HRCP’s 2024 human rights report paints bleak picture

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ISLAMABAD: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) launched its flagship annual report, ‘State of Human Rights’, on Wednesday in 2024, which presented a serious picture of a human rights scene in the country. The report highlights the democratic backwardness, systematic injustice, increasing violence and institutional neglect in several fronts.

Launched in Islamabad, the report points to an amazing backback blog of 2.4 million judicial cases, a 66 % increase in terrorism -related cases, and more than 228 % of capacity more dangerous 228 %. With more than 26 million children out of school, 4,175 reported rape incidents, and in 1,166 terrorist incidents and counter -terrorism operations, the report presented the government’s disqualification issue to maintain fundamental rights.

The document presents a theme of rights violations, which is widely organized under the category, including law and justice, civil liberties, democratic development, gender and minority rights, and social and economic issues. It is highlighted how legal and constitutional developments have eliminated democratic principles throughout the year and reduced basic freedoms.

Particularly concern is the 26th Constitutional Amendment, the report states that “this amendment was approved rather than appreciating the co -democratic process, rather than appreciating the democratic process, which raises questions about the independence of the judiciary and the abolition of the executive in the matters of the higher judiciary.” Legislatures like the Peaceful Assembly and the Public Order Act 2024, which ban the right to protest in Islamabad, and a controversial Punjab defamation act, as a procedure for preventing disagreement and preventing civil liberties.

The HRCP has flagged judicial freedom and the deterioration of democratic principles. The report notes the increase in the number of pending cases in both the Supreme Court and the High Court. It remembers the arrest of opposition lawmakers from within the parliament after the PTI rally and highlights a letter from six judges of the Islamabad High Court that accused of threats.

The report highlights the 174 new death sentence given in 2024, which has increased to 102 last year.

The report documents more than 2500 deaths as a result of terrorist violence and counter -terrorism operations. Karachi alone reported more than 47,000 crimes in nine months, HRCP noted the rise of the Vigilant Justice, which included 24 incidents of lunch by the mob. Punjab and Sindh police reported a large number of “encounters” which resulted in the death of the suspects.

The prison data has painted a serious photo, which has put 153,412 prisoners into facilities, which means more than 67,000. Meanwhile, more than 23,000 Pakistanis have been detained abroad, including hundreds of people in India. The disappearance of 379 new cases is a permanent fade. “We note with the concern that the Commission has now implemented the disappearance, not currently its head.”

Elections in 2024, while relatively Peaceful are peaceful, are described as “the crisis of integrity”. Nevertheless, 12 women’s record selection in the general seats compared to 2018 and the participation of about six million more voters have been positive.

The report highlights the permanent use of the Schedule Four of the Anti -Terrorism Act to limit the movements of political workers. During the protests in Islamabad, Chaman, and anywhere else in Islamabad, Chaman and other places, discretionary arrests, implementation of section 144, internet closure, etc. are also highlighted during protests in Islamabad, Chaman, and anywhere else.

According to the report, freedom of expression and digital rights faced significant challenges, including 19 documentary examples of the internet and social media platform barriers, including the ongoing ban on X (formerly Twitter). The report recorded 162 attacks on journalists, including the killing of six media workers in different parts of the country.

The HRCP has drawn attention to the misuse of blasphemy laws, allegedly imprisoned after being deceived in distributing content that is considered unpleasant to be more than 1,200 people. This shows that women face local violence, with 405 honor killings and more than 3,300 beating incidents. The HRCP report also mentions joint data from the Digital Rights Foundation, which recorded 3,121 cyber harassment complaints, most of which are women in Punjab.

For transgender people, both progress and violence were seen in the year. While a transgender was appointed deputy director at Pakistan’s first transgender Protection Center and the courts ordered dedicated polling booths for him, but 13 transgender people were subjected to sexual violence.

Children were also significantly affected, with 862 sexual abuse cases in just six months on the NGO coast and 1,630 incidents of violence in 18 children’s weddings. The protection of the workplace was ignored, at least 124 miners and 24 cleaning workers are dying in job incidents. Balochistan miners were also targeted by militant groups.

The refugee crisis has taken a strong turn with the implementation of the government’s return to illegal foreigners. Balochistan saw the highest arrests of Afghan refugees, which raised concerns whether the exiles have adhered to the international standard of dignity and consent.

Pakistan’s struggle with polio deepened, with cases increased by 550 % compared to last year. At least 24 polio workers and its affiliated personnel were killed during vaccination drives. Balochistan and KP were the most affected regions.

Environmental challenges were intense, with the inclusion of the right of a healthy environment in the constitution, as a rare bright place. Sindh recorded its hot summer, and during the two weeks of June, more than 1,500 bodies were received in EDHI Morgus, suggesting a deadly heatwave.