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In 2011, human rights groups reported 720 honour killings in Pakistan (605 women and 115 men), [21] while Pakistan's Human Rights Commission reported that in 2010 there were 791 honour killings in the country, [22] and Amnesty International cited 960 incidents of women who were murdered in honour killings that year. [23]
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.
According to the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan data, just around 1,000 Hindu families fled to India in 2013. [152] In May 2014, a member of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Dr Ramesh Kumar Vankwani , claimed in the National Assembly of Pakistan that around 5,000 Hindus are migrating from Pakistan to India every year.
Forcibly deporting Afghans from Pakistan could lead to severe human rights violations — including the separation of families and deportation of minors, the United Nations warned Saturday.
Adams says that the problems were not "rampant" but they needed to be addressed, and that the severity of human rights issues in Indian-administered Kashmir were "much, much, much greater". [7] Pakistan's Information Minister Tariq Azim Khan rejected the contents of the report and said that Azad Kashmir was free of human rights violations. [7]
Pages in category "Human rights abuses in Pakistan" The following 36 pages are in this category, out of 36 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
However, the human rights record of Pakistan declined under the dictatorship of the US-supported General Zia. [10] General Zia introduced Sharia Law which led to Islamization of the country. [11] The current regime in Pakistan has been responsible for torture, extrajudicial executions and other human rights violations. [12]
Religious discrimination in Pakistan is a serious issue for the human rights situation in modern-day Pakistan. Christians, Hindus, Sikhs, Shias, and Qadiyanis among other religious minorities often face discrimination and at times are even subjected to violence. In some cases Christian churches and the worshippers themselves have been attacked.