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NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR HUMAN RIGHTS - PAKISTAN
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HUMAN RIGHTSHUMAN RIGHTSHUMAN RIGHTSHUMAN RIGHTS
NEWSLETTERAPRIL-JUNE 2018
The NCHR is empowered to investigate Human Rights violations, spread
Human Rights literacy, publish research on international law, raise awareness
about Human Rights protections, make recommendations for the
implementation of treaty obligations, and develop a national plan for the
promotion and protection of Human Rights.
The commission has all the powers of a civil court trying a suit under the Code
of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Act V of 1908). It may call for information or report in
cases of Human Rights form government or its organisations.
Section 09 of the NCHR Act XIV of 2012 bestows broad and overarching
mandate to the Commission which includes inter alia:
Ÿ To hear public petitions / complaints and take suo moto notices of Human
Rights violations;
Ÿ To direct or hold Inquires and Investigations in any incident of Human
Rights violation;
Ÿ To propose, amend or review legislation from Human Rights perspectives;
Ÿ To review the factors, including acts of terrorism that inhibit the enjoyment
of Human Rights and recommend appropriate remedial measures;
Ÿ To study treaties, other international instruments on Human Rights and
reports submitted by the Government of Pakistan on them including the
comments thereon, to make recommendations for their effective
implementation.
Ÿ To submit independent reports to the Government on the State of Human
Rights in Pakistan for incorporation in reports to the United Nations' bodies
or committees;
Ÿ To undertake and promote research in the field of Human Rights and spread
Human Rights literacy among various sections of society for the promotion
and protection of Human Rights in Pakistan;
Ÿ To develop a national plan of action for the promotion and protection of
Human Rights in Pakistan;
Ÿ To establish/declare Human Rights court at district level for the purpose
of speedy trial of offences arising out of violation of Human Rights.
Who we are
NCHR established in May 2015 under the National commission for Human
Rights Act 2012, is Pakistan's first National Human Rights Institution (NHRI).
The Commission has an extensive mandate which includes powers to take suo
moto notice of human rights violations, carry out fact finding missions and
investigate complaints of human rights abuses.
Powers and Functions of the Commission
Editorial Board
Patron in ChiefHonourable Justice (Retd) Ali Nawaz
Chowhan
Chief EditorMr. Aftab Alam
EditorAlishba Kiani
APRIL JUNE 201801
Ÿ Who we are
Ÿ Complaints Record
Ÿ Important Cases
Ÿ Head office
Activities
Ÿ International Visits
Ÿ Activities of
Regional Offices
INSIDE STORIES
Status of Complaints, Petitions & Suo Motu Notices
In Hearing 2 2 - - 1
- - - 5
Under Investigation at Initial Stages*
18 75 45 23 13 4 - 1 179
Disposed Of - 7 4 2 5
1
- 1 20
Total 20 84 49 25 19 5 - 2 204
Category ICT
Punjab SindhKhyber Pakhtun
khwa
Baluchistan
FATAGilgit Baltis
tan
UN/ From
AbroadTotal
Complaints 15 59 47 18 11 5 - 2 157
Suo Motu 5 25 2 07 8 - -- 47
Total [Complaints, Petitions & Suo Motu Notices]
20 84 49 25 19 5 - 2 204
NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR HUMAN RIGHTS Summary Of Complaints, Petitions & Suo Motu Notices Record April-June 2018
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APRIL JUNE 2018 03
TORTURE CASES IN FAISALABD
From 2006-2012, Justice Project Pakistan probed
and found that around 1424 cases of police torture
were reported. The Medico-legal reports prepared
by the orders of Court affirms that the torture has
been taken place. The said issue was also ndhighlighted by the European Union in its 2
review report of GSP Plus status. The NCHR took
action and constituted a team headed by Chairman
NCHR. The said move of NCHR is also being
supported by Treaty Implementation Cell
established under the Attorney General of
Pakistan.
SOU-MOTU ON ALLEGED LEGAL CREATION OF PLOT IN A PLAYGROUND
IMPORTANT CASES
thOn 25 May 2018, NCHR took sou-motu action
on construction of a house(s) by CDA on a play
ground in sector F-11 /1. The report was sought
from CDA but no response was submitted to
NCHR. Keeping the gravity of the issue NCHR
summoned CDA and CDA requested adjournment
for the submission of para wise comments.
SOU-MOTU ON FOREST FIRES ON MARGALLA HILLS
NCHR took sou-motu notice of fire incident at the
margalla hills which started in mid of the April and
ended in the end of June. Furthermore was also
observed by the NCHR that the phenomenon of
fire on the margalla hills does occur quite
frequently. The civil society also raised their
observation on this issue. NCHR called report
from EPA, MINISTER OF CLIMATE CHANGE,
CDA, NDMA.
NCHR HEAD OFFICE
rdŸ On 3 May 2018, Honourable Chairman
NCHR Justice (R) Ali Nawaz Chowhan met
the Honourable President of Pakistan, Mr.
Mamoon Hussian at Aiwan-e- Sadar
Islamabad and presented him the Annual
Performance Report 2017 of NCHR.
thŸ On 11 April 2018, Honourable Chairman
NCHR Justice (R) Ali Nawaz Chowhan
presided over a consultative meeting on
'barriers to access to Justice for women in
Pakistan'.
thŸ On 26 April 2018, National Commission for
Human Rights (NCHR) in collaboration with
PODA, a Pakistani NGO organized a
consultation on Minority rights, Freedom of
Religion or Belief 'Faith for Rights'.
Ÿ Chairman NCHR Justice (R) Ali Nawaz
Chowhan presided over the consultation.
th thŸ On 9 -10 May 2018, National Commission
for Human Rights (NCHR) organized a
'National Convention on June 19 Judgement'
in collaboration with Community World
Services Asia.
thŸ On 8 June 2018, Honourable Chairman
NCHR Justice (R) Ali Nawaz Chowhan
presided over a consultative meeting on
'assess the recently passed KP-FATA merger
bill from a human rights perspective'
organized by HRCP.
04 APRIL JUNE 2018
MEETINGS
CONSULTATIONS
SEMINAR
thŸ On 14 May 2018, Honourable Chairman
NCHR Justice (R) Ali Nawaz Chowhan
presided over a seminar on 'Dynamics of
Geopolitics, Regional Security and Economic
Connectivity'.
thŸ On 13 April 2018, Professor Javed Rehman
delivered a lecture to the employees of NCHR
on the 'Role of NHRI for the protection of
Human Rights'.
LECTURES
th thŸ On 4 -5 May 2018, Honourable Chairman
NCHR Justice (R) Ali Nawaz Chowhan thattended 8 Judicial Conference and presented
a paper on 'Business and Human Rights'.
CONFERENCE
thŸ On 7 May 2018 Ms. Christine Chung, Human
Rights officer, United Nations Human Rights
addressed the employees of NCHR.
05APRIL JUNE 2018
VISITS
Ÿ Honorable Minister for Human Rights, Ms Roshan Khursheed Bahrocha visited NCHR and held a meeting with Honorable Chairman NCHR Justice ( R ) Ali Nawaz Chowhan and the employees of NCHR.
Ÿ Ms. Summaiya, political consulate, Embassy
of Iran Islamabad visited NCHR and held a
meeting with Honourable Chairman NCHR
Justice (R) Ali Nawaz Chowhan. Ms. Fazila
Aliani, Member Balochistan NCHR was also
present.
Ÿ Honourable Mr. Salman Farooqi, ex-federal ombudsman visited NCHR and held a meeting with Honourable Chairman NCHR Justice (R) Ali Nawaz Chowhan.
th thŸ On 15 -18 April 2018, Honourable Chairman
NCHR Justice (R) Ali Nawaz Chowhan
attended the Biennial meeting of the
Commonwealth Forum of National Human
Rights Institution in London, UK.
th thŸ On 12 – 13 May 2018, Secretary NCHR Mr.
Mashood Ahmed Mirza Participated in
'Regional Consultation to accelerate efforts to
end child Marriage and the Review of the
Regional Action Plan on ending child
marriage in South Asia' in Thimphu, Bhutan.
th thŸ On 9 –11 May 2018, Secretary NCHR Mr. th
Mashood Ahmed Mirza participated in 8
High-level cross regional round table on 'The
Prevention and Elimination of Violence
against Children' in Thimpu, Bhutan.
ndŸ On 22 May 2018, Ms. Silvia Pasti, UNICEF
visited NCHR and held a meeting with
Honourable Chairman NCHR Justice (R) Ali
Nawaz Chowhan.
INTERNATIONAL VISITS
th thŸ On 9 -11 April 2018, Honourable Chairman
NCHR Justice (R) Ali Nawaz Chowhan
presided over International Conference on
Human Rights in Kathmandu, Nepal. seen in
the picture is the President of Nepal.
06 APRIL JUNE 2018
07APRIL JUNE 2018
REGIONAL OFFICE ISLAMABAD
VISITS
A team led by Honorable Member ICT, Mr.
Chaudhry Muhammad Shafique visited different
Jails for assessing the Human Rights situation of
the prisoners and identifying the issues related to
the maladministration of the prison department. A
team led by Member ICT visited the following
Jails:
DOCUMENTARY SCREENING
thOn 16 May 2018 “After Sunset” documentary
screened at NCHR office. “After Sunset” is
documentary on the awareness of spread of HIV
AIDS, and unfolds the story of a boy hailing from
Faisalabad, who has led a street life and how he
has been motivated through Behavior Change
Communication (BCC) to understand the
devastation of HIV and its spread.
scope of the law almost 86 percent of those
sentenced to death under the ATA were convicted
for offences that bore little connection to
terrorism. The major issue under discussion was
the definition of the terrorism in the Act and
reforming it.
Expert Consultation on Reviewing the Implementation of UNCAT in Pakistan
On 26th June 2018, NCHR organized an Expert
Consultation on reviewing the implementation of
UNCAT in Pakistan. The main objectives of this
exercise are to review the current status of
Pakistan's state obligation under United Nations
Convention against Torture and discuss
effectiveness of measures Pakistan has taken so
far to reduce or eradicate torture and also to
discuss the role of NCHR in monitoring the
implementation of the concluding observations by
UNCAT.
Focused Group Discussion on the
Training Needs of Police on Women
Protection
FOCUSED GROUP DISCUSSION
thOn 25 April 2018, a focused group discussion
was held at NCHR office Islamabad for discussing
the training needs of police regarding their
sensitization on women rights. The meeting
intended to conduct a review of existing training
needs and practices to suggest appropriate future
capacity building interventions.
th On 4 May, 2018 - Visit to District Jail
Attock th On 5 May, 2018 - Visit to District Jail
Chakwal th On 9 May, 2018 - Visit of District Jail
Gujrat th On12 May, 2018 - Visit to Central Jail
Adiala
Expert Consultation on Anti-terrorism Act 1997
thOn 6 June 2018, An Expert Consultation on Anti-
Terrorism Act 1997 was organized by NCHR for
discussing the issues of broadness and vagueness
of the Anti-terrorism Act, 1997. Due to the broad
CONSULTATIONS
07APRIL JUNE 2018
MEETINGS
Development of Training Module on Child Rights for ICT Police
NCHR in collaboration with civil society
organizations, initiated the development of Police
training module on Child Rights. A series of
meetings have been organized by NCHR with
Islamabad Police and the working group involved,
in the development of module. The meetings were
attended by AIG Operations, Mr. Asmatullah
Junejo, DIG Operations Faisal Ali Raja, SPARC,
Sahil, Vision, Save the Children and Group
Development Pakistan.
Focused Group Discussion on the Child Protection Mechanisms
thOn 18 April 2018, a focused group discussion
was organized with the major objective of
suggesting the means and ways for improving the
coordination of existing Child Protection
Mechanisms, thus making the institutional
framework to work in harmony and synergies with
each other for an effective Child Protection
System in ICT. The invitees included Ministry of
Human Rights, Islamabad Police, Prosecution
department, ICT Administration etc.
Meeting with the stakeholders on Inter-Agency Protocol for Child Protection
Stakeholders gathered at NCHR for discussing the
Inter-Agency Protocol for Child Protection in
ICT. The stakeholders included Ministry of
Human Rights, ICT Administration, Islamabad
Police, National Child Protection Centre and
Crises Centre.
08 APRIL JUNE 2018
REGIONAL OFFICE PUNJAB
thŸ On 12 April 2018, Ms. Kishwar Shaheen
Awan, Member NCHR, Punjab along with her
Coordinator visited Borstal Institute &
Juvenile Jail, Faisalabad and inspected various
sections/facilities provided to the juvenile
prisoners.
thŸ On 6 June 2018, team of NCHR, Regional
Office Punjab under the supervision of Ms.
Kishwar Shaheen Awan, Member NCHR
Punjab visited “Zeest Welfare Foundation”
mandated to education & training for children
with special needs. The objective of the
inspection was to monitor the conditions of
mentally retarded children and fulfilment of
their rights.
thŸ On 12 June 2018, in pursuance of the orders
of the Honourable Chairman NCHR team of
NCHR, Regional Office Punjab team visited
villagers of Kot Asadullah and Kalalanwala,
regarding issue of physical impairment owing
to the consumption of highly toxic ground
water for the past two decades.
stŸ On 21 June 2018, Ms. Kishwar Shaeen Awan,
Member NCHR, Punjab along with her team
visited Kasur and conducted a fact fining
inquiry regarding the cases of six minors who
were being abused within two days in the
month of April, 2018.
thŸ On 26 June 2018, Ms. Kishwar Shaeen Awan,
Member NCHR Punjab along with her team
visited District Sheikhupura and inspected
prison with women prisoners and children at
District Jail, Sheikhupura.
MEETINGS
thŸ On 16 April 2018, Brook Delegation held a
meeting with the team of NCHR, Regional Office Punjab and discussed the issues of rights of the owners of the animals working in the mines. The delegation appreciated the efforts of NCHR to protect the rights of the Mine Workers.
VISITS
thŸ On 18 April 2018, NCHR Regional office
Punjab organized an awareness & orientation
session with students of Government Girls
Higher Secondary School, Lahore. The
09APRIL JUNE 2018
Ÿ students were given orientation about the
functions of NCHR, human rights envisaged
in the 1973 Constitution, rights of the girl
child, laws against women harassment,
complaint mechanism, etc. The students
presented the situation of human rights
through skits & role play.
rdŸ On 3 May 2018, a meeting was held with
delegation of UN Women from Islamabad and
Lahore. The delegation briefed about the
project of UN Women “Violence against
Women” and rights of women living in Darul
Amans being run by the Social Welfare
rdŸ On 23 April 2018, team of NCHR, Regional
Office Punjab participated in consultation on
“Gender Based Violence” organized by
Rehnuma Family Planning Association of
Pakistan at its Regional Training Institution,
Lahore.
thŸ On 25 April 2018, Ms. Kishwar Shaheen
Awan, Member NCHR, Punjab Participated
i n o n e d a y c o n s u l t a t i o n o n
‘National/Provincial Plan of Action Child
thŸ On 30 April 2018, team of NCHR, Regional
Office Punjab participated in provincial
consultation on “Resource Allocation for
Children in Punjab” organized by Search for
Justice/Children Advocacy Network.
thŸ On 10 May 2018, Democratic Commission
for Human Development (DCHD) in
collaboration with NCHR Regional Office
Punjab organized a convention involving all
major stakeholders in the protection of
Women Human Rights Defenders including
the representat ives of Civil Society
Organization, National and Provincial
Commissions on the Status of Women, bar
associations, lawyers and media specialists.
The participants were given orientation about
the National Commission for Human Rights
Act, 2012, its functions, mandate and role in
the promotion and protection of human rights.
rdŸ On 23 May 2018, NCHR Regional Office,
Punjab arranged a meeting of core committee
for the welfare of Mine Workers at Hotel Park
Lane, Lahore in collaboration with Brooke.
CONSULTATIONS
Ÿ abuse' organized by Ministry of Human
Rights, Government of Pakistan.
10 APRIL JUNE 2018
thŸ On 8 May 2018, team of NCHR, Regional
Office Punjab participated in one day extensive
training on 'Gender Concerns in providing
Women with Safer Public Transport in Punjab'
o rg a n i z e d b y Wo m e n D e v e l o p m e n t
Department, Government of the Punjab in
collaboration with UN Women.
thŸ On 25 June 2018, team of NCHR, Regional
Office Punjab participated in workshop on
“Implementation of Human Rights Based
Family Planning Protocols” organized by
Population Welfare Department, Government
of the Punjab.
stŸ On 1 June 2018, team of NCHR, Regional
Office Punjab participated in Civil Society
Consultation on “Child Protection Policy”
organized by Search for Justice/CAN. The
objective of the consultation was to give
comments on the draft of Child Protection
Policy prepared by Search for Justice.
thŸ On 8 June 2018, Ms. Kishwar Shaheen Awan,
Member NCHR, Punjab participated in a
Provincial Consultation on “Child Domestic
L a b o u r ” o r g a n i z e d b y s e a r c h f o r
Justice/Children Advocacy Network in
collaboration with Labour & Human
Resourced Department and NCHR Punjab.
The objective of the consultation was to obtain
comments of representatives of Government
Officers and Civil Society Organizations on
the draft bill of Child Domestic Labour, 2017.
Ÿ by NCHR Regional Office Punjab in
collaboration with Search for Justice/Children
Advocacy Network. The objective of the
workshop was to give orientation about
N C H R , t h e C r i m i n a l L a w ( S e c o n d
Amendment) Act, 2016, the Punjab Destitute
& Neglected Children Act, 2004 and
techniques of handling child sexual abuse
cases.
WORKSHOPS
thŸ On 11 May 2018, One day training workshop
of 'Police Officers of District Kasur on Legal
framework of Child Protection' was organized
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REGIONAL OFFICE KPK
VISITS
thŸ On 16 April 2018, a meeting of Regional Office NCHR, KP team was held with Probation Officer Charsadda in his Office in district courts Mardan Charsadda.
thŸ On 25 May 2018, National Commission for
Human Rights, Regional Office KP organized a seminar on “Interfaith Harmony” to develop consensus among Minority Communities on d i ff e r e n t i s s u e s f a c e d b y M i n o r i t y Communities of KP and to develop action plan along with responsibilities for future way forward.
t hŸ On 9 Apri l 2018, NCHR, KP team
comprising of Assistant Director NCHR KP
and Coordinator NCHR KP visited Child
Shelter home Charsadda to Oversee Human
Rights situation within the shelter home. The
team also held a meeting with Mr. Jahanzeb
Khan, Director Social Welfare, in Regional
Office Charsadda. The objective of the
meeting was to make all possible efforts for
establishing and strengthening Coordination
at district level.
thŸ On 10 April 2018 in order to oversee Human
Rights situation a team of NCHR, Regional
Office KP visited Child Shelter Home
“Zamung Kor” in Amirabad Colony
Charsadda.
thŸ On 17 April 2018, NCHR KP team visited
Sarhadi Yateem Khana (Orphanage) Mardan th
and on 18 April 2018 Pak Sweet Home,
Mardan, to oversee Human Rights situation.
thŸ On 4 April 2018, on the directions of
Chairman NCHR a fact finding team to probe
the death of Sher Afzal, under the custody of
Police in central Jail Bannu, visited Central
Prison Bannu. The team also visited village
Zeran, Parachinar, Kurram Agency to meet
victim family.
stŸ On 31 May 2018 coordinator NCHR, KP
office visited Gurdwara Jogan Shah and met Charanjit Sing family, he also visited Police Station Inqilab Peshawar to investigate the case of Charanjit Sing. NCHR team also met the Invest igat ion Officer and visi ted Superintendent Police Office, Saddar Circle, Peshawar and had a detailed meeting with Shoukat Hayat, Superintendent of Police. The team has also had a meeting with the leaders from minority community and took their views on the murder of Mr. Charanjit Sing.
MEETINGS
thŸ On 30 May 2018, Coordinator NCHR, KP
attended a Seminar on 'Policy advocacy and
research to strengthen implementation of Pro-
w o m e n l e g i s l a t i o n a n d G e n d e r -
BasedViolence (GBV) response Services in
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa' organized by Blue
Veinz to share the findings of the research
focusing on identification of influencers and
drivers of Child Marriages in KP.
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13APRIL JUNE 2018
t hŸ On 11 June 2018, Member NCHR
Balochistan, Mst. Fazila Aliani attended the
meeting of Senate functional committee on
Human Rights which was chaired by Senator
Mustafa Khokar. The meeting was also
attended by the Minister Human Rights
Ms.Khursheed Roshan Barocha, Senators,
Chief Secretary, Home Secretary, IG Police,
Deputy IG FC, Secretary MoHR, Secretary
Mines, Officials from Mines & Minerals
Deptt, Labour Union, Representatives from
Hazara Community, Representatives of
Missing Persons.
REGIONAL OFFICE BALOCHISTAN
Meeting of Senate Functional Committee on Human Rights
thŸ On 19 June Ms.Fazila Alliani Member
Balochistan & Shamroze Satakzai Deputy
Director National Commission for Human
Rights visited the office of DS railways,
where, she met Mr.Wasif Ali DS railways
Quetta. Mr. Wasif gave a brief presentation
about the Balochistan Railway Department.
Meeting with Officials of Directorate of Mines & Minerals
MEETINGS
stŸ On 21 May 2018, Member Balochistan,
National Commission for Human Rights Ms.
Fazila Alliani visited Quetta and met the
officials from Directorate of Mines &
Minerals regarding the incident of Gas
explosion that trapped mine workers under
debris in Marwar area of Balochistan. Chief
Inspector of Mines Mr. Iftikhar Ahmed gave
briefing about the issues in Mine areas of
Balochistan.
Meeting with mine owners Balochistan
ndŸ On 22 May Mst. Fazila Aliani met the mines owners of Balochistan and discussed all issues of coal mines in the area. She also discussed the issues with President All Pakistan labour federation Quetta, Mr. Sultan Muhammad khan in Islamabad in Senate meeting on coal mines incident of Balochistan.
Meeting with Officials of Balochistan Railways
Ÿ Ms. Fazila Alliani suggested to hold a workshop
in order to sort out the difficulties faced by the
railway department in Balochistan Region and
report to the Government. The DS Railways
Quetta & the other officials are ready to co-
operate in holding of the workshop in Quetta.
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NCHR received three complaints regarding th
missing persons from Quetta Balochistan on 4
April 2018. The complaints were forwarded to
Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Defence and
Home Ministry Balochistan. NCHR conduct nd
hearing on 22 May 2018 and asked the SHO to
lodge FIR of the three missing persons
NCHR ACHIEVEMENT
immediately, which was complied with. Soon
after registering the FIR, NCHR received news
that all three missing persons returned home th
safely on 13 June 2018 after eight months.
All the three families expressed gratitude to
Member Balochistan NCHR Ms. Fazila Aliani
and NCHR for their efforts.
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stŸ On 21 April 2018, a meeting was held with the Provincial Election Commissioner Sindh, Mr. Muhammad Yousuf Khan Khattak at Election Commission Office Karachi. National Commission for Human Rights NCHR along with civil society participated in the meeting.
thŸ On 10 April 2018, a meeting was held at National Commission for Human Rights NCHR regional office Karachi to discuss the issues of Labour. Ms. Anis Haroon Member NCHR Sindh presided the meeting. Mr. Ben Rutledge Senior Advisor –UNGPs and representatives from PILER participated in the meeting.
REGIONAL OFFICE SINDH
ACHIEVEMENT
Ÿ National Commission for Human Rights NCHR shared the fact finding report “ A Glance of Nightmare of Drugs in Rehri Goth Village Karachi ” With the Inspector General Police IGP A.D Khawaja and Additional Inspector General Police Dr. Aftab Ahmed Pathan and requested to take action against the drug dealer in Rehri Goth and save the life of youth.
Ÿ On the request of Commission then I.G.P took the action in the slum area and police raided at different points in the village. Police arrested some local drug dealers from the village and surrounding area and seized drugs.
Ÿ Local villagers appreciated Commission initiative to save of a generation. The villagers requested to provide facility to rehabilitate the youth addicts.
CONFERENCE
t h thŸ On 8 & 9 May 2018, The National
Conference was organized by Pakistan
Institute of Labour Education and Research
(PILER) in collaboration with National
Commission for Human Rights (NCHR) and
Sindh Human Rights Commission (SHRC) at
Hotel Regent Plaza, Karachi Chairman
NCHR Justice (R) Ali Nawaz Chowhan was
the guest speaker. Various sessions were
conducted on the problems of workers in the
context of Labour Rights, Human Rights and
Right to Development.
Ÿ On the directions of Member Sindh NCHR,
Coordinator Sindh NCHR along with
Complaint Assistant and Human Right fellow
visited Liquatabad Police Station and
Firozabad Women Police Station.
VISIT
MEETINGS
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Visit To Peshawar ForCondolence With SikhCommunity On The BrutalMurder Of Mr. Sardar Charanjeet Singh
Visit To District Jail Lahore
REGIONAL OFFICE MINORITY
Ÿ On 29th May 2018 Charanjeet Singh, a Sikh
community leader and human rights activist,
was shot dead in broad daylight in Scheme
Chowk, Budhabir area, Peshawar. Member
Minorities, Ishaq Masih Naz with his
coordinator Aamir Sattar visited Peshawar on th
4 June 2018 for condolence with late Sardar's
family and Sikh community and also held a
meeting with SP, Shakut Khan regarding the
said case.
Meeting With Christian Community at Youhana Abad On Easter Festival
Ÿ Easter Festival has a great significance for
Christian Community. Member Minorities,
Ishaq Masih Naz with his team held a meeting
to celebrate the festival.
thŸ On 30 March 2018, Member Minorities
NCHR Mr. Ishaq Masih Naz along with
coordinator and Assistant Director visited
District Jail Lahore (DJL). Superintendent Jail
Mr. Asad Javed Warraich along with Deputy
Superintendent Sarwer Samra and other
officials welcomed the team. Member
Minorities briefed about the NCHR, its
mandate, mechanism and functions for the
promotion and protection of human rights.
VISIT TO LAHORE HIGH COURT BAR,LAHORE
thŸ On 28 May 2018 Member Minorities NCHR
Mr. Ishaq Masih Naz visited Lahore High
Court Bar, Lahore and held a meeting with
President High Court Bar Association, Mr.
Anwaar Ul Haq Panu, Vice President Mr.
Noor Samad Khan, Secretary Mr. Ahsan
Wraich and other bar members regarding the
minorities issues in Pakistan.
VISITS
MEETINGS
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th thŸ On 9 -10 May 2018 Member Minorities Mr.
Ishaq Masih Naz along with coordinator
Aamir Sat tar a t tended the Nat ional
Convention on 19 Judgment (SMC 1-2014) of
Supreme Court of Pakistan at Ramada Hotel in
Islamabad.
CONSULTATIONS Provincial Consultation on the Punjab Human Rights Policy, Awareness Raising Session and Discussion on Human Rights policy implementation frame work priorities
th thŸ On 15 -16 May 2018, coordinator Minority
office NCHR attended the awareness raising
session and discussion on human rights policy
implementation frame work program by
Human Rights and Minorities affairs
Department, Government of the Punjab.
Agenda of the consultation was awareness
about newly approved Human Rights Policy
of the Punjab Government and to set priorities
for implementation framework, to be
developed for this policy.
National Convention On Supreme Court Judgment 2014
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Balochistan Ms Fazila Aliani (Member Balochistan)
NCHR Office, H # 5-C, Asad jan
street, Near Al-Khair Hospital,
Zargoom Road, Quetta
0304-9910254
Punjab Ms. Kishwar Shaheen Awan (Member Punjab)
23-D-1, FCC, Syed
Maratib Ali Road, Gulberg
- IV, Lahore
042-99332116
042-99332117
042-99332118
Sindh Ms. Anis Haroon (Member
Sindh)
Ground Floor, State Life
Building No. 3, Dr Zia-
Ud-Din Ahmed Road,
Karachi
021-99201638
021-99201639
021-99201640
1st Floor Benevolent Fund
Building, Saddar Road,
Peshawar
091-9211472Dr. Begum Jan (Member
FATA)
FATA
CONTENT REFERENCES
ICT Mr. Ch. Muhammad Shafique
(Member ICT)
5th Floor Evacuee Trust
Complex F-5/1, Islamabad
051-9216832 Fax: 051-9217007
Honourable Chairman Justice
(Retd.) Ali Nawaz Chowhan
5th Floor Evacuee Trust Complex F-5/1, Islamabad
051-9217340Head
Office
Minorities Mr. Ishaq Masih Naz
(Member Minorities)
rdAl-Qadar Center 3 Floor
Chamber No. 11, 1
Mazang Road, Lahore.
0300-9457932
Dr Yahya Ahmed (Member
KPK)
1st Floor Benevolent Fund Building, Saddar Road,
Peshawar
091-9211472Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa
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NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR HUMAN RIGHTS5th Floor Evacuee Trust Complex, Agha Khan Road
Islamabad. 051-9216771. 051-9216772
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