Provincial and local governments have arrested journalists and closed newspapers that report on matters perceived as socially offensive or critical of the government or military. Journalists also have been victims of violence and intimidation by various groups and individuals. In spite of these difficulties, the press publishes freely on other matters, although journalists often exercise […]
Rashid Rehman Murdered Case
A Pakistani lawyer and activist who had complained about receiving death threats after he took on a controversial blasphemy case, has been shot dead by gunmen who stormed into his office. Rashid Rehman was shot and killed by two men who entered his office at 8.30pm on Wednesday in the city of Multan and opened […]
Civil society expresses concerns over shrinking spaces for civil actions in Pakistan
The Pakistan Civil Society Forum (PCSF) and other civil society organizations noted the attempts for curbing the voices of civil society activists; mainly international and national NGOs working on human rights, democracy and social justice. They said that the recent decision to disallow the functioning of several international NGOs is also an attempt to control […]
HRCP secures release of bonded workers
Lahore/Multan, 14 June. Sixty-three bonded labourers have been recovered from a brick kiln in Basti Pir Ismail near Multan, following a writ petition filed by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP). In May, HRCP received a complaint from Saghar Hussain, a resident of Basti Pir Ismail, saying that a brick kiln owner in the […]
Violation of Hindu and other minorities Human Rights in Pakistan
As of April 2012 married Hindu women have been forcibly kidnapped and married to Muslims, and are left without legal recourse due to inability to prove their previous marriage. It also makes it difficult for Hindus to obtain the Computerized National Identity Card. The increasing Islamization has caused many Hindus to leave Hinduism and seek […]
Amjad Sabri Remember ed on 3rd Death Anniversary
Sabri, 40, and an associate were travelling in a car in Liaquatabad 10 area, when unidentified gunmen fired at their vehicle, critically injuring him. The two were shifted to Abbasi Shaheed hospital immediately, where Sabri succumbed to his injuries. Both front side windows were shattered and three bullet holes could be seen on the front […]
Kartarpur Fact-finding Report
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) received complaints from a number of small farmers of Kartarpur whose land falls on the road map of the Corridor. They alleged that: the district government has been appropriating their lands in villages located around the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur, also known as Kartarpur Sahib, for the construction […]