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Human Rights Commission of Pakistan calls for strict enforcement of Articl
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has released a report emphasising the importance of enforcing Article 9A of the Constitution to ensure citizens have access to clean air, safe drinking water, waste management, disaster readiness, and environmental justice, according to a report
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HRCP urges Pakistan to end enforced disappearances, calling it a 'crime ag
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
On the occasion of the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) strongly urged the federal government to take immediate and concrete measures to end the practice, warning that it constitutes a crime against humanity under int
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Pakistan: Human Rights Commission alarmed as Imran Khan's nephews arrested
Updated : 9 months ago IST
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has voiced concern over the arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan's nephews in connection with the May 9, 2023, protests.
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HRCP report Streets of Fear exposes worsening religious persecution
Updated : 9 months ago IST
The report emphasised an alarming increase in violence against religious minorities, including the demolition of places of worship and the targeted killings of Ahmadis, the post said.
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Human Rights Council of Balochistan highlights 'Shocking escalation' of st
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
According to the report, Balochistan witnessed a sharp escalation of state violence in the first half of the year. HRCB documented 814 cases of enforced disappearances, nearly equalling the total number recorded in all of 2024. The victims included students, activists, labourers, and ordinar
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Pakistan: 300 booked on terrorism charges for attacks on Ahmadi worship pl
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
In Faisalabad, Pakistan, police registered terrorism cases against 300 people for attacking two Ahmadiyya worship sites. Mob violence, led by TLP's Hafiz Rafaqat, destroyed property and injured community members. Ahmadiyya leaders and HRCP condemned the attacks, urging swift justice and prot
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HRCP sounds alarm over deepening human rights crisis in Balochistan
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Following a week-long visit to Turbat and Quetta, the HRCP team, which included chairperson Asad Iqbal Butt, former senator Farhatullah Babar, and senior human rights advocates such as Nasreen Azhar and I A Rehman, recorded disturbing trends of enforced disappearances, extrajudicial executio
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HRCP demands PKR 75K minimum wage amid rising inflation, slams government
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
This demand was made by HRCP leaders and other speakers during an event that took place on Monday, which included a screening of a documentary titled 'The right to a living wage'.
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HRCP alleges government crackdown, warns of shrinking space for human ri
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), an autonomous civil rights organisation, has issued a warning that its functioning is being hindered by pressure from the Pakistani government. "In recent months, HRCP has encountered a range of arbitrary, unlawful, and unjust measures that hav
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Pak: HRCP flags political dysfunction, minority persecution, and alarming
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
According to the report by Dawn, the HRCP conducted a press conference to bring attention to the human rights landscape in Punjab, as detailed in its newly released report, State of Human Rights in 2024.
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Pakistan's war on expression: HRCP condemns systemic silencing of journali
Updated : 10 months, 1 week ago IST
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), in collaboration with the European Union, hosted a national roundtable on July 17 to address growing concerns over restrictions on freedom of expression and the shrinking space for digital freedoms in Pakistan. The HRCP stated in a press releas
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Pakistan: ANP leader, police personnel shot dead in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Speaking to Dawn, Bajaur District Police Officer (DPO) Waqas Rafiq said that Zeb was shot dead while campaigning for the July 13 peace parade in Shindai Mor, adding that a policeman was also killed in the attack.
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