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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

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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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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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

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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.

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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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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

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Pakhtunkhwa

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