Pakistan’s Human Rights Commission accuses Punjab province’s CCD of fake encounters
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has charged Punjab’s Crime Control Department (CCD) with institutionalizing fabricated police encounters that have reportedly caused hundreds of extrajudicial executions, sparking grave alarms regarding the breakdown of constitutional protections in the region. Utilizing media reports and legal records, the Commission tracked no fewer than 670 CCD-driven encounters between…