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Pakistan: Human Rights body expresses concerns on killing of media profess
Updated : 1 year, 8 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, 9 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: Human Rights body raises concern about situation in Khyber Pakht
Updated : 1 year, 9 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 : 1 year, 9 months 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 : 1 year, 10 months 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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Human Rights Commission of Pakistan demands "Right to Health" as fundament
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
According to the HRCP report, health must not be measured in terms of political, economic, social or environmental conditions, but must be an integral part of local, provincial and national policymaking.
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Pakistan's human rights body urges action to end decades-long pattern of e
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) chairman Asad Iqbal Butt demanded an end to the decades-old problem of forced disappearances and extrajudicial killings in Balochistan province.
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HRCP writes to Punjab CM, seeks attention to severe human rights violation
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Highlighting the ongoing cases of violence against women, children and trans people, the HRCP in its letter recommended strengthening the Punjab province's Commission on the Status of Women.
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PoK: HRCP expresses concern over extensive power outages, internet disrupt
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
While addressing a press conference on Friday, HRCP co-chairperson Munizae Jahangir, regional coordinator Israruddin Israr, political leader Baba Jan, and women's rights activist Yasmin Kareem, spoke about human rights violations in Gilgit-Baltistan.
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Pakistan: HRCP warns against ban on all social media platforms
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Sunday opposed a proposed Senate resolution seeking to ban all social media platforms in Pakistan.
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Deeply concerned by efforts to uproot Baloch camp: Pakistan human rights b
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) said the are "deeply concerned" by efforts to uproot the Baloch camp.
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Pakistan: HRCP calls for establishment of national commission for rights o
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
HRCP's director Farah Zia recalled that the national commission for minorities that was established in 2020 failed to meet the demands of minorities. She stressed the need for an autonomous commission formed along the lines of the Paris Principles.
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