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296 HRCP activities Women’. Dec 10, Karachi: Three-day poster exhibition on the theme ‘Gender equality now’. Dec 13, Mingora: Public meeting on citizens’ role in promoting democratic rights, with emphasis on electoral responsibilities. Dec 14, Saidu Sharif: Meeting on citizens’ human rights and their responsibilities at Government Jahanzaib College, Saidu Sharif. Dec 15, Narowal: Seminar on peace and activism for democratic rights. Dec 15-16, Bahawalpur: Training workshop on human rights and humanitarian values in the fight against extremism. Dec 15, Sialkot: Seminar on peace and activism for democratic rights. Dec 19-20, Dadu: Training workshop on human rights and humanitarian values in the fight against extremism. Dec 20, Swabi: Meeting on citizens’ human rights and their responsibilities at Colonel Sher Khan Girls College, Swabi. Dec 21, Mandi Bahauddin: Seminar on peace and activism for democratic rights. Dec 22, Charsadda: Meeting on citizens’ human rights and their responsibilities’ at New Muslim College, Charsadda. Dec 22, Okara: Meeting on people’s mobilization for democratic rights Lahore: Economy watch-state spending and human rights.
in Pakistan. Dec 22, Islamabad: Consultation on the 2013 general elections. Dec 22-23, Naushehro Feroze: Training workshop on human rights and humanitarian values in the fight against extremism. Dec 24, Muzaffargarh: A dialogue on ‘Promotion of democracy and democratic values and the role of citizens’. Dec 26, Lahore: Consultation on ‘Food Security: Problems and Prospects in Pakistan’. Dec 27, Islamabad: Consultation on preparation for the 2013 general elections. Dec 28, Karachi: Presentation by a former HRCP council member of HRCP on ‘Quit India Movement and Partition of India’. The event was attended by rights activists and civil society members from across the country. Dec 28-29, Lakki Marwat: Training workshop on human rights and humanitarian values in the fight against extremism. Dec 29, Karachi: Meeting of the HRCP Expert Group on Communities Vulnerable because of their belief. Dec 30, Lahore: Consultation on ‘Economy Watch: State Spending and Human Rights’. Fact-finding Jan 12, Karachi: Murder of Dr. Bashir Ahmed Chaner, a professor at Sindh University Jamshoro, Sindh. Mar 26-29, Peshawar: Visit to Jalozai internally displaced persons (IDPs) camp to assess the problems for the displaced and the relief they received. Mar 21, Peshawar: Rape of a six-year-old girl. Mar 23, Multan: The abduction and sale of a woman named Zaib Mai in Jalalpur Pirwala, Multan. Apr 20, Jamshoro: Roof collapse of BlueBin School, Kotri. Apr 24, Upper Dir: Suicide by two students of grades 4 and 5. Apr 24, Chiniot: The fact-finding team inquired into an incident of torture to death of a teacher by the police on March 30, 2012. May 15-20, Balochistan: An HRCP fact-finding team comprising council members from all provinces visited Quetta, Mastung and Pishin and held meetings with various stakeholders to get first-hand information on the state of human rights in the province. June 15 & 18, Dera Ghazi Khan: Probe into the gang-rape of five women. June 19, Jamshoro: Extra-judicial killing of four labourers of Shoro tribe of Kotri. June 25, Karachi: Kidnapping of a minor Hindu girl, Rikha. 297 State of Human Rights in 2012
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Sta State Sta te of of Human Human
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Published by Human Rights Commissio
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Abbreviations ADB Asian Development
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PONM Pakistan Oppressed Nations Mov
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iv divided its people and still doe
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vi Glossary as a token of his earne
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Introduction There is no question t
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Highlights Laws and law-making The
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in the country. According to UNESC
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13 State of Human Rights in 2012
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Laws and law-making ... fundamental
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6. The State Bank of Pakistan (Amen
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Administration of justice To enjoy
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citizens seeking redress for a vari
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judgment under Article 187 of the c
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of requests, status and claims, is
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points: ♦ The citizens of Pakista
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for election as a member of parliam
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its efforts to fights corruption wh
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of citizens. In November some obser
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Protests against enforced disappear
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petition that his son, Gul Mohamamd
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health every four days. The detaine
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adopt other means to inform the vot
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the appointment of Justice Kasi as
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committed any illegal acts, includi
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observed that instead of taking act
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cases had been decided. A statement
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Sr Name/s Distt/City/ U/S PPC Charg
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the complainant imam of doing what
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The civil society continued its cam
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Enforcement of law 57 State of Huma
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Law and order No person who is arre
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of capturing and prosecuting terror
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in sectarian violence across the co
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Iran-bound pilgrims were repeatedly
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Many parts of Karachi continued to
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Jails, prisoners and ‘disappearan
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gone missing were found in deserted
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exception of Balochistan where the
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only because they lacked the means
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were baseless and they were only be
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missing persons at the SC’s princ
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charges once all judicial challenge
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Sr.# Prisons Authorised Capacity 19
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Sr.# Prisons Authorised Capacity Pr
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specifically to cover enforced disa
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90 Freedom of movement
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92 Freedom of movement Thus far and
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94 reasons for the restriction to t
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96 2012. Pakistan suffered a severe
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98 police and Rangers, such as one
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100 Freedom of thought, conscience
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102 attacks on the Hazaras was such
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104 where around a dozen armed men
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106 reportedly beat him up and verb
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108 citing religious persecution at
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110 Freedom of thought, conscience
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112 the year that Pakistan was acco
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114 down the Christians’ homes. F
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116 custody and a case registered a
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118 Freedom of expression dangerous
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120 Pakhtunkhwa. Mukarram was also
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122 Freedom of expression Journalis
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124 when the bomb disposal experts
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126 light, the media showed an utte
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128 Freedom of expression in Decemb
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130 four girls and two boys in the
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132 Freedom of assembly Islamabad:
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134 assemblies or taking out proces
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136 the country expressed the fear
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138 Freedom of assembly Tear-gas an
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140 gatherings of a substantial sec
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142 Freedom of association Hyderaba
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144 Freedom of association Bashir B
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146 where extremist militants held
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148 Political participation
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150 Political participation Polls-r
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152 society. Another measure to int
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154 constituencies was a futile tas
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156 Political participation Women a
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Women All citizens are equal before
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the package were measures such as r
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home-based workers, implementation
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Demanding revival of local governme
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women were prevented from voting in
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years of age. Violence against wome
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siblings and cousins consented, her
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in just the month of January about
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Children No child below the age of
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the country, adoption of the Right
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Development Index (EDI) is 113, whi
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Young voices lend support to Malala
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Attock, Chakwal, Katas, Ikhlaspur,
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to unofficial estimates, almost 10
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According to available UNICEF stati
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conflict-hit areas needed assistanc
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According to the report, South Asia
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Labour The state shall ensure the e
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A group of bald protesters shout sl
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situation combined to make it ever
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demonstrated by easily avoidable di
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Protest against arrest of power-loo
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that the protesting tenants did not
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CNG Association also staged protest
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level, the Industrial Relations Ord
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to drop slips demanding huge sums o
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Bonded labourers recovered in a rai
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million children between the ages o
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Education (1) Everyone has the righ
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Planning and Development Division,
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Students returned to the rubble of
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lacked toilets, and 59.6% schools h
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decision to establish new universit
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failed to impress. Adult literacy r
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As prices of book escalated used bo
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Health The state shall secure the w
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Too many patients, too little space
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monitored data on suicides showed a
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mechanisms. Cough syrup scandal In
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More than 3.5 million Pakistani chi
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diagnostic laboratories, and for-pr
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Page 255 and 256: Housing The state shall secure the
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Page 259 and 260: Slum in river-bed: Ravi. Waqf prope
Page 261 and 262: houses without outside financing. A
Page 263 and 264: for civic amenities and even gravey
Page 265 and 266: space, inhabitants are forced to st
Page 267 and 268: Environment All human beings have t
Page 269 and 270: projects with grave environmental i
Page 271 and 272: parallels drawn with the Lyari Expr
Page 273 and 274: in the year under review. The Punja
Page 275 and 276: Trees were valued only as lumber. r
Page 277 and 278: flamingoes and pelicans could be se
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Page 281 and 282: Refugees All human beings are born
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Page 285 and 286: epatriation. While voluntary repatr
Page 287 and 288: camps in Bangladesh. They face lack
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Page 293 and 294: Appendix - I HRCP activities The Hu
Page 295 and 296: A district-level meeting on people
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Page 301 and 302: Sep 12, Karachi: Emergency meeting
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Page 307 and 308: Nov 2, Hyderabad: Murder of a young
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Page 311 and 312: Appendix - II HRCP stands Throughou
Page 313 and 314: idden zones. Already the informatio
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Page 317 and 318: making Pakistan unlivable as anyone
Page 319 and 320: in clearly exploitative conditions,
Page 321 and 322: violators and their offences should
Page 323 and 324: questionable at best. Things are wo
Page 325 and 326: the resolve of Malala, civil societ
Page 327 and 328: denied the nourishment they need to
Page 329 and 330: scheme to deprive women of their ri
Page 331 and 332: violence and demands that the gover
Page 333 and 334: forced displacement on account of t
Page 335 and 336: ody also bore torture marks. He had
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Page 339 and 340: water table, debilitating electrici
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Page 343: and precautions taken to save the p
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