Press release HRCP report questions state’s commitment to equal citizenship for minorities 15 October 2026, Lahore. A report released earlier today by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has welcomed the passage of the National Commission for Minorities Act 2025 and child marriage restraint laws raising the minimum age for marriage to 18

Press release HRCP calls for reforms to address prison overcrowding Lahore, 6 October 2026. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has called for urgent and systemic reforms to address chronic overcrowding in Pakistan’s prisons, warning that the crisis is not simply a matter of building more prisons but a symptom of deeper failures

Press release HRCP convention calls for renewed alliance between labour and cultural movements 19 September 2026, Lahore. At a convention titled ‘Reconnecting Cultural Freedoms and Labour Rights’, hosted by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), participants called for a renewed alliance between labour and cultural movements. Moderated by rights campaigner Zeeshan Noel, the

Press release HRCP mission calls for urgent, inclusive political dialogue in AJK 29 August 2026, Lahore. A fact-finding mission to Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), carried out by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), has traced the recent unrest in the region to institutional distrust, extensive restrictions on freedom of expression and connectivity,

Press release HRCP roundtable calls for coalition to defend freedom of expression 19 August 2026, Karachi: At a roundtable convened by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) earlier today, journalists, editors, digital media practitioners, artists, academics and human rights defenders from across Pakistan agreed to establish a broad national alliance to confront the

Press release HRCP calls for independent judicial tribunal into custodial deaths of two women in Lahore 16 August 2026, Lahore: A fact-finding report released by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has identified serious inconsistencies surrounding the deaths of two young women, Amina and Anmol, while in police custody at Lahore's Township Police

Press release HRCP calls for accountability as torture persists despite anti-torture law 30 July 2026, Islamabad. Despite the enactment of Pakistan’s anti-torture law in 2022, torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment have persisted because of weak implementation, inadequate safeguards and a lack of accountability, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) warned

Press release Civil society calls for withdrawal of Punjab's 'Habitual Offenders' bill 9 July 2026, Lahore. At a round table organised by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) to debate the proposed Punjab Control of Habitual Offenders and Anti-Social Behaviour Bill 2026, civil society activists, lawyers and journalists observed that the bill would

Press release New report highlights widespread, systemic corruption in the justice system Paris, Lahore, 8 July 2026. A new report by the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and one of its member organisations, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), details widespread and systemic corruption at all levels of the Pakistani justice system,

Open letter to the Prime Minister on closing the gaps in Pakistan’s anti-torture framework The Honourable Prime Minister Mr Shehbaz Sharif Government of Pakistan 26 June 2026 Excellency: On International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) wishes to draw your attention to the prevalence of all