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Political and economic turmoil has had serious impact on human rights: HRC
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The report notes that political victimisation continued throughout the year, with colonial-era sedition laws being weaponised to stifle dissent.
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Pakistan: Ahmadiyya community's place of worship vandalised in Sargodha
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Ahmadiyya community in a press release called attacking and demolishing their places of worship by mobs a "blatant violation" of Pakistan's constitution.
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Pak human rights body raises alarm over abysmal human rights situation in
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
It noted that Balochistan faces mounting public frustration pertaining to enforced disappearances, economic exclusion, curbs on press freedom, misgovernance and allegations of political manipulation by the establishment.
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Pakistan rights panel raises alarm over growing public frustration over en
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has sounded alarm over growing public frustration pertaining to enforced disappearances, economic exclusion, curbs on press freedom, misgovernance and allegations of political manipulation by the establishment in Balochistan, Geo News reported.
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HRCP demands security forces vacate schools, shut "illegal prisons" in Swa
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
Hina Jilani stated that HRCP recognised the Swat people's tenacity in fending off the recent militant surge
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Minorities live in fear as incidents of forced conversion rise in Pakistan
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
In December 2022, a Hindu man named Laloo Kachhi in Sindh was beaten up by a Muslim mob as he tried to resist the abductors of his sister, Laali.
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Pakistan: Aurat March in Islamabad turns violent
Updated : 3 years ago IST
A violent fight broke out outside the Press Club today as women and transgender people from various fields gathered for the Aurat March rally, where the police beat attendees with batons and allegedly tried to "stop" the rally.
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US expresses concern over suspension of license of ARY News in Pakistan
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Ned Price noted that a free press and informed citizenry is key to any nation and its democratic future.
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Pakistan: Human Rights Commission criticises denial of permission for 'Aur
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has sharply denounced the Lahore district administration's decision to refuse the Aurat March organisers permission to host a public rally commemoration International Women's Day on March 8, The News International reported.
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Religious minorities in Pakistan face problems in obtaining national ID ca
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The findings of the study were discussed at the Access to Justice Conference organised by the Legal Aid Society, in collaboration with the National Commission of Human Rights.
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Pak human rights group raise concern over gender-based violence in Sindh
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Sunday expressed concern over the state of law and order in upper districts of Sindh, mentioning the high incidence of gender-based violence, the slow pace of rehabilitation of flood-affected communities and safety issues for journalists.<
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Pak Human Rights Commission questions police's role in violence against mi
Updated : 3 years ago IST
In the report, the HRCP fact-finding mission has raised concern over the alarming rise in the persecution of members of the Ahmadiyya community in Gujranwala and surrounding regions, particularly the desecration of their grave sites of worship, as per the Dawn report.
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