Lawyer and human rights activist Jalila Haider was released on Monday after being detained by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) for seven hours at the Lahore airport, Dawn reported. Haider,…
The Sindh Human Rights Commission (SHRC) on Friday launched its annual report that covers the activities and initiatives undertaken by the commission in 2018-19. The SHRC is a statutory body…
KARACHI: The Pakistan government intensified its clampdown on the media, opposition parties and non-governmental organisations last year, according to a report by the Human Rights Watch (HRW). In the 30th…
ANNUAL REPORT BY RIGHTS WATCHDOG SLAMS GROWING CRACKDOWN ON FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION UNDER PTI-LED GOVERNMENT The growing crackdown on freedom of expression in Pakistan throughout 2019 is a failure of…
LAHORE: At a seminar held by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on constitutionalism and human rights, a high-profile panel of human rights defenders discussed a way forward for…
PEC press release The PEC welcomes a new resolution adopted by the General Assembly on the safety of journalists and the issue of impunity and calls upon States to fully…
