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HRCP: Torture Persists in Pakistan Despite 2022 Anti-Torture Law
At an EU-supported roundtable in Islamabad, HRCP warned that torture persists in Pakistan due to weak implementation of the 2022 anti-torture law and called for accountability.
HRCP Condemns Swat Suicide Bombing and Kharan Attack
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan condemned the Swat suicide bombing and the armed assault on police and CTD offices in Kharan, calling for thorough investigations.
HRCP 'Deeply Alarmed' by Deaths in Rawalakot Clashes During AJK Elections
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan called for an independent investigation into deaths and injuries in Rawalakot during the first phase of the AJK polls.
Rights group reports three more enforced disappearances in Quetta, Surab
The BYC alleges a 15-year-old and two labourers were forcibly disappeared in Quetta and Surab, allegedly by state security and intelligence agencies.
Imaan Mazari-Hazir Spends Birthday in Adiala Jail
Human rights lawyer Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir is spending her birthday in Adiala Jail, Rawalpindi, as the Supreme Court takes up her and her husband Hadi Ali Chattha's appeal seeking suspension of their sentences.
Two Killed in Suspected Honour Killing in Dera Bugti's B Loti Area
A man and a woman were allegedly killed in a suspected honour killing incident, locally referred to as a karo-kari case,...
Baloch Women Forum Condemns Alleged Enforced Disappearance of 16-Year-Old Student in Mastung
The Baloch Women Forum (BWF) has condemned the alleged enforced disappearance of Rizwana, a 16-year-old first-year stude...
16 Sanitation Workers Dead Since April, Amnesty Warns Pakistan
Two employees of the Chishtian Municipal Committee climbed into a manhole in Mahboob Colony on 4 July to clear a blocked...
BYC Rejects "Judicial Weaponization" Against Its Leadership, Warns of Expanding PECA Misuse Against Political Prisoners
The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) has issued a strongly worded statement rejecting what it describes as the systematic...
Man, Woman Killed in the Name of 'Honour' in Naseerabad
The district has recorded more honour killings than any other in Balochistan over the past six years, according to rights monitors.
Justice Cannot Be Silenced": Over 300 Civil Society Figures Demand Reversal of Life Sentences Against Mahrang Baloch
More than 300 lawyers, journalists, academics, and rights activists from across Pakistan have signed a joint statement c...
Dr Mahrang Baloch to Life Imprisonment
ATC Sentences Dr Mahrang Baloch, Three Others to Life Imprisonment in FC Official's Murder Case