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

Press release Murder of Christian pastor in Peshawar act of wanton violence Lahore, 31 January 2022. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) strongly  condemns the murder of Pastor William Siraj, who was shot dead in Peshawar on Sunday on his way home from church. Reverend Patrick Naeem was also injured in the attack.

Press release Itinerant workers' rights should be guaranteed: HRCP conference Lahore, 24 January 2022. At a conference organised online by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), speakers agreed that it was critical to help vulnerable groups such as undocumented seasonal workers and nomadic communities gain access to citizenship documents. HRCP has found that

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

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