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We the undersigned leaders of various Trade Unions from Maharashtra have seen with dismay the judgement of the hon’ble Supreme Court in the matter regarding tweets of
Shri Prashant Bhushan, Advocate. The tweets of Shri Prashant Bhushan are a legitimate expression of his anguish and of his views that the Supreme Court was not functioning as it should have during the lockdown

We, the undersigned, express our outrage at repressions directed against the LGBT+ community in Poland. We speak out in solidarity with activists and their allies, who are being detained, brutalized, and intimidated. We voice our grave concern about the future of democracy in Poland, a country with an admirable history of resistance to totalitarianism and struggle for freedom.

A discussion on zoom organised by HRCP on the restriction to Freedom of Expression where I A Rehman and Bilal Zahoor discuss the divisive Tahafuz-e-Bunyad-e-Islam bill

THE presumptuously titled Tahaffuz-i-Bunyad-i-Islam Bill that was adopted with undue haste by the Punjab Assembly some time ago continues to generate controversy at various forums with the objections that had persuaded the governor to withhold assent not being addressed.

Lahore, 13 August. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) calls on the Pakistani and Indian governments to renew their commitment to bilateral peace as they celebrate their national independence, by securing the release of over 300 fisherfolk languishing in each other’s jails.