Press release Long-standing human rights concerns endure in Balochistan HRCP releases fact-finding report Lahore, 7 April 2023. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) notes with considerable alarm that Balochistan faces mounting public frustration pertaining to enforced disappearances, economic exclusion, curbs on press freedom, misgovernance and allegations of political manipulation by the establishment. A

Press release Political problems must be resolved solely by political means Lahore, 28 March 2023. On concluding an extraordinary meeting to deliberate on the current political crisis and constitutional impasse, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP)’s governing council has resolved that it is of utmost importance to uphold and strengthen the democratic process.

Press release Five years on, former FATA waits to be mainstreamed HRCP concludes fact-finding mission to western KP Swat, 18 March 2023. On concluding a high-profile fact-finding mission to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has observed widespread frustration among residents of the newly merged districts, who continue to wait

Press release Cholistan’s people have a right to their indigenous identity Bahawalpur, 28 February 2023. On concluding a two-day rights camp in Cholistan, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has called on the government to take immediate steps to ensure that Cholistan’s people are no longer deprived of the rights to which they

Press release Negligence caused deaths of 53 children in Kohat boating accident Lahore, 25 February 2023: A fact-finding mission led by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has demanded a high-profile inquiry into a tragic boating accident in Kohat in which 53 children and a seminary teacher drowned in Tanda Dam. The mission