Lahore, March 14, 2018:The Islamabad High Court’s (IHC) recent ruling requiring a declaration of faith is cause for serious concern and should be appealed by the federal government, said the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) today. “HRCP is appalled by the recent IHC ruling that makes a declaration of faith mandatory for government

Lahore, March 12: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed grave concern over the recent actions of the administration of the Punjab University against a number of Pashtun and Baloch students. In a statement issued on Monday, the Commission said: “HRCP has expressed serious alarm over the mistreatment of Pashtun and Baloch students by the administration

Lahore, 06 March 2018: Pakistan lost a distinguished citizen in the death of Muhammad Jan, popularly known as Jam Saqi. Of the 74 years of his life, about six decades were spent in the struggle for the rights of the people especially the downtrodden. In his college days he joined the struggle for giving the Sindhi language its due place.

Lahore, 12​th February 2018: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) is devastated and shocked at the unexpected and sudden passing away of its co-founder Asma Jahangir: exemplary lawyer, human rights icon, pro-democracy champion, friend and mentor par excellence, and a brave comrade of the poor and the disadvantaged. She died yesterday due to cardiac arrest. The

Lahore, February 9: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) is outraged that the case of Junaid Hafeez, who was arrested in March 2013 after a student group accused him of blasphemy, has been transferred to yet another new judge and his right to a fair trial has been further undermined. It is feared that