KARACHI:The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has deeply mourned the passing of Justice (Retd) Fakhruddin G Ebrahim.
“He was one of HRCP’s founder members and served on the Commission’s first Council. He was an eminent jurist and human rights defender, who espoused the spirit of the Commission- to protect the rights of the most disadvantaged. It was he who initiated public interest litigation to help protect the rights of the poor. As a committed democrat, he refused to take oath under General Zia-ul-Haq’s Provisional Constitutional Order in 1981, along with the late Justice Dorab Patel, HRCP’s founder chairperson,” said HRCP in a statement.
It said Justice (Retd) Ebrahim was also a public intellectual and had the foresight to set up the Citizens-Police Liaison Committee (CPLC) while serving as Governor of Sindh; the CPLC continues to function to this day. A man of unimpeachable integrity, he served as Chief Election Commissioner during the 2013 national elections. His contribution to the human rights movement over many decades will not be forgotten.