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HRCP demands release of Aurat March activists detained in Islamabad
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has demanded the immediate release of organisers and participants of the Aurat March in Islamabad who were detained by police on International Women's Day.
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Balochistan sees new wave of alleged enforced disappearances as another mi
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Reports from various parts of Balochistan indicate that at least six people have allegedly been forcibly disappeared in recent security operations, while the body of a man who had been missing for weeks was discovered in Awaran district.
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Raid on ancestral home of JSFM UK Coordinator Muhammad Usama Soomro in Kar
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
According to details shared by the family, the incident occurred at approximately 11:30 PM when an estimated 10 to 15 masked and heavily armed personnel reportedly entered the house without presenting a legal warrant. The individuals were believed to be linked to Pakistani intelligence agenc
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Pak: HRFP urges immediate protection for Christian family facing blasphemy
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
HRFP's fact-finding team rushed to the incident place on February 24 and met with Sarwar Masih and the affected family, ensuring possible assistance to them.
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Pakistan: Rights groups alarmed as bodies of missing Baloch students recov
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Three Baloch youths, including students who had earlier been reported detained or missing, have been found dead in separate incidents across the province. The Baloch Yakjehti Committee described the deaths as part of what it alleges is a persistent pattern of enforced disappearances followed
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HRFP demands justice for minor Christian girl amid abduction, forced conve
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
First Information Report (FIR) registered on January 11, 2026, under Section 365-B of the Pakistan Penal Code, Sataish Maryam was allegedly abducted on the night between January 10 and 11, 2026.
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Kashmir Solidarity Day a "cover-up for atrocities in PoJK," says activist
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Every year on February 5, Pakistan observes what it calls Kashmir Solidarity Day. Officially, it claims to stand for the rights of Kashmiris, but in reality, the day is about state-sponsored propaganda, designed to distract from Pakistan's own human rights record both in Pakistan-occupied Ja
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Pakistan: Human Rights Council condemns heavy sentences for prominent huma
Updated : 4 months ago IST
In a statement posted on X, the council said: "This verdict is a dangerous link in the chain of silencing powerful voices advocating for human rights in Pakistan."
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Pakistan accused of enacting 'genocidal policy' against Baloch
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) has accused the Pakistani state of pursuing what it described as a deliberate and systematic campaign of genocide against the Baloch people, urging the international community to take immediate notice of alleged grave human rights violations, as reported b
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Pakistan: Rights activist Imaan Mazari, husband detained in Islamabad whil
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
The couple was scheduled to appear before a trial court on Friday in a case linked to allegedly controversial tweets, after failing to attend the previous day despite repeated summons.
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BNM takes Balochistan to Europe; Pakistan's rights commitments under GSP P
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
A delegation of the Baloch National Movement (BNM) has met with members of the Dutch Parliament to raise concerns over what it described as persistent and grave human rights violations in Balochistan, placing renewed international focus on Pakistan's rights record and its GSP Plus obligation
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Davos: Pashtun group, human rights activists protest against Pakistan's at
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
The Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) held a peaceful demonstration along with local human rights activists against Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif and the Pakistani Army involved in the brutal killings and enforced disappearances of Pashtun people.
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