Peshawar - The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Tuesday called upon the government to take measures for the protection of human rights. The demand was made as HRCP Vice-Chairman for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chapter Akbar Khan and other office-bearers released the report about KP for the year 2023 at the Peshawar Press Club. The report pointed to killings, health, climate crisis and public unrest in KP last year. Akbar Khan said the report highlighted some distressing incidents in KP in the year 2023. The HRCP report said the rights of the citizens guaranteed by the constitution were violated after the May 9 violence when arrests were made.

Source: The Nation June 12, 2024 15:54 UTC