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Lahore, August 10: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed alarm and a strong sense of outrage at the continued exodus of religious minority communities from Sindh and Balochistan and said that the state has consistently failed to allay the concerns of these communities despite repeated reminders by the civil society. In a statement […]
Islamabad: (Friday, July 27, 2012) President Zardari said here today that after passing women rights bills, now the government is planning to appoint women judges in the judiciary at apex level. The president said this while addressing a ceremony at Aiwan-e-Sadr where he signed and concluded the one million signature campaign. President Zardari said that […]
US State Department Sr Advisor for Civil Society to travel to Ulaanbaatar Dr. Tomicah Tillemann, Senior Advisor for Civil Society and Emerging Democracies, will travel to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, from July 6 through July 10, 2012 as a United States representative to the Community of Democracies (CD) Governing Council Meeting. On July 9, the United States […]
HRCP condemns killings of civil society activist in FATA and ‘mob justice’ in Bahawalpur Lahore, July 5: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has condemned the assassination of Farida Afridi, who worked for an organisation working for women’s welfare, in Jamrud, Khyber Agency, as well as reports of a man accused of desecrating religious […]
HRCP calls for an end to bonded labor in Pakistan Lahore, June 25: Bonded labour remains one of the most reprehensible and widespread forms of exploitation in Pakistan even 20 years after the promulgation of a law to abolish it, and therefore the state and civil society both must redouble their efforts to eliminate the evil. This was […]
Can donors endorse good governance in Pakistan? ‘Governance’ has always been a matter of concern for the dwellers of Pakistan. Governments, both democratic and dictatorial, despite declaring and recognizing it as an important point in their manifestos, have rarely gone beyond rhetoric. They tend to overlook the existence of mal-governance while in power, and only […]
Enough of senseless hate harboring; civil society in Peshawar demands ban on Difa-e-Pakistan Council Islamabad: (Tuesday, March 06, 2012) Fed up of listening baseless claims of defending Pakistan from those very people who have been supporting terrorism and suicide attacks in the country, the civil society in Peshawar took to the street to demand a […]
Since 1990s, civil society organizations have started influencing the budget formulation in few developing countries. The inclusiveness in the budget formulation acknowledges the value due to public oversight and improved commitment towards pro-poor choices. The civil society budget initiatives are also supplemented by the critical media coverage. Budget is a set of technical financial terminologies […]
Civil society terms memogate scandal an attempt to thwart democracy; Says threatening the representative system tantamount to attack on sovereignty of people. The representatives of the Civil Society including nongovernmental organisations, labour organisations, academia, women’s rights bodies, and media persons expressed deep concern over the current political situation in the country where a crisis is […]
