Border should not be closed to those who flee in fear for their lives Islamabad, 15 October. At a roundtable organized by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) and South Asian Partnership – Pakistan (SAP-PK) today, panelists called on the government to formulate, as a matter of priority, a coherent policy for assisting

Moratorium on death penalty should be reinstated Lahore, 10 October 2021. While marking World Day Against the Death Penalty, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) strongly urges the state to impose an immediate moratorium on the death penalty and focus instead on improving the efficacy of criminal investigations while introducing broader prison reforms

Karachi, 1 October 2021. At a policy consultation held on itinerant workers’ right to citizenship documents, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) presented the key findings of a study examining the obstacles to citizenship for seasonal workers based in and around Karachi. The study shows that women from such communities are often actively