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In 2022, Freedom House rated Pakistan’s human rights at 37 out of 100 (partly free). [6] Violence against women is an important social issue in Pakistan. An estimated 5,000 women are killed per year as a result of domestic violence, with many maimed or disabled.
The 2023 Kurram Parachinar conflict started as a land dispute and turned into a series of sectarian clashes that took place in the Kurram District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan near Pak-Afghan Border, from May to July 2023.
The United Nations Human Rights Chief, Volker Türk said he was “alarmed” by reports of abuse of Afghan refugees in Pakistan amid an ongoing policy of mass deportation, according to a ...
According to the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) [45] [46] and Al Jazeera, [47] there has been a surge in religious extremism in Balochistan, with banned terrorist organizations such as Lashkar-i-Jhangvi and Pakistani Taliban targeting Hindus, Shias (including Hazaras), and Zikris, resulting in the migration of over 210,000 Shias ...
Honour killings in Pakistan [1] are known locally as karo-kari (Urdu: کاروکاری). [2] According to the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, over 470 cases of honour killings were reported in Pakistan in 2021. But human rights defenders estimate that around 1,000 women are murdered in the name of honour every year.
On 13 November 2024, Imran Khan issued a "final call" for a protest on November 24 in Islamabad from his imprisonment in Adiala Jail.The announcement was in response to the Twenty-sixth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan, which he criticised for infringing on rights.
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The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (Urdu: ماموریہ برائے انسانی حقوق پاکستان) (HRCP) is an independent, democratic non-profit organisation. Founded in 1987, it is one of the oldest human rights organisations in the country. HRCP is committed to monitoring, protecting and promoting human rights in Pakistan.