Press release Modern slavery: HRCP report on trafficking in women and girls Lahore, 9 March 2022. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has released a study titled Modern slavery: Trafficking in women and girls in Pakistan, which identifies Pakistan as a source, transit and destination country for human trafficking. Although it is difficult to determine the magnitude of the crime—given lack of

Press release HRCP mission to South Punjab finds serious rights violations Multan, 8 March 2022. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has concluded a high-profile fact-finding mission to southern Punjab, comprising chairperson Hina Jilani, vice-chair Punjab Raja Ashraf, Council member Nazir Ahmed, and regional coordinator Faisal Tangwani. The team has noted that women

Press release HRCP releases I A Rehman Research Grant Report on media censorship Lahore, 7 March 2022. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) is proud to release its report, Truth Comes at a Price: Censorship and the battle for an independent media. Produced as part of the prestigious I. A. Rehman Research Grant Series,

Press release Dr Mehdi Hasan: A man of unwavering principles Lahore, 23 February 2022. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) is devastated by the loss of Dr Mehdi Hasan, former chairperson and member of the present Council, who passed away earlier today. A veteran journalist, public intellectual and one of Pakistan’s foremost media

Press release HRCP sounds alarm over enforced disappearances Lahore, 17 February 2022. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) is alarmed by reports of a fresh wave of enforced disappearances in Balochistan and the rest of the country, including most recently, Hafeez Baloch, a postgraduate student at Quaid-e-Azam University in Islamabad. Mr Baloch was