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HRFP with TFD organized the orientation on “Human Rights Documentation, Fact Findings & Advocacy for the Marginalized”:
Faisalabad: Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP) in collaboration with Taiwan Foundation for Democracy (TFD) organized the orientation on the project entitled “Human Rights Documentation, Fact Findings & Advocacy for the Marginalized”, upcoming activities.
Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP) with Taiwan Foundation for Democracy (TFD) briefed the participants through an introductory meeting and consultation with Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) Network on 18th January 2025 at “Vision Hall,” Faisalabad.
The theme of the meeting was to brainstorm on the activities of “Human Rights Documentation, Fact Findings & Advocacy for the Marginalized,” and responsibilities and interventions of each for the best outcomes.
Sharing experiences, discussing the challenges and to mitigate during implementations of project activities was also a part of the meeting.
HRFP and TFD with HRDs Network plan monthly meetings to address such challenges, share case updates, and monitor progress in assistance and justice. The regular meetings also aimed to offer legal support, meet basic needs, and strengthen advocacy efforts for the cases to be considered. While the issues requiring a deeper investigation, will go through the fact-finding missions before a decision to help them with the involvement of the volunteers’ teams, staff, and networks. The capacity building and awareness sessions will also be a part of the activities.
Naveed Walter, the President of Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP), emphasized that HRFP with TFD project activities will be implemented in Pakistan’s target areas while the district Faisalabad will be the base of all activities as HRFP main office located there.
Naveed Walter said the HRD’s Network meetings will carry out activities to ensure that the planned results have been achieved through the formulation of strategies. He said the meetings of HRD’s Network representing multi stakeholders of the society from target areas include community leaders, civil society, social activists, teachers, lawyers, women, political workers and youth will lead the activities as the objectives of the project will be imparted in each HRDs Network meeting.
Naveed Walter said the HRD’s Network, including volunteers and stakeholders will improve the working methodology and interventions of the Project. Also, the issues of individuals and groups of human rights violations and setting strategies of implementing the democratic values, so that could also help in achieving UN agenda 2030 through accomplishments of the 17 sustainable development goals (sdgs), will be discussed in each activity and HRDs meetings. Naveed Walter said that fact-finding teams of human rights defenders will be formed to visit and document different designated areas and where they are needed most to report and actions. The HRDs Advocacy Group will also be formed to collect & compile the documentation and meetings with decision makers, local authorities, and government officials to resolve and raise each issue/case, he added.
Naveed Walter, president of Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP) said that the project intended the advancement of human rights, democracy and the rule of law and to ensure the basic rights, protecting victims from abuses, stand up against violations, for freedom of speech and expression, for practice of religious freedom, for appreciation of choices, in equality of opportunities, to accesses the education, in healthy environment, for accountability of authorities and other humans' basic needs should be ensured, he added.
HRDs including with Ms. Nusrat Samuel, Mr. Manzoor Anthony, Mr. Shahid Anjum, Mr. John Victor, Ms. Naseem Haroon, Mr. Ejaz Ghauri, Ms. Sadaf Shadman, Ms. Nida Naeem, Mr. James Lal, Mr. Sohail Emmanuel and others said, we must work together and make the platform essential for the healthy discussions and striving for the issues addressed with HRFP and TFD support. While, the violations of human rights, undemocratic norms within the political parties and culture of “dictatorships” are destroying democracy & rule of law, should be condemned, the participants added.
HRFP Program Coordinator Shadman John and Field Coordinator Hamdosh Samuel shared that Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP) in the light of its vision for protection and promotion, the rights of the religious minorities functioning “REAT Helpline (24/7)” at HRFP office having a toll-free number (0800-0-9494) at district Faisalabad since 2013. As the REAT Helpline receives thousands' complaints/calls a year, and in 2024 itself, REAT Helpline received 1198 phone calls of human rights violations particularly the issues of religion and beliefs, and the issues of undemocratic raises, were the most recorded. The REAT related to Articles 18 to 22 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and as the REAT (Rights of Expression, Assembly, Association and Thought, including freedom of religion) receives a claim of infringement through the REAT Helpline, the Help Desk addresses it with an adequate response.
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