Press release Winning entries of HRCP’s photo-essay competition selected Lahore, 20 April 2022. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) is delighted to announce that the following participants have been selected as the winner and runners-up for HRCP’s photo-essay competition on the right to freedom of peaceful assembly: Winner: Mr Sibth Ul Hassan Turi

Press release HRCP slams security forces for treatment of drivers in Chagai Lahore, 16 April 2022. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) is alarmed to learn that a driver was killed allegedly by security forces in Chagai near the Pakistan-Afghan border while attempting to speed away in his vehicle when told to stop.

Press releaseSindh government must pursue Jokhio caseLahore, 14 April 2022. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) expresses grave concern over the decision to exclude two sitting PPP lawmakers from the list of accused in the murder of Nazim Jokhio on grounds of lack of evidence. HRCP observes that this development follows closely on the heels

Press release Celebrating I A Rehman Lahore, 12 April 2022. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) remembers I. A. Rehman, the organisation’s former honorary spokesperson and secretary-general, on the occasion of his first death anniversary. Under Mr Rehman’s steady leadership, which lasted over 25 years, HRCP grew into an internationally credible human rights

Press release Government reference on 63-A seeks to manipulate constitutional process Lahore, 25 March 2022. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) is deeply concerned by the situation that has developed in the wake of the no-confidence motion moved by the opposition parties against the Prime Minister. It is regrettable that a process that