Category: Press Releases
HRCP calls for immediate release of Turkish family
Lahore, September 27: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has called for the immediate release of Mr. Kacmaz’s family, ex-director of Pak-Turk school, including two young daughters, who were abducted in Lahore today. The family had been residing in Pakistan for a year, on UNHCR asylum seeker certificate, allowing them to stay in Pakistan till […]
اظہار رائے کی آزادی پر حملے کی ہر کوشش کی مزاحمت کی جائے گی
پریس ریلیز لاہور 11-ستمبر، 2017 پاکستان کمیشن برائے انسانی حقوق (ایچ آر سی پی) نے ایک مجوزہ قانونی مسودے پر شدید خدشات کا اظہار کیا ہے جس کا بظاہر مقصد پرنٹ میڈیا کی زبان بندی ہے اور کہا ہے کہ سول سوسائٹی ایسی کسی بھی کوشش کی مزاحمت کرے گی۔ پیر کو جاری ہونے والے […]
HRCP vows to confront any bid to ambush freedom of expression
Lahore, September 11: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed strong reservations over a proposed draft that is apparently aimed at gagging the print media and said that civil society will vigorously resist any such attempt. In a statement issued on Monday, the Commission stated: “HRCP is greatly alarmed by the circulation of a […]
SAHR statement calling to end atrocities against Rohingyas in Myanmar
South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR), a network of human rights defenders, vehemently condemns the wide ranging atrocities against the Rohingyas by the Myanmar’s military in their ‘clearance operations’ since 25 August 2017. An attack by Rohingya insurgents against the Myanmar security forces has reportedly triggered off the extreme spate of violence and discrimination against […]
SAHR vehemently condemns the killing of Journalist Gauri Lankesh
South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR), the regional human rights network, expresses grave concern on the killing of senior Kannada journalist and social activist Gauri Lankesh. Ms. Lankesh, a vocal critique of Hindutva politics, was shot dead at close range by unidentified assailants in Bengaluru on 5th September 2017. She was running her own tabloid called Gauri […]
جبری گمشدگیوں کا فوری خاتمہ کیا جائے:ایچ آر سی پی
پریس ریلیز لاہور 30-اگست2017 پاکستان کمیشن برائے انسانی حقوق (ایچ آر سی پی) نے بدھ کو جاری کیے گئے ایک بیان میں کہا ہے کہ پاکستان جبری گمشدگیوں کی غیر قانونی سرگرمی کے خاتمے کے لیے فوری ٹھوس اقدامات کرے اور مجرموں کو انصاف کے کٹہرے میں لائے۔ میڈیا کو جاری کیے گئے ایک […]
Time to rid Pakistan of disappearances is now: HRCP
Lahore, August 30: It was high time Pakistan took robust measures to end the illegal practice of enforced disappearance and brought to justice the perpetrators, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) stated on Wednesday. In a statement released to the media, HRCP said: “International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, August 30, holds particular relevance to Pakistan since […]
Time to save and rebuild democracy
Press release Lahore, July 29. Commenting on the Supreme Court verdict in the Panama papers case and the subsequent developments the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has called for a nationwide effort to build strong democratic traditions. In a statement issued here today the commission said: The highest court in the land has spoken and its […]
مستونگ میں ہزارہ برادری کے لوگوں کا قتل قابل مذمت ہے
پریس ریلیز لاہور 19جولائی2017 پاکستان کمیشن برائے انسانی حقوق (ایچ آر سی پی) نے بلوچستان میں ہزارہ شیعہ برادری کے خلاف بہیمانہ تشدد کے حالیہ ترین واقعے کی شدید مذمت کی ہے اور اقلیتی برادری کے خلاف تشدد پر قابو پانے اور معروف شدت پسند تنظیموں کے خلاف کارروائی کرنے میں حکومتی ناکامی پر شدید […]
HRCP condemns the Mustang killing of Hazaras
Press release Lahore, July 19: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) strongly condemns the latest incident of wanton violence against the Hazara Shia Community in Balochistan and takes serious notice of the government’s failure to curb violence against a minority community and its inability to crackdown on known militant outfits. The latest targeted killing to […]
