Pakistan: HRCP shocked at torture of prisoners
LAHORE: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Monday expressed outrage at inhuman torture and humiliation of several death row prisoners at the Toba Tek Singh district prison as […]
India: On the Allahabad High Court Verdict
Prabhat Patnaik There are three obvious problems with the Allahabad High Court judgment on the Babri Masjid issue. Each of them in isolation is potentially damaging for the Constitutional fabric […]
HRCP shocked at torture of prisoners
LAHORE: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Monday expressed outrage at inhuman torture and humiliation of several death row prisoners at the Toba Tek Singh district prison as […]
Pakistan: HRCP urges govt to abolish death penalty
LAHORE: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Friday called upon the government to take early and meaningful steps toward abolition of the death penalty in the country as […]
Pakistan: Cabinet endorses Pak-Afghan Transit Trade Agreement
By: Javaid-ur-rahman ISLAMABAD – Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani Wednesday directed Federal Bureau of Revenue (FBR) and Ministry of Commerce to work hand-in-hand to rein in the menace of […]
Sri Lanka: Three Rights Groups Refuse to Testify
Three leading international rights groups have turned down an invitation to testify before Sri Lanka’s Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC), on the grounds that it lacks the ability to […]