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May 4, 2021
LAHORE: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) Monday released its annual report State of Human Rights in 2020 that seeks to “jolt the state and government out of their complacency that a neo-liberal, hidebound regime will deliver to Pakistan’s people the rights and freedoms to which they are legally and constitutionally entitled.”
In a press release, the HRCP states it finds that the Covid-19 pandemic aggravated existing inequalities, leaving millions of vulnerable workers at risk of losing their livelihoods.
“The Benazir Income Support and Ehsaas Programmes, which the government sensibly made part of its approach to the pandemic, likely saved thousands of households from sinking deeper into poverty, but these programmes are only a small facet of what a robust, pro-poor strategy should look like. A pivotal step by the government could be to make the right to health a fundamental right under the Constitution and invest in preparedness, qu
LAHORE: The annual report of Human Rights Commission of Pakistan finds that the Covid-19 has aggravated existing inequalities in the country, leaving millions of vulnerable workers at risk of losing their livelihoods.
“The Benazir income support and Ehsaas programmes, which the government sensibly made part of its approach to the pandemic, likely saved thousands of households from sinking deeper into poverty, but these programmes are only a small facet of what a robust, pro-poor strategy should look like. A pivotal step by the government could be to make the right to health a fundamental right under the constitution and invest in preparedness, quality and access,” said the report, titled the State of Human Rights in 2020, released on Monday.
Pakistan witnessed substantial human rights violations in 2020: Report
Curbs on the media continued through the year, with many journalists complaining that they were compelled to self-censor for fear of being persecuted by either non-state or state actors.
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LAHORE: As in preceding years, Pakistan witnessed substantial human rights violations in 2020, from forced conversions of religious minorities and crimes against women to enforced disappearances and curbs on freedom of expression, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has said in its annual report.
In the report titled, State of Human Rights in 2020 , HRCP added that as the experience of 2020 shows, these injustices, if left simmering, only intensify during severe crises such as a pandemic. While this makes mitigation efforts all the more difficult, it does not mean that it makes them impossible.
Pak witnessed substantial human rights violations in 2020
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04 May 2021, 13:55 GMT+10
Lahore [Pakistan], May 4 (ANI): As in preceding years, Pakistan witnessed substantial human rights violations in 2020, from forced conversions of religious minorities and crimes against women to enforced disappearances and curbs on freedom of expression, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has said in its annual report.
In the report titled, State of Human Rights in 2020 , HRCP added that as the experience of 2020 shows, these injustices, if left simmering, only intensify during severe crises such as a pandemic. While this makes mitigation efforts all the more difficult, it does not mean that it makes them impossible. On the issue of enforced disappearances, the report said, Since the inception of the Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances (COIED), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has topped the list in terms of numbers of missing persons. At end-December 2020, the total number of ca
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 4 (ANI): The COVID-19 pandemic has aggravated existing inequalities in Pakistan as Balochistan remained especially vulnerable to excesses of power, according to a report.