Press release Modern slavery: HRCP report on trafficking in women and girls Lahore, 9 March 2022. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has released a study titled Modern slavery: Trafficking in women and girls in Pakistan, which identifies Pakistan as a source, transit and destination country for human trafficking. Although it is difficult to determine the magnitude of the crime—given lack of

Press release HRCP mission to South Punjab finds serious rights violations Multan, 8 March 2022. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has concluded a high-profile fact-finding mission to southern Punjab, comprising chairperson Hina Jilani, vice-chair Punjab Raja Ashraf, Council member Nazir Ahmed, and regional coordinator Faisal Tangwani. The team has noted that women

Press release HRCP releases I A Rehman Research Grant Report on media censorship Lahore, 7 March 2022. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) is proud to release its report, Truth Comes at a Price: Censorship and the battle for an independent media. Produced as part of the prestigious I. A. Rehman Research Grant Series,

Press release Dr Mehdi Hasan: A man of unwavering principles Lahore, 23 February 2022. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) is devastated by the loss of Dr Mehdi Hasan, former chairperson and member of the present Council, who passed away earlier today. A veteran journalist, public intellectual and one of Pakistan’s foremost media

Press release HRCP sounds alarm over enforced disappearances Lahore, 17 February 2022. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) is alarmed by reports of a fresh wave of enforced disappearances in Balochistan and the rest of the country, including most recently, Hafeez Baloch, a postgraduate student at Quaid-e-Azam University in Islamabad. Mr Baloch was

Press release HRCP celebrates women’s resilience on National Women’s Day Lahore, 12 February 2022. In commemorating National Women’s Day, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) is proud to have been part of the women’s movement and to have stood shoulder to shoulder with the thousands of women who have defied regressive laws and repressive regimes

Press release Pashtun workers forcibly disappeared, HRCP demands release Lahore, 2 February 2022. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan is seriously concerned to learn that at least four Pashtun workers have been forcibly disappeared following the bomb blast that occurred in Anarkali, Lahore, on 20 January. According to HRCP’s sources, two persons were disappeared

Press release Murder of Christian pastor in Peshawar act of wanton violence Lahore, 31 January 2022. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) strongly  condemns the murder of Pastor William Siraj, who was shot dead in Peshawar on Sunday on his way home from church. Reverend Patrick Naeem was also injured in the attack.

Press release Itinerant workers' rights should be guaranteed: HRCP conference Lahore, 24 January 2022. At a conference organised online by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), speakers agreed that it was critical to help vulnerable groups such as undocumented seasonal workers and nomadic communities gain access to citizenship documents. HRCP has found that

HRCP welcomes appointment of Justice Ayesha Malik to Supreme Court  Lahore, 7 January 2022. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) welcomes the appointment of Justice Ayesha Malik to the Supreme Court of Pakistan. As the first woman judge appointed to the apex court in the country’s judicial history, this is an important step towards