Press release State must heed Gwadar’s legitimate grievances 2 January 2023, Lahore. Having closely followed the recent mass demonstrations in Gwadar, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) believes it is now imperative for the state to shed its tacit policy of relegating Balochistan to second-class status. While HRCP deplores the violence that left

Press release HRCP concludes national roundtable on climate justice, calls for building a new social contract Islamabad, 7 December 2022. A national roundtable on climate justice held by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has called for building a new social contract rooted in climate justice – the concept that climate change is an

Press release HRCP, PMHA call for transformative solutions for inclusive development of PLWDs Islamabad, 3 December 2022. At a policy dialogue held by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) and Potohar Mental Health Association, human rights defenders have called for robust legal and administrative measures to ensure the welfare of persons living with

Press release HRCP launches fact-finding report on rights violations in Balochistan’s coal mines Quetta, 24 November 2022. In its fact-finding report titled Beneath the surface: Rights violations in Balochistan’s coal mines, launched in Quetta earlier today, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has underscored the alarming frequency of mining-related deaths and injuries in the

Press release HRCP conference calls for constitutional amendment to protect local governments Islamabad, 23 November 2022. A national conference held by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) in partnership with the Friedrich Naumman Foundation for Freedom (FNF), has called for a constitutional amendment to protect the form and tenure of local governments and to ensure that fiscal decentralisation enables local bodies to