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Pak teacher arrested for raping of two minor boys in Muzaffargarh
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
In Pakistan, a staggering 4,213 cases of child abuse were reported in the year 2023, with an alarming average of 11 children facing abuse each day, according to the 'Cruel Numbers 2023' report released by the non-profit organisation Sahil, in collaboration with the National Commission for Hu
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Pakistan: 63,000 cases of gender-based violence reported in past 3 years
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Around 63,000 cases of gender-based violence (GBV) were reported in Pakistan over the past three years, with some 4,000 being reported in the first half of 2020 when lockdowns were imposed to curb the spread of coronavirus, Dawn News reported.
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Around 25 pc prisoners in Lahore, Rawalpindi jails prone to drug addiction
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Lahore and Rawalpindi jails have over 25 per cent of prisoners prone to drug addiction, according to a report by the National Commission of Human Rights (NCHR).
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Pakistan women journalists face increased risk of attack, censorship: NCHR
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 30 (ANI): Pakistan has consistently ranked low on indices rating freedom of expression, and online spaces are no different. Women in particular face the brunt of harassment and abuse.
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Pakistan: NCHR members seek inclusion of minorities in policymaking proces
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Peshawar [Pakistan], December 15 (ANI): National Commission for Human Rights (NCHR) members have stressed the need for taking non-Muslims on board in the legislative and policymaking process during a consultative meeting on the rights of minority groups held here on Monday.
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Pak human rights body seeks speedy justice in Sialkot lynching
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 5 (ANI): The National Commission on Human Rights (NCHR) has demanded a speedy and impartial probe into the lynching of Sri Lankan factory manager Priyantha Kumara Diyawadana in Sialkot.
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Islamabad HC directs Pak govt to revitalise human rights commission after
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 9 (ANI): The Islamabad High Court has called on ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) to revitalise the country's National Commission for Human Rights (NCHR), after activists and former NCHR workers accused Prime Minister Imran Khan of deliberately sabotaging t
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Pak agencies have failed to study patterns of terrorism, says NCHR chairma
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Quetta (Balochistan) [Pakistan], Sept 13 (ANI): Pakistan's National Commission on Human Rights (NCHR) Chairman retired Justice Ali Nawaz Chohan has said that the August 8 suicide bombing at the Civil Hospital Quetta has exposed the failure of intelligence agencies in combating terrorism
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