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KARACHI:Warning that the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic will worsen human rights record of the country, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has observed that 2019 was the year of widespread social and economic marginalisation that left the weakest segment of society invisible and unheard. The human rights organisation released its flagship annual report ‘State of…
PAK GOVT MUST HEED STAKEHOLDERS’ CONCERNS BEFORE ESTABLISHING NEW MEDIA REGULATORY AUTHORITY: SAMDEN
New Delhi, February 10: The South Asia Media Defenders Network (SAMDEN) has urged the Pakistan government to enter a transparent dialogue with media leaders in that country over acute concerns about a proposed new media authority that could potentially render journalists vulnerable to state control. The government’s decision to establish the Pakistan Media Regulatory Authority…
Human rights defenders discuss way forward for Pakistan
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 Pakistan to progress as a democracy. The panel included HRCP honorary spokesperson I.A. Rehman, HRCP Secretary General Harris Khalique, HRCP council member and Supreme Court…
Pakistan wins UN Human Rights Council elections
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan has been re-elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) with an overwhelming majority securing 169 votes in the 193-member UN General Assembly. Elections were held in New York on early Tuesday. Among the five candidates from the Asia-Pacific region vying for four seats, Pakistan secured the highest number of votes….
BOL News president and assistant vice president abducted in Karachi
KARACHI—Unidentified individuals abducted Nabeel Jakhura, President of BOL News, and Assistant Vice President Shabi Al Hassan in Karachi on Friday. Ghulam Abbas, Senior Program Manager at BOL News, told JournalismPakistan.com that both were kidnapped as they headed home from work in Jakhura’s car. He said the vehicle was later found locked in Sohrab Goth and…
RMNP urges UN Secretary General to intervene for the release of Aljazeera journalist Mahmoud Hussein
Rural Media Network Pakistan (RMNP) has demanded the immediate release of senior Aljazeera journalist Mahmoud Hussein from Egyptian prison who was originally arrested by Egyptian authorities upon his arrival in Cairo from Doha on a trip to visit family on December 20, 2016. He was interrogated for over 14 hours without a lawyer present, before…