K-P plans digital human rights portal

Shared system to link existing bodies for better tracking

PESHAWAR:

Advisor to the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Governor on Information and Public Relations, Samar Haroon Bilour, has stressed that effective protection of human rights requires stronger coordination, information sharing and joint strategies among relevant institutions.

In a statement issued from her office, she said the provincial government is focusing on connecting all human rights-related bodies to a common digital portal and making the complaint redressal mechanism more efficient. Various government departments are already performing their duties within their legal jurisdictions, she noted, but the absence of an effective coordination and information-exchange system can cause delays in resolving complaints and lead to duplication of efforts.

The proposed joint digital portal will address these gaps by making the process faster, better coordinated and more effective. Under the plan, no new parallel institution will be created. Instead, existing bodies will be linked through a shared digital system. The portal will enable receipt of human rights complaints, their referral to the concerned institution, progress monitoring and recording of final outcomes, all on a single platform, while each organisation continues to work within its legal mandate.

Institutions including the Social Welfare Department, police, ombudsmen and other human rights bodies will be integrated into the portal so that complaints reach the right authority promptly and progress can be effectively tracked.