Press release HRCP demands judicial inquiry into Moro protest incident Lahore, 6 June 2025. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has called for an immediate and independent judicial inquiry into the events surrounding the 20 May protest in Moro, district Naushahro Feroze, Sindh, where a police-protester confrontation reportedly resulted in multiple injuries on

Press release HRCP calls for repeal of PECA (Amendment) Act Islamabad, 29 May 2025: A report released by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has underscored serious flaws in the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) (Amendment) Act 2025 and called for the law to be repealed entirely without accepting any coercive application

Press release HRCP mission deplores inequitable access to land amid corporate farming in Cholistan Lahore, 16 May 2025. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) expresses deep concern over the continued marginalization of indigenous communities in Cholistan, following a fact-finding mission to the region in October 2024. The mission has underscored disturbing patterns of

Press release Urgent action needed to protect farmers in Derek Abad, Kot Addu Lahore, 13 May 2025. An HRCP fact-finding mission, carried out earlier in March, has called attention to the alleged injustice and neglect faced by small farmers in Derek Abad, Kot Addu, many of whom belong to the Christian community and are

Press release Call for peace and protection of rights amid rising tensions Lahore, 8 May 2025. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP)’s governing council, on concluding its biannual meeting yesterday, urgently appeals to the governments of Pakistan and India to de-escalate tensions. It believes that the reported casualties—including those of women and children—due