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Aljazeera.com
April 28, 2018
On Tuesday, three suicide bombers attacked Pakistani police and paramilitary personnel in the provincial capital, killing at least six personnel and wounding 15 others. In a statement following the attack, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) took "grave notice of the alarming spike in violenceÃâà...
Aljazeera.com
April 20, 2018
Activists have raised concern over the security of rights workers in Pakistan following a "burglary-style raid" on the house of the editor of an annual report on the country's state of human rights. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) said in a statement that two armed men broke into the houseÃâà...
Aljazeera.com
April 18, 2018
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), a non-profit rights group, launched its annual report on Monday, highlighting the "grim markers" of the state of human rights in the country in 2017. ... Ahmadis are a sect that consider themselves Muslim, but whose faith is rejected by the Pakistani state.
India West
April 16, 2018
The damning report card issued by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan says people continue to disappear, sometimes because they criticize the ... commission spokesman I.A. Rehman said at the release of the report, which accused Pakistani authorities of ignoring “intolerance and extremism.”.
The News International (blog)
April 16, 2018
The concern was raised at the launch of the annual report of Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), titled `State of Human Rights in 2017.' The launching event was ... As at November 2017, Pakistani prisons held 82,591 prisoners (down from 84,315 in 2016), the report said. Pakistan due to reportÃâà...
Geo News, Pakistan
April 16, 2018
A report by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) revealed on Monday that the number of deaths linked to terrorism continued to decline in the ... However, the report added that international travel remained especially problematic for the citizens as Pakistani passport continued to be ranked asÃâà...
DAWN.com
April 16, 2018
The damning report card issued by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) says people continue to disappear in Pakistan, sometimes ... greater rights to women and removing legal restrictions on social exchanges between sexes, which remain segregated in many parts of the Pakistani society.
Daily Times
April 7, 2018
LAHORE: Given the vicissitudes of Pakistan's political situation, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) demands that free and fair elections be held as scheduled this ... It is imperative that every citizen of Gilgit-Baltistan enjoy the same freedoms that the Constitution accords to Pakistani citizens.
Daily Times
April 3, 2018
Why has the legislation not taken heed of the Senate's Committee on Human Rights, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan and the United Nations Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances to criminalise this practice,” the association of Pakistani doctors raised the serious questions.
Pakistan Today
April 1, 2018
Hussain Naqi of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), renowned human right activist I A Rehman, renowned Supreme Court lawyer ... the Amnesty International are also demanding from the Pakistani government to ensure the earliest recovery of all missing activists including Raza Khan.
Voice of America
March 31, 2018
When Pakistani Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai returned to her home country after six years, she received a hero's welcome: She met with .... the existing blasphemy laws to avenge personal grievances,” Dr. Mehdhi Hassan, chairman of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, told VOA.
The Nation
March 28, 2018
These are also counterproductive to the nation and peace-building,” it reads. The academics also called upon political parties to play their role in expanding democratic space by resisting this practice. Human Rights Commission of Pakistan also urged Pakistani authorities to take robust measures to endÃâà...
Sojourners
March 28, 2018
Pakistani Court Ruling Aims to Publicly Identify All Religious Minorities ... The independent Human Rights Commission of Pakistan called on the government to counter it immediately. ... The ruling is the latest in a long series of attempts by officials to clearly distinguish between religions in Pakistan. A 1974Ãâà...
Business Standard
March 28, 2018
According to the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, nearly 10,000 people have gone missing in the country since 2001, with nearly 3,000 still unaccounted for. In 2016 alone, there were 728 disappearances. The HRCP and human rights activists say these numbers are significantly under reported.
DAWN.com
March 27, 2018
Last weekend, Mahira Khan appeared on BBC's HARDtalk and of course, fans of the superstar and Pakistani cinema were glued to their screens. ... It's endemic, it's domestic, it's pervasive and groups in Pakistan like the HRCP talk about the reality that a women is raped in Pakistan every 2 or 3 hours.
Vox
March 27, 2018
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan — On December 2, 2017, 40-year-old Raza Khan, a Pakistani political activist, disappeared from his home. ... Pakistan is one of the most dangerous countries in the world for activists and reporters: According to the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, nearly 10,000Ãâà...
Pakistan Today
March 21, 2018
Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) had moved the SC against Singh government and others for failing to catch the culprit behind the murder of Rehman, the director of Orangi Pilot Project. The petition states that there were “material mistakes made by the initial investigating officer as well as theÃâà...
The News International (blog)
March 21, 2018
The session was organised by 'Pakistan India People's Forum for Peace and Democracy' (PIPFPD), moderated by famous literary figure and President PIPFPD, Kishwar Naheed, here at office of Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Tuesday. Sharing his views on the occasion, O. P. Shah saidÃâà...
UrduPoint News
March 20, 2018
The session was organized by `Pakistan India People's Forum for Peace and Democracy' (PIPFPD), moderated by famous literary figure and Presidnet PIPFPD, Kishwar Naheed, here at office of Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP). Sharing his views on the occasion, O. P. Shah said there was aÃâà...
Daily Times
March 20, 2018
Shah, who is currently on a visit to Pakistan, made these remarks while addressing a session at Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Monday where ... Some 20 years ago we started this struggle with some Pakistani academia and writers to mitigate the hostility between the two countries.
The News International (blog)
March 17, 2018
After seeing his struggle, he was made secretary of Communist Party of Pakistan. He had been fighting against dictators but never bowed before any brutal force. IA Rehman said Jam Saqi was also a member of the Council of Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) for some years. Hussain NaqiÃâà...
The News International (blog)
March 17, 2018
LAHORE: The government of Pakistan missed yet another opportunity to show its commitment to address key human rights issues during a United Nations (UN)-backed review on Thursday, FIDH and its member organisation, Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) said Friday. Pakistan's humanÃâà...
Newsline
March 15, 2018
“For the first time in my life, I could actually smell hunger.” This is how Asma Jahangir described her first encounter with a bonded kiln worker who had managed to escape and walked into her office seeking help. This was in the early years of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) when sheÃâà...
Pakistan Today
March 15, 2018
LAHORE: Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Wednesday said that the Islamabad High Court's (IHC) recent ruling requiring a declaration of faith was a cause for serious concern. “The HRCP is appalled by the recent IHC ruling that makes a declaration of faith mandatory for government andÃâà...
Newsline
March 14, 2018
Asma, by then an internationally known Pakistani human rights activist, was detained along with scores of supporters ahead of a rally in support of ... Chairperson of The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) Asma Jehangir (L) and her companion A.R. Rehman pose with the annual report 'State ofÃâà...
BBC News
March 2, 2018
Last month one of modern Pakistan's most extraordinary women died. Tributes described Asma Jahangir as a champion of human rights and a defender of the oppressed. But it's hard to see who will now take on her fights, as the BBC's M Ilyas Khan reports. It has been said that no combination of theÃâà...
Pakistan Today
March 1, 2018
HYDERABAD: Speakers at a conference organised by Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) called for the elimination of bonded labour, reported a local English newspaper. The speakers urged the government and concerned authorities to take concrete and meaningful steps to eliminate bondedÃâà...
The News International (blog)
February 28, 2018
He advised against testing of patience of the tribespeople further and demanded implementation of recommendations of the Fata Reforms Committee without any delay. Kamran Arif, a legal expert and former vice-chairman of Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), appreciated the superior courtsÃâà...
Pakistan Today
February 28, 2018
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday, while hearing a petition filed by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) against the Singh government, said that it will supervise the progress of the newly-constituted Joint Investigation Team (JIT) in the Perveen Rehman murder caseÃâà...
Daily Times
February 26, 2018
... Centre for Social Justice, NOW Communities, Pakistan Fisher Folk Forum, Pakistan Institute of Labour Education and Research (PILER), Legal Aid and Awareness Services (LAAS), Khwendo Kor, Noor Education Trust, SPARC, Takra Qabailee Khwendy, Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP),Ãâà...
Pakistan Today
February 21, 2018
... Pakistan Fisher Folk Forum, Pakistan Institute of Labour Education and Research, Legal Aid and Awareness Services (LAAS), Khwendo Kor, Noor Education Trust, SPARC, Takra Qabailee Khwienday, Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), National Council for Minority Rights, and the HumanÃâà...
The Economist
February 15, 2018
She accepted the place of sharia in the legal system of Pakistan, but battled its harsher interpretations. In 1987 she helped set up the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), the first of its kind, to keep an eye on things. Her presence on the Lahore High Court and later as the first woman president ofÃâà...
NPR
February 13, 2018
In 1981, she and her sister co-founded the first all women's law firm in Pakistan. In 1987, they founded the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan. During her lifetime, Jahangir received multiple human rights awards, honorary degrees and other awards from universities, think tanks and governments.
The Nation
February 12, 2018
LAHORE - The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) says it is devastated by the sudden passing away of its co-founder Asma Jahangir: exemplary lawyer, human rights icon, pro-democracy champion, friend and mentor par excellence, and a brave comrade of the poor and the disadvantaged.
Chicago Daily Herald
February 11, 2018
She has served as chairwoman of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, and was widely respected for her outspoken criticism of the country's militant ... She was a tireless advocate for inalienable rights of all people and for equality - whether in her capacity as a Pakistani lawyer in the domestic justiceÃâà...
The Nation
February 9, 2018
LAHORE: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) is outraged that the case of Junaid Hafeez, who was arrested in March 2013 after a student group accused him of blasphemy , has been transferred to yet another new judge and his right to a fair trial has been further undermined. It is fearedÃâà...
gulfnews.com
February 1, 2018
In its wake, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) said there were at least 598 extrajudicial killings in 2014 and an additional 343 the following year. A preliminary investigation headed by Sanaullah Abbasi, chief of Karachi's Counter Terrorism Department, said the encounter involving MehsudÃâà...
SBS
December 31, 1999
The family left Pakistan several years ago to settle in Kuwait from where they moved to Italy and became Italian citizens, Gujjar said. Two of the woman's brothers live in Germany. There are no credible official figures on honour killing because they often go unreported. According to Human RightsÃâà...
Economic and Political Weekly
December 31, 1999
She was co-founder of the AGHS law firm (1980), AGHS Legal Aid Cell (1983), Women's Action Forum (1981), and the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) (1986). She was involved in the launch of Pakistan–India People's Forum for Peace and Democracy, 1994, and of South Asians for HumanÃâà...
The News International (blog)
December 31, 1999
LAHORE: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed concern over the recent actions of the administration of the Punjab University against a number of students. In a statement issued on Monday, the commission said: “HRCP has expressed serious concern over allegedÃâà...
Pakistan Today
December 31, 1999
LAHORE: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Monday expressed grave concern over the recent actions of the Punjab University (PU) administration against a number of Pashtun and Baloch students. In a statement, the commission said, “HRCP has expressed serious alarm over theÃâà...
Firstpost
December 31, 1999
Barely three days after the launch of the State of Human Rights in 2017 report in Lahore, its editor Maryam Hasan — a consultant engaged to edit the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) annual report — received some unwelcome visitors at night. The annual reports are a detailed documentÃâà...
The National
December 31, 1999
The Pakistani military airlifted Miss Yousafzai by helicopter hours after a Taliban gunman boarded a bus in the Swat town of Shangla, shooting her in the ... The visit was cheered by many in Pakistan, including Marvi Simed, a member of the executive council of Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, whoÃâà...
