Islamabad (TDI): A delegation of European Union’s Parliamentarians called on the Chairman of the National Commission on Human Rights, Rabiya Javeri Agha, and discussed GSP+ as well as the A-status accreditation of NCHR.
The role of the NCHR was discussed at length and the milestones achieved by the Commission for human safety and security in Pakistan.
EU’s Ambassador to Pakistan, Dr. Riina Kionka, was also part of the delegartion, along with Members of the European Parliament Michael McNamara (Renew, Ireland), Ruth Firmenich (NI, Germany), Cristina Stanculescu, Songul Dogan, and Liviu Adrian Natea.
Chairperson @RabiyaJaveri met with delegation of EU parliamentarians @SerbanDSturdza, @McNamaraMEP, @RuthFirmenichto at NCHR office to discuss GSP+ & Pakistan’s human rights landscape. Shared insights on the role & impact of NCHR & its A-status accreditation. @EUPakistan pic.twitter.com/fKYAELgbgj
— National Commission for Human Rights (@nchrofficial) April 15, 2025
Earlier, the delegation also called on the Federal Minister of Law, Justice, and Human Rights, Azam Nazeer Tarar, and discussed the human rights landscape, in addition to the reforms that are underway for improving rights’ provision to people.
The EU partnered with the United Nation Development Program (UNDP) to support the National Commission for Human Rights in organizing a two-day National Conference on Justice System Reforms, in Islamabad, on April 9 and 10th.
The Conference was titled From Promise to Action: Advancing SDG 16 for Justice and Reform, and brought together all relevant stakeholders, experts, government representatives, civil society members, and representatives from EU and UNDP.
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Revisiting the Conference, Chairman NCHR penned down an article in the country’s renowned English Daily, Dawn.
“LAST week in Islamabad, something rare happened. Judges, police officers, prosecutors, lawyers, policymakers, and rights experts gathered: not in the usual posture of mutual suspicion or institutional self-preservation, but in a shared moment of reckoning,” she wrote.
Laying down the purpose of the National Conference, Chairman Rabiya wrote, “We came together to ask a blunt question: how can we build a justice system that works for all Pakistanis: not only the connected, not only the wealthy, not only the men?”
Among other things, the European Union closely works with all relevant stakeholders in Pakistan for the delivery of justice and human rights, alongside a fair democracy and rule of law.
Nuzhat Rana is an Associate Editor at The Diplomatic Insight.
