Pakistan: Senator expresses concerns about human rights on eve of UN’s periodic review

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'The National Commission on Human Rights (NCHR) and independent bodies would also be present at the review conference this year and any falsification will be far more difficult than in the past.'

Times of Ahmad | News Watch | Int'l Desk
Source/Credit: Pakistan Today
By Web Desk | November 11, 2017

'The international body will not pardon if the Pakistani delegation told downright lies.'

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Senator Farhatullah Babar on Saturday said that it was a grim thought to realise, on the eve of human rights review by the UN, that citizens’ rights had been violated by both state and non-state actors in Pakistan.

At the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) in Geneva on Monday, member states will present national reports of human rights situation in their countries and also explain the measures taken to implement the promises made at previous reviews.  Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif will lead the Pakistani delegation which will also include officials of human rights ministry.

Warning against falsifying human rights situation in Pakistan, Senator Babar said that the international community will be sympathetic towards any shortcomings in view of the challenges Pakistan face but it will not pardon if the delegation told downright lies.

He added that the National Commission on Human Rights (NCHR) and independent bodies would also be present at the review conference this year and any falsification will be far more difficult than in the past. Moreover, Pakistan’s international trade, particularly with European Union (EU), hinges on its human rights record, he said.

Farhatullah Babar said that at the previous review Pakistan had agreed to criminalise enforced disappearances but the report is silent on this issue.


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