Category: Press Releases
HRCP aghast at Dr Asim’s deteriorating mental health
Lahore, March 30: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed grave concern over a report about deterioration of mental health of Dr Asim Hussain, a former federal minister, and his treatment in the custody of paramilitary forces in Karachi. In a statement released to the media on Wednesday, the Commission said: “HRCP is […]
جوائنٹ ایکشن کمیٹی، پاکستان سول سوسائٹی فورم، وومن ایکشن فورم
پریس ریلیز لاہور 28 مارچ 2016 آج پاکستان کمیشن برائے انسانی حقوق کے دفتر میں پاکستان سول سوسائٹی فورم، جوائنٹ ایکشن کمیٹی فار پیپلز رائٹس ، خواتین محاذ عمل کے علاوہ لاہور کے پرامن شہریوں کی طرف سے مشترکہ اجلاس منعقد کیا گیا جس میں گزشتہ شام لاہور میں گلشن اقبال پارک لاہور میں دہشت […]
لاہور میں قتل عام اور پارلیمنٹ کی جانب پُرتشدد مارچ قابل مذمت ہے
پریس ریلیز لاہور 28مارچ، 2016 پاکستان کمیشن برائے انسانی حقوق (ایچ آر سی پی) نے اتوار کولاہور میں ہونے والے بہیمانہ بم دھماکے کی شدید مذمت کی ہے اور اس امر پر تشویش کا اظہار کیا ہے کہ دہشت گردوں کے خلاف جاری آپریشن کے باجود وہ اب بھی بڑے حملے کرنے کی اہلیت رکھتے […]
HRCP condemns Lahore massacre, violent march on parliament
March 28, 2016: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has strongly condemned Sunday’s brutal bombing in Lahore and expressed grave concern over the militants’ ability to launch devastating attacks despite the ongoing crackdown. HRCP also expressed alarm over a violent crowd arriving unhindered in the federal capital from Rawalpindi and staging a sit-in in a […]
Convention against Torture
Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment Adopted and opened for signature, ratification and accession by General Assembly resolution 39/46 of 10 December 1984 entry into force 26 June 1987, in accordance with article 27 (1) The States Parties to this Convention, Considering that, in accordance with the principles proclaimed […]
حکومت اور سیاسی جماعتیں پارلیمان میں خواتین کی مساویانہ نمائندگی کو یقینی بنانے کے لیے مزید اقدامات کریں
لاہور 07 مارچ، 2016پاکستان کمیشن برائے انسانی حقوق (ایچ آر سی پی) نے کہا ہے کہ پاکستان کی پارلیمان میں آج کے جدیددور میں بھی خواتین کی کم نمائندگی سے ظاہر ہوتا ہے کہ ملک میں صنفی مساوات کو یقینی بنانے کے عہد کو پورا نہیں کیا جارہا ہے اور کمیشن نے حکومت اور تمام […]
HRCP to govt, political parties: do more for gender parity in parliament
Lahore, March 6: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has said that under-representation of women in parliament in this day and age was a poor reflection on the promise of gender equality and parity in the country and the government and all political parties needed to realise their responsibility in addressing that imbalance. […]
HRCP calls for prosecuting media attackers
Lahore, March 5: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed grave alarm over attack on media organisations and journalists on Friday by mobs protesting the execution of former Punjab governor Salmaan Taseer’s murderer. The Commission demanded that all those who had instigated and carried out the violence to intimidate the media must be brought to justice. […]
HRCP calls for prosecuting media attackers
Lahore, March 5: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed grave alarm over attack on media organisations and journalists on Friday by mobs protesting the execution of former Punjab governor Salmaan Taseer’s murderer. The Commission demanded that all those who had instigated and carried out the violence to intimidate the media must be brought to justice. […]
Women’s exclusion from top governance slots alarming: HRCP
Lahore, March 5: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has called for addressing the ‘near-complete exclusion’ of women from top governance positions in the country. A press statement issued by HRCP on Saturday, as part of its media campaign ahead of International Women’s Day (March 8), said that even though women constituted half the national […]
