HRCP dismayed by Junaid Hafeez verdict Lahore, 21 December. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) is dismayed by the verdict handed down to academic Junaid Hafeez by the Multan district and sessions court on charges of blasphemy. HRCP believes that the blasphemy laws are heavily misused. This is compounded by a trial process

HRCP deplores attack on judiciary Islamabad/Lahore, 20 December. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) is deeply concerned at the mounting tension between two key institutions of the state, and deprecates the sustained assault on the judiciary. The court’s verdict, which finds General Pervez Musharraf guilty of treason, sets an important precedent. The objections to paragraph

HRCP mourns loss of founder member Air Marshal Zafar Chaudhry   Lahore, 18 December. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) mourns the passing of one of its founder members, Air Marshal (Retd) Zafar Chaudhry. A committed human rights activist, he was instrumental in supporting HRCP as an independent human rights organisation in the

13 December 2019  Honorable Prime Minister Mr Imran Khan Honorable President Mr Arif Alvi Honorable Federal Minister for Human Rights Dr Shireen Mazari Re: Recent attacks against independent media in Pakistan Your Excellencies: We, the undersigned organizations, members of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), are concerned about recent attacks against independent media

Equal rights as citizens, not just as minorities Islamabad, 13 December. As part of its ongoing work on freedom of religion or belief, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) held a meeting of the National Interfaith Working Group, attended by representatives of the Christian, Hindu, Ahmadiyya, Sikh, Ismaili, Shia Hazara and Baha’i communities.

HRCP investigates Kashana Home case Lahore, 3 December 2019. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has conducted a fact-finding mission in response to allegations that the Kashana Home for Destitute Girls in Lahore was being used to ‘supply’ young girls and women – ostensibly for marriage – to several senior government functionaries in