To Dr Arif Alvi The President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan To Mr Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad The Minister of Interior of the Government of Pakistan 22 November 2021 Open letter: The situation of Afghan refugees cannot continue to be ignored The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) calls on the state to immediately

43 bonded labourers released from Khuzdar after HRCP petition Quetta, 20 November 2021. Following a petition filed by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), 43 bonded labourers were released in Ornach in the district of Khuzdar, where they had been working for a local landlord as agricultural labour. The labourers are from Hyderabad’s

Press release Balochistan’s coal miners must not be neglected any longer Quetta, 19 November 2021. A Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) fact-finding mission is gravely concerned to find that coalminers remain vulnerable to severe human rights violations. According to the Pakistan Central Mines Labour Federation, at least 176 miners were killed and 180

Press release HRCP concerned about inflation and rising extremism Lahore, 12 November 2021. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has said that the deteriorating state of human rights in the country has reached a tipping point. In a situation where people are caught between spiralling food inflation and the insidious rise of religious

Press release Lahore’s ‘forgotten citizens’: Access to CNICs for Pakhiwas communities Lahore, 10 November 2021. At a policy consultation held earlier today, 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 Lahore, many of whom hail from the