Press release HRCP general body calls for consensus on civilian autonomy, climate justice and land rights Karachi, 17 November 2024. On concluding its 38th annual general meeting, the general body of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) draws urgent attention to deteriorating human rights and weakening democracy. It strongly opposes the proposed amendment

Press release HRCP calls for urgent action on Kurram crisis Islamabad, 7 November 2024. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) calls urgent attention to the situation in Kurram district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where prolonged tribal and sectarian conflict have led to scores of casualties and left hundreds injured. The alarming frequency of clashes between

Press release ATA amendment gross violation of right to due process, fair trial Lahore, 3 November 2024. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed concern over the recently introduced Anti-Terrorism (Amendment) Bill 2024, which will authorize the state to detain individuals for ‘inquiry’ for up to three months merely based on ‘credible

Press release No credible evidence to establish veracity of allegation of rape at Punjab College Lahore, 1 November 2024. A fact-finding mission conducted jointly by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) and AGHS Legal Aid Cell has stated that in the absence of forensic evidence and credible testimonies, it is not possible to

Press release HRCP concerned about impact of 26th Amendment Lahore, 22 October 2024. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed strong reservations over certain aspects of the Constitution (Twenty-Sixth Amendment) Act 2024, which was passed into law on 21 October. Although the amendments are more tempered than those proposed in earlier drafts,