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HRCP slams Pakistan's border management policies as humanitarian disaster
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
The fact-finding study, titled "When Policy Divides," paints a grim picture of how Pakistan's post-2023 passport-visa regime and the fencing of the Durand Line have destroyed livelihoods, fractured families, and deepened resentment among border communities.
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Rights groups condemn abduction of Sindhi student leader in Karachi
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Amnesty International and other rights groups condemned the alleged abduction of Sindh student leader Ghani Aman Chandio from a Karachi hospital, calling it a violation of human rights. Protests have erupted across Sindh and abroad, demanding his safe release as authorities remain silent on
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Pakistan's deadly siege in Balochistan lays bare military brutality and ci
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
According to The Balochistan Post, in a statement shared on X, the HRCP condemned the alleged airstrikes that killed several civilians, including children, when a wedding ceremony came under fire.
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Pakistan: HRCP raises alarm over deadly Muridke operation, urges transpare
Updated : 5 months ago IST
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed deep concern over the violent clashes between security forces and the far-right Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), which escalated following the events of October 8 and culminated in a deadly operation in Muridke, district Sheikhupu
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Pakistan's police encounters replace rule of law, HRCP warns of alarming r
Updated : 5 months ago IST
According to HRCP, more than 500 police encounters have taken place in the province since January 2025, resulting in over 670 deaths, a figure higher than in any other province.
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Pakistan: Two years later, Jaranwala mob violence victims still await just
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Two years after the mob violence in Jaranwala, victims and rights activists say justice remains far from reality, with only one person convicted despite the scale of the tragedy. These concerns were highlighted at a conference on "Jaranwala tragedy of August 16, 202- Condition of minorities
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Outrage in Pakistan after police storm Islamabad Press Club, assault journ
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Islamabad police stormed the National Press Club and allegedly assaulted journalists, drawing sharp condemnation. HRCP, journalist Zahid Gishkori, and former UN envoy Maleeha Lodhi denounced the action, demanding accountability and an inquiry into the raid.
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Human Rights Commission of Pakistan warns of rising exclusion amid minorit
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
HRCP Chairperson Asad Iqbal Butt reminded authorities that the bill was approved by Parliament on May 12, 2025, and has been awaiting presidential assent ever since. Nearly five months later, the Commission noted, there has been no clear explanation for the delay, raising fears of backpedall
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Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa in crisis: Militants operate freely as state fails to p
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has sounded the alarm over the worsening security environment in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) and the merged tribal districts, warning that terrorist outfits appear to be operating with impunity in several regions, as reported by The Express Tribune
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Pak Human Rights organisation demands inquiry into blast that killed 20 in
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The HRCP said that the citizens of a nation are entitled to the right to live, which Pakistan has failed to protect.
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Pak: Human Rights Commission calls for immediate protection of transgender
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has strongly condemned a decision by community elders in Swabi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, to form a committee tasked with expelling transgender persons from the district.
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Pakistan: Transgender rights row deepens as Swabi elders push expulsion pl
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan condemned a committee in Swabi for planning to expel transgender persons, calling it unconstitutional and discriminatory, *Dawn* reported. The HRCP urged authorities to protect the community, while transgender representatives rejected the move, stressi
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