• December 25, 2013
• General News

LAHORE: The participants at a panel discussion organised by South Asia Partnership (SAP)-Pakistan with members of Punjab Assembly and civil society organisations stressed the need of implementing constitutional and international guarantees protecting the rights of religious minorities. Panel discussion was held at a local hotel where member National Commission on Status of Women Tanveer Jahan, […]

• December 11, 2013
• General News

KARACHI: While commemorating the Universal Human Rights Day, Pakistan Peoples Party patron-in-chief Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Tuesday vowed never to compromise on people’s right to liberty, equality, non-discrimination, assembly and free speech. He was speaking at a ceremony held at the CM House to sign 15-point PPP’s human rights pledge solemnly undertaken to strive to create […]

• October 5, 2013
• General News

LAHORE: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has welcomed the federal government’s announcement on continuing the moratorium on capital punishment and called for a thorough review of the death penalty regime in the country. In a statement on Friday, the Commission said “HRCP welcomes the government’s statement that it will persist with the moratorium […]

• October 4, 2013
• General News

ISLAMABAD: After five years of consistent protest, the farmers of over 200 villages of Sindh have complained to the Supreme Court Human Rights Cell that they faced severe shortage of water due to unlawful diversions made by influential landlords. In their application, the farmers stated that certain influential people had taken direct connections from canals, […]

• September 30, 2013
• General News

ISLAMABAD: A total of 8,648 incidents of human rights violation have been reported in the country between January 2012 and Sept 15 this year, according to a document of the Ministry of Law, Justice and Human Rights submitted to parliament. The document shows that 239 rights violations have been recorded in Islamabad, 1,599 in Punjab, […]

• August 30, 2013
• General News

ISLAMABAD: The Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged the government to affirm its commitment towards ending enforced disappearances by ratifying the “International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance”. The HRW advice came on eve of the International Day for the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, to be observed on Friday (today). The […]

• August 29, 2013
• General News

ISLAMABAD: State Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Sheikh Aftab Ahmed informed the National Assembly on Wednesday that there had been a decline in human rights cases registered in all provinces except Khyber Pakhtunkhwa over the last two years. The minister said that 12,884 cases had been registered since 2011 at four regional offices of the human […]

• August 28, 2013
• General News

A delegation of the European Parliament’s Sub-Committee on Human Rights led by Ms Ana Gomes called on the Adviser to the Prime Minister on National Security and Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz here on Tuesday. She was accompanied by Andrzej Grzyb, Member of the European Parliament. The Adviser to the Prime Minister highlighted the efforts of […]

• August 22, 2013
• General News

QUETTA: The Baloch National Movement (BNM) has condemned the murder of Ramzan Baloch and Ghafoor Baloch and dumping of their mutilated bodies in Karachi and appealed to the United Nations and international organisations to take notice of human rights violation being committed allegedly by security forces in Balochistan. The BNM activists carrying placards and banners […]

• August 19, 2013
• Television

ISLAMABAD: As confrontation between bench and bar is intensifying on different matters, romance between superior courts and media is reaching a low ebb after the Supreme Court’s July 24 decision to change the presidential election’s schedule. Since the start of the lawyers’ movement, relations between superior courts and the media, particularly one big media group, […]

• August 15, 2013
• Arts and Entertainment

KARACHI: An exhibition of works by two artists Aamir Habib and Taqi Shaheen opens at Canvas gallery on Thursday at 5pm. The show titled ‘Drawn Attack’ will continue till Aug 24, from 11am to 8pm on a daily basis (excluding Sunday). DAWN

• August 8, 2013
• General News

LAHORE: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) slammed on Wednesday the execution-style killing of 13 labourers in Balochistan, reportedly hailing from Punjab who were returning home to celebrate Eid. In a statement, the HRCP said: “The HRCP is appalled by the cold-blooded killing of 13 labourers by insurgents in Mach area of Balochistan. An […]

• August 2, 2013
• General News

ISLAMABAD: The civil society on Thursday demanded the government to immediately restore the ministry of Human Rights as an independent ministry, along with the appointment of a minister. The Insani Haqooq Itehad (IHI) has expressed its concern and dismay that the newly elected government has merged the federal Ministry of Human Rights (MoHR) with the […]

• August 2, 2013
• General News

KARACHI: Centre for Human Rights Education (CHRE) Pakistan on Thursday invited applications for the 4th annual participatory course on democracy and human rights (PCDHR) to be held in Lahore on September 17-26, 2013. The candidates are encouraged to send their complete applications immediately to avoid the last moment tribulations. The deadline for applications is August […]