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HRCP exposes Pakistan's use of brutal force in PoJK protests, calls for ac
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The six-day-long protests, sit-ins, shutter-downs, demonstrations, and wheel-jam strikes began on May 8 against the Government of Pakistan and the PoJK government, demanding subsidised electricity and flour.
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Human Rights body condemns clerics for obstructing women's rights in Pakis
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Referring to another video that denounced the use of mobile phones by women relating it to 'obscenity', the HRCP in its statement released at the National Press Club in Islamabad on Saturday said that these videos use language that is derogatory towards women and also could potentially lead
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Pak human rights body demands revocation of Punjab Defamation Act 2024
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The HRCP called upon the administration to repeal the act pushed through a defamation law to curb fake news, however, civil society, and journalists say that it infringes on freedom of press and expression.
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Human Rights body demands establishment of mechanisms to stop custodial to
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), in a statement released on Wednesday, urged Pakistan to implement the anti-torture legislation.
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Pakistani human rights organisation demands immediate action to prevent mo
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
The Chairman of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) Asad Iqbal Butt in a statement released on Saturday demanded that the federal government of Pakistan must take considerable and immediate action to prevent future mob killing or lynching incidents.
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Pakistan: Human Rights body expresses concerns on killing of media profess
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Khalil Jibran, the former president of the Landi Kotal Press Club who used to work for a news outlet titled Khyber News, was gunned down by unidentified persons early this week. The media professional was also a volunteer for the HRCP.
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Human Rights Commission report highlights challenges faced by religious mi
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) released its annual report detailing the significant challenges faced by religious minorities in Pakistan.
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Pakistan security forces raids home, abduct two brothers from Balochistan
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
This incident was reported by the Human Rights Council of Balochistan (HRCB) on X, formerly known as Twitter.
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Pakistan: Human Rights body raises concern about situation in Khyber Pakht
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Tuesday released its annual report on the status of human rights in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa during the year 2023.
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Pak human rights body raises concerns over defamation bill proposed in Pun
Updated : 2 years ago IST
HRCP has consistently decried special parallel judicial structures because they invariably violate fundamental rights and other universally accepted norms governing the fair functioning of the judiciary.
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Pak rights body voices concern over increasing 'political polarisation'
Updated : 2 years ago IST
In its annual report, "State of Human Rights 2023," released on Wednesday, the HRCP noted with concern that irreparable political divisions led to public acts of arson and violence on May 9, 2023, after the arrest of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan.
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FIM E-Xplorer World Cup: INDE Racing's Sandra Gomez secures second consecu
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Sandra Gomez claimed 66 points after all 3 races, coming in only behind Bonnell Racing's Tanja Schlosser who finished with 75 points while Runar Sudmann, a replacement for injured Spencer Wilton, bagged a total of 46 points, bringing the team total to 112. The duo narrowly missed out on an o
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