ISLAMABAD: Pakistan once again on Wednesday scored a major win when its draft resolution “Countering religious hatred, constituting incitement to discrimination, hostility or violence” was adopted by 28 countries at the Human Rights Council in Geneva. Pakistan had made a special request
SUKKUR: Federal Minister Ehsanur Rehman Mazari and Pakistan Peoples Party MPA Haji Abdul Rauf Khoso met with the Hindu panchayat and family of hostages — Mukhi Jai Kumar, his son Jai Deep and driver — who were kidnapped from Kandhkot-Kashmore. The panchayat
Nine million families across the country receive a quarterly stipend of Rs9,000 under the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP). The Minister for Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety Shazia Marri constituted monitoring teams to ensure transparent disbursement of stipends to marginalised sections of
“Unequal Citizens: Ending Systemic Discrimination Against Minorities” is a fact-finding report released by the National Commission for Human Rights of Pakistan (NCHR). It analyzes and chronicles instances of religion-based differential treatment encountered by religious minority group members in Pakistan with respect to employment
Pathways between CVE and Human Rights is a report by Sindh Human Rights Commission. This research publication identifies linkages between countering violent extremism and human rights and aims to enhance the capacity of the Commission to proactively contribute to peace-building in the province of Sindh.
“Religious minorities in elections: Equal in law, not in practice” is a publication by Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) which discusses the issue of religious minority participation in elections in Pakistan. It discusses how minority candidates find it difficult to get
“Report on the death of Sanitary Worker Irfan Masih in Umerkot” is a fact-finding reporting by Sindh Human Rights Defenders Network based on their visit to Umerkot on 10 June 2017. It provides details about the death of a sanitary worker named