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HRCP warns new draft law introduced in Pakistan Senate violates right to f
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
HRCP warned that if this legislation is passed, such a law is likely to be used not only against political opposition but also rights activists mobilising around issues which the state considers "contentious or inconvenient."
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Pakistan: HRCP reveals biased justice system against labour class
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The 38-page HRCP report titled 'Seeking Redressal Access to Justice for Vulnerable Workers' revealed that the chain of justice remains biased and unaffordable even when a daily wage worker decides to fight.
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HRCP urges Pakistan to address human rights violations endured by youth go
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan called for urgent attention to the rights violations endured by those resorting to enter abroad through illegal routes, and added that most victims are often subjected to torture, extortion, abuses, blackmail, imprisonment, and even death.
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Pakistan: Rights group raises concern over arrest of Karachi University ac
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Riaz Ahmed was taken into custody by the police and his location remained unknown for a while.
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Human Rights Commission of Pakistan releases charter of demands for protec
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The HRCP charter stated that enforced disappearance is a crime against humanity under international law.
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Pakistan's human rights body urges immediate action to alleviate escalatin
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The group demanded the imposition of price controls on essential goods such as staple foods and medicines.
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Pakistan: Rights group expresses concern over encounter of Sindhi activist
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has raised concerns over the ongoing police encounters in Sindh, Pakistan against activists raising voices against state repression.
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Minorities in Pakistan encounter safety challenges, HRCP working group cal
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Minorities in Pakistan encounter numerous substantial challenges that affect their daily existence, safety, and prospects.
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Pakistan's Karachi witnesses 11 pc rise in street crimes in 2023: HRCP
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The report stated that more than 90,000 street crimes were reported in Karachi in 2023, in comparison to 80,000 in 2022, showcasing an 11 per cent rise.
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Baloch activist urges UN, rights groups to intervene and stop Pakistan's p
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Baloch activist Mahrang Baloch has urged the United Nations and other rights groups, including Human Rights Watch (HRW) and the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) to intervene and stop the "political misadventure by the state of Pakistan."
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Pakistan: Sectarian violence claims 35 lives in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, human
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
After sectarian violence claimed 35 lives in Pakistan's northwest district of Kurram in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) expressed concerns over the recent deadly tribal conflict and called on to peacefully resolve the conflict through negotiations.
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Pakistan authorities target protesters ahead of Baloch National Gathering
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) in a post on X expressed grave concerns and condemnation over such acts of violence allegedly inflicted by the Pakistani defence forces
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