Press release HRCP joins call for reparations, demands environmental justice from the global community Lahore, 6 September 2022. In light of the devastating floods that have affected at least 30 million people, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) joins the call for immediate reparations from the global community, particularly from high-emitting countries that

Press release Civil society indispensable in current crisis Lahore, 2 September 2022. Amid the political, economic and climate crises enveloping Pakistan, a public meeting held by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has put forward civil society’s concerns and a draft charter of demands. An immediate concern is the devastation caused by the

Press release Foundation of electoral reforms should be right to participation Islamabad, 31 August 2022. A national conference held by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) in partnership with the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (FNF) has underscored the need for electoral reforms that protect the interests of vulnerable and marginalised groups while

Press release Pakistan must affirm its commitment to ending enforced disappearances 30 August 2022, Lahore. On this International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) calls on the federal government to ensure that civil society stakeholders—especially from Balochistan, Sindh, South Punjab, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa—are consulted while the

Press release State must address South Punjab’s long-standing grievances Multan, 27 August 2022. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) wishes to express its solidarity with flood affectees in South Punjab. We are aware that the scale of the disaster is unprecedented. At the same time, it is clear that the role of the