{"id":94633,"date":"2025-05-30T15:05:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T15:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/hrcp-condemns-arbitrary-arrest-of-human-rights-defenders-tahira-abdullah-samina-omar-in-islamabad\/"},"modified":"2025-05-30T15:05:02","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T15:05:02","slug":"hrcp-condemns-arbitrary-arrest-of-human-rights-defenders-tahira-abdullah-samina-omar-in-islamabad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/hrcp-condemns-arbitrary-arrest-of-human-rights-defenders-tahira-abdullah-samina-omar-in-islamabad\/","title":{"rendered":"HRCP condemns \u2018arbitrary arrest\u2019 of human rights defenders Tahira Abdullah, Samina Omar in Islamabad"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Friday strongly condemned the \u201carbitrary arrest of human rights defenders Tahira Abdullah and Samina Omar in Islamabad\u201d, the commission said in a post on X.<\/p>\n
According to the post, the pair was taken into custody outside the National Press Club ahead of a protest in solidarity with the people of Gaza.<\/p>\n
\u201cGiven that neither of them was part of any public gathering at the time, their actions in no way constitute a violation of Section 144 as the police have alleged,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n
Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code is a legal provision that empowers district administrations to prohibit an assembly of four or more people in an area for a limited period.<\/p>\n
The statement said the commission was \u201cconcerned to learn that [the women] are allegedly not being given access to their legal counsel\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cBoth Ms Abdullah and Ms Omar must be released immediately and unconditionally,\u201d HRCP said.<\/p>\n