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

Press release Government and opposition must focus on flood impact, climate justice Lahore, 22 August 2022. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) expresses grave concern at the loss of life and livelihoods wrought by floods across the country, especially in Balochistan, Sindh and southern Punjab. The indifference of the federal and provincial governments

Press release HRCP calls for end to ethnic tension in Sindh Lahore, 15 July 2022. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) is increasingly concerned by the escalation in ethnic and political tension in Sindh, after a man was killed in Hyderabad following an altercation at a hotel. HRCP calls for the murder to