ISLAMABAD: December 11, 2012. (SHAMIM MASIH): The activism is globally observed (November 25 – December 10), the opening of which falls on International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and the closure on the International Day of Human Rights.
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Karachi: December 11, 2012. (PCP) Mr. Saleem Khursheed Khokhar MPA Sindh, Chairman Standing Committee on Minorities Affairs Sindh Assembly and President All Pakistan Minorities Alliance Sindh vehemently condemned firing on sister Bergetta by extremists who came on motorcycle and fired upon 70 years

Faisalabad: December 10, 2012. (PCP) Legislation against domestic violence, and violence perpetuated by the state machinery and its officials must be passed to make these acts punishable offence; this was demanded by the hundreds of participants of a rally entitled ‘Protect Women against Violence’ t

Hyderabad: December 10, 2012. (Abbas Kassar) A separate Ministry for the abolition of bonded labor system be established and a rehabilitation fund be allocated provincially for more than 5700 annually freed bonded labour and peasants in the province.
Social security card be provided to all the lab

New Delhi: December 10, 2012. (PCP) Bajrang Dal (Youth Wing of VHP) Delhi State along with Pakistani Hindus who are living in camps in Delhi today demonstrated at United Nation (UN) office located at Lodhi Estate, New Delhi demanding that membership of Pakistan in General Council of UN should be rev

Sialkot: December 10, 2012. (PCP) United Nation Alliance of Civilization (UNOAC) and BMW group Germany has awarded prestigious global Intercultural Innovation Award for 2011 to well renowned Pakistani Civil Society Organization Pakistan Council for Social Welfare & Human Rights to acknowledge the PC

Karachi: December 10, 2012. (PCP) In order to commemorate the Human Rights Day on 10th of December, 2012 Civil Society Support Program, Hindu Sewa Welfare Program, SPARK and Global Human Rights Defence organized the Seminar wherein prominent advocates, members of Civil Society and Members of Human R

Multan: December 10, 2012. (PCP) Centre for Human Rights Education, a human rights organization working for democratic development in Pakistan held a Peoples Convention in Multan, the central city of Southern Punjab in collaboration with its member organizations Rabta Pakistan, Human and Democracy E

HYDERABAD: December 10, 2012. (Abbas Kassar) Various organizations of civil society took out rallies to observe World Human Rights Day here Monday. The rallies of various HR groups and NGOs marched from various points of city to press club where the leaders highlighted human rights situation prevail

HYDERABAD: December 9, 2012. (Abbas Kassar) Six times elected congresswoman of United States of America Ms. Cynthia McKinny has said that conviction of Dr. Afia Siddiqui in US court was ample proof that US government was involved and committing crimes against humanity worldwide. She said America has

India: December 9, 2012. (PCP)The Catholic and Protestant churches, across the country, are celebrating December 9, 2012 as ‘Dalit Liberation Sunday’. Catholic Bishop Conference of India (CBCI) and National Council for Churches in India (NCCI) have suddenly become worried for their Dalit brothers. B

Mariamabad, Faisalabad: December 9, 2012. (PCP) On 9th December 2012, a seminar entitled “Role of democracy in protection & promotion of human rights” was organized to mark International day of human rights by Handicap & orphan children’s charity society (HOCCS) at 213 R.B. Marriamabad, Faisalabad.

Rawalpindi: December 6, 2012. (PCP) Professor Salamat Akhtar, Chairman All Pakistan Christian League strongly condemned the demolition of Hindu Temple Rama Pir in Karachi in Presence of Police. He appealed the Hindu Community to face the situation untidily to maintain peace in the Province and whole

HYDERABAD: December 6, 2012. (By Abbas Kassar) The Military Estate Office, which assisted a private builder in the demolition of a Hindu temple and houses in Karachi’s Soldier Bazaar, on December 2, insists that the Hindu community had encroached on the precious land for commercial building. Despite

Karachi: December 6, 2012. (PCP) Pakistan Christian Congress Executive Council in a special meeting discussed re-organization of Pakistan Christian Congress Sindh Council and dissolved all District, Divisional and Sindh Council of PCC with immediate effect.
The Central Executive Council decided t