Staff Reporter
In order to strengthen protection, promotion and enforcement of human rights, the Gilgit Baltistan (GB) government, with the support of Huqooq-e-Pakistan (HeP) project is set to develop first Human Rights Policy.
The HeP Project will work with government institutions and civil society organisations (CSOs) in Gilgit-Baltistan to develop the policy which will build upon legislative and policy initiatives already undertaken in GB and expand the scope and scale of future endeavours.
According to a statement issued here the other day, the objective of the HeP which is is a European Union funded programme is to support the continued efforts of the Government of Pakistan for the promotion of human rights.
