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HRCP concerned over ‘mismanagement, militancy’ in newly-merged districts

report in The News, December 28, 2023LAHORE: In its fact-finding report titled ‘The Merger and its Discontents’ launched Wednesday, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed concern about the alleged mismanagement of development resources for the Newly Merged Districts (NMDs), the resurgence of militancy in the region, the delayed repatriation of internally displaced persons (IDPs), curbs on fundamental freedoms, incidence of enforced disappearances and the continued use of internment centres. Led by former…

Violent incidents at juvenile centres expose managerial lapses

by Binod Ghimire in The Kathmandu Post, Sept 23, 2023One minor died while 11 others were injured in a clash at the Jayandu Juvenile Correction Centre in Daduwa Rural Municipality of Banke district on Thursday. All 254 inmates fled the centre, breaching boundary walls, railings and gates. While 254 have returned, nine are still at large by Friday evening. This is the third incident of violence in a correction centre within a month in the…