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HRCP demands release of Aurat March activists detained in Islamabad
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has demanded the immediate release of organisers and participants of the Aurat March in Islamabad who were detained by police on International Women's Day.
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Rights commission raises alarm over forced evictions in Pakistan's Umerkot
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed deep concern over the forced eviction of long-settled families in the Umerkot district, calling it a grave violation of human rights and a sign of systemic policing failures.
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HRCP slams Pakistan's CCD for 924 deaths in 'staged' encounters
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan has accused Punjab's Crime Control Department of institutionalising staged police encounters. The report recorded over 900 deaths in 2025, alleging systemic extrajudicial killings and a lack of mandatory investigations. HRCP has called for an immediate
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Rajasthan HRC takes cognisance of stray dog biting Israeli woman at Jaipur
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
The victim, an Israeli passenger arriving from Delhi, was attacked near the arrival gate and left bleeding on the floor. It was reported that the same dog had bitten three other people the previous week, yet no action was taken to remove it.
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Telangana: TGHRC judicial member initiates case after stray dog attacks mi
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Taking note of the gravity of the incident, the Commission observed that the matter raises serious concerns over public safety, particularly the protection of children in residential localities. It further noted a prima facie failure on the part of civic authorities in effectively managin
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Pakistan: Human Rights Council condemns heavy sentences for prominent huma
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
In a statement posted on X, the council said: "This verdict is a dangerous link in the chain of silencing powerful voices advocating for human rights in Pakistan."
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Hot-roiled coil prices rise on seasonal demand; Coking coal surges amid Au
Updated : 4 months ago IST
Seasonal demand and improved inventory drawdown have pushed Indian Hot Rolled Coil (HRC) prices upward, even as exports remain muted in the international market. According to the latest sector update from IDBI Capital, domestic HRC prices increased by 2.4 per cent Week-on-Week (WoW) to reach
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Pakistan: Rule of law questioned as court delays enable destruction of Lah
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), along with several environmental and citizens' organisations, has warned that continued court inaction is enabling irreversible environmental and cultural loss.
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HRCP raises alarm over arbitrary arrests, enforced disappearances in Pakis
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has voiced serious concerns regarding the ongoing practice of arbitrary arrests, extended detentions, and enforced disappearances throughout the nation, urging the government to urgently address what it referred to as the habitual circumvention
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Pakistan: HRCP flags delays, inadequate relief for flood-hit families in S
Updated : 5 months ago IST
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has urged the Punjab government to focus on the needs of families impacted by severe monsoon floods in southern Punjab, many of whom are still facing challenges in rebuilding their homes without proper assistance as winter approaches
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HRCP raises alarm over shrinking space for independent journalism in Pakis
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Pakistan's Human Rights Commission and journalists' bodies have raised concern over a 13-month ban on government advertisements to the Dawn Media Group, calling it economic coercion, an attack on press freedom, and urging the government to restore free, independent and responsible journalism
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Pakistan's rights crisis deepens as HRCP slams state repression and elite
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has urged the government to withdraw the controversial 26th and 27th constitutional amendments, end "enforced disappearances," and release all political prisoners across the country, as reported by Dawn.
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