeting organised by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), a wide cross-section of activists and professionals from across Tharparkar identified several key human rights issues in the area, including the lack of potable water, the need for more jobs, […]
Peasants demand economic rights at HRCP convention
Press release Peasants demand economic rights at HRCP convention Hyderabad, 15 February. Over 1,200 peasants, labourers, home-based workers, sanitation workers and human rights defenders gathered at the Sindh Hari and Mazdoor Convention organised by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP). Labour rights activists, including men and women from the bonded labour camps near Hyderabad, […]
Social media regulation will curb political dissent
Press release Social media regulation will curb political dissent Lahore, 14 February. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) is greatly concerned that the federal government has approved a set of rules designed to regulate social media platforms. Such a move – which has been made without consulting civil society stakeholders – has no credible […]
People’s economic rights must not be compromised
Press release People’s economic rights must not be compromised Islamabad, 11 February 2020. Delivering the first Asma Jahangir Memorial Lecture, organised by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), Honorary Spokesperson I. A. Rehman warmly recalled HRCP’s co-founder, remembering her as the ‘voice of sanity and compassion’. Remembering Ms Jahangir’s empathy with the vulnerable and […]
Empower bonded labour through unions
Press release Empower bonded labour through unions Multan, 31 January. At a labour rights convention held by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), speakers agreed that it was essential to empower workers by strengthening labour unions, abolishing the exploitative practice of peshgi [advance payment], resurrecting district vigilance committees, and raising the minimum wage to reflect the […]
Arrest of Islamabad activists unconstitutional
Press release Arrest of Islamabad activists unconstitutional Lahore, 29 January. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) strongly condemns the arrest of at least 23 civil society activists and political workers in Islamabad, during a peaceful protest held yesterday to demand the release of civil rights activist Manzoor Pashteen. There is no indication that the protestors resorted to violence […]
HRCP marks Day of the Endangered Lawyer
Press release HRCP marks Day of the Endangered Lawyer Lahore, 24 January. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) held a roundtable consultation at its secretariat to mark the tenth annual Day of the Endangered Lawyer, the focus of which is Pakistan this year. The consultation was attended by members of bar councils and associations, […]
Sanitation workers’ conditions linked to suicide attempts
Press release Sanitation workers’ conditions linked to suicide attempts Lahore, 19 January. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) is alarmed by reports of increasing suicide attempts among sanitation workers. Our sources allege that arbitrary layoffs and the non-payment of wages have continued for months. This is taking a brutal toll on a section of […]
Where is the sovereignty of Pakistan’s citizens? HRCP
Press release Where is the sovereignty of Pakistan’s citizens? HRCP Islamabad, 14 January. At a seminar held by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on constitutionalism and human rights, a high-profile panel of human rights defenders discussed a way forward for Pakistan to progress as a democracy. The panel included HRCP […]
