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Pakistan: Rights group raises concern over abduction of Hindu citizen on w
Updated : 1 year ago IST
The rights group pointed an incident from February 21, where a person belonging to the minority Hindu community was abducted by 'unidentified persons' while he was on way to India with his family members.
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Pak HRCP highlights ongoing attacks, discrimination against religious mino
Updated : 1 year ago IST
A major concern raised in the report is the widespread use of social media to incite violence, particularly in cases of blasphemy. The HRCP report points to two notable mob attacks on the Christian community in Jaranwala and Sargodha, which were fuelled by social media posts.
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Pakistan: Human Rights Commission calls for stricter traffic laws amid ris
Updated : 1 year ago IST
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has urged the Sindh government to take immediate and effective measures to regulate heavy traffic in Karachi. The HRCP emphasised the urgent need to address the increasing number of road accidents, particularly those caused by reckless driving.
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HRCP urges Pak govt to strengthen social security for vulnerable workers
Updated : 1 year ago IST
HRCP (Human Rights Commission of Pakistan) urged the government to uphold the right to social security as outlined in Article 38 of the Constitution by safeguarding vulnerable and low-wage workers from income insecurity related to old age, unemployment, disease, injury, childbirth, and ma
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Pakistan: Transporters protest on National Highway over rising vehicle fir
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Liaquat Mehsud, the president of the dumper owners' organization, has noted that a court order has permitted the dumpers to enter the city. "Vehicles involved in an accident should face legal action," he stated as reported by ARY News.
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Pak: HRCP alleges excessive use of force, deaths in PTI's Islamabad protes
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
"The mission is deeply concerned by allegations that the hospital administrations and police withheld the bodies of victims until their families agreed not to pursue any legal action. While the hospital administrations refused to speak with the fact-finding team, accounts from journalists an
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Pakistan: HRCP slams PECA act, raises alarm over free speech restrictions
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) condemned the recently passed Prevention of Electronic Crimes (PECA) (Amendment) Act 2025, expressing concern over its potential to further curtail freedom of expression for both journalists and ordinary social media users.
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HRCP report highlights rising migration of Hindus from Sindh amid violence
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
A new report by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), titled "Exodus: Is the Hindu Community Leaving Sindh?" underscores the alarming trend of Hindu families migrating from Sindh due to ongoing violence, economic hardships, and climate change.
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Human Rights Commission of Pakistan decries new law as violation of intern
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
HRCP Secretary-General Harris Khalique emphasised that the law not only violates Articles 8 and 16 of Pakistan's Constitution but also breaches the country's international obligations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
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Balochistan: New case of abduction reported in Gwadar amid ongoing enforce
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Balochistan has been a longstanding hotspot for human rights abuses, particularly enforced disappearances. For over twenty years, families in the region have blamed the Pakistani military and intelligence agencies for abducting people, often under the guise of counterinsurgency efforts.
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Rights Body raises alarm over detention of political activists in PoGB
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has raised serious concerns over the detention of political activists in Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan.
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Rights body urges Pakistan to uphold constitutional rights, highlights ris
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The commission highlighted several critical issues, including the increasing pressure on rights like freedom of expression and peaceful assembly over the past year. It stressed the need for immediate attention to economic and climate justice, the cessation of enforced disappearances, and
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