Press release Dr Mehdi Hasan: A man of unwavering principles Lahore, 23 February 2022. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) is devastated by the loss of Dr Mehdi Hasan, former chairperson and member of the present Council, who passed away earlier today. A veteran journalist, public intellectual and one of Pakistan’s foremost media

Press release HRCP sounds alarm over enforced disappearances Lahore, 17 February 2022. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) is alarmed by reports of a fresh wave of enforced disappearances in Balochistan and the rest of the country, including most recently, Hafeez Baloch, a postgraduate student at Quaid-e-Azam University in Islamabad. Mr Baloch was

Press release HRCP celebrates women’s resilience on National Women’s Day Lahore, 12 February 2022. In commemorating National Women’s Day, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) is proud to have been part of the women’s movement and to have stood shoulder to shoulder with the thousands of women who have defied regressive laws and repressive regimes

Press release Pashtun workers forcibly disappeared, HRCP demands release Lahore, 2 February 2022. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan is seriously concerned to learn that at least four Pashtun workers have been forcibly disappeared following the bomb blast that occurred in Anarkali, Lahore, on 20 January. According to HRCP’s sources, two persons were disappeared