Press release Caretaker government must end pre-poll political victimization Lahore, 25 September 2023. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) takes strong exception to Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar’s claim that fair elections are possible without senior PTI leaders, including the chairperson Imran Khan, who is currently incarcerated in a graft case, and other

Press release HRCP conference calls for the empowerment of marginalised groups in political and electoral arenas 19 September 2023. A national conference held by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), in partnership with the Friedrich Naumman Foundation for Freedom (FNF), has called for extensive reforms to improve the political and electoral participation of

Press release HRCP denied permission to hold demonstration for Cholistanis’ land rights Lahore, 11 September 2023. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has been denied permission by the local civil administration in Bahawalpur to hold a peaceful demonstration and press conference to express its concerns over the allotment of land to nonresidents in Cholistan—one

Press release Dire need for better governance and accountability HRCP launches fact-finding report on rights violations in northern Sindh Karachi, 8 September 2023. In its fact-finding report titled Northern Sindh: In Search of Solutions launched in Karachi today, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed deep concern over the human rights situation

Press release Uncertainty around elections must end immediately Lahore, 3 September 2023. The governing Council of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), on concluding a meeting earlier today, has expressed immense concern over the uncertainty surrounding the general elections. HRCP insists that the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) announce an election schedule promptly