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Pak rights group warns against unconstitutional move during no-trust-vote
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 3 (ANI): The Human Rights Commission (HRCP) strongly warned the federal government to refrain from resorting to any unconstitutional measures to prevent members of Parliament from attending Sunday's National Assembly session where a no-confidence motion against th
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Pakistan: Rights group horrified over 'cold-blooded murder' on blasphemy c
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 30 (ANI): The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Wednesday expressed concern about the "cold-blooded murder" of a woman by three female seminary colleagues in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province.
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Lemkin Institute, Bangladeshi diaspora call for formal recognition of 1971
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], March 26 (ANI): As Bangladesh remembers the victims of 'Operation Searchlight', Human Rights Congress for Bangladesh Minorities (HRCBM) has urged the US and the international community to recognize the 1971 genocide of Bangladeshis by Pakistan and take immediate action again
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Journalists, human rights bodies concerned over increased polarization in
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 25 (ANI): The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) and the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) expressed concern over the increasing polarisation among political parties ahead of the no-confidence vote against Prime Minister Imran Khan.
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Human rights in Myanmar face 'profound crisis'
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], March 22 (ANI): Amidst a "profound crisis" facing access to basic human rights in Myanmar, the UN's top rights official on Monday said that hundreds of localized armed resistance groups have now formed across the country, triggering "widespread violence in areas that were prev
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Rights body raises concern about human, sex trafficking in Pakistan
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 10 (ANI): The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has released a study that identifies Pakistan as a source, transit and destination country for human trafficking.
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Pakistan: Human Rights Commission study reveals women still subjected to K
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 10 (ANI): Women in tribal areas of Pakistan are still the victim of Karo-Kari and Vani, a new study of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) revealed.
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Pakistani media remains hostage to repressive tactics, says rights commiss
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 8 (ANI): Pakistani media remains hostage to repressive tactics and critical reporting results in violations against journalists, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) said on Monday.
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UN chief condemns 'horrific attack' on Peshawar mosque
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], March 5 (ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday condemned the suicide blast in the Pakistani city of Peshawar that killed over 50 people.
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Pakistan rights commission condemns suicide blast at Peshawar mosque
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 5 (ANI): The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has strongly condemned the suicide blast in the city of Peshawar that killed over 50 people.
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Pakistan: Rights group alarmed over enforced disappearances in Balochistan
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], February 17 (ANI): The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Thursday expressed concerns over reports of a fresh wave of enforced disappearances in the country's Balochistan province.
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Punish who desecrated Ahmadiyya graves in Pakistan, say rights group
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], February 9 (ANI): The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed outrage against people who desecrated graves of members of the Ahmadiyya community in the country's Punjab province.
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