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

Press release COIED chairperson must be removed if allegations proved Lahore, 8 July 2022. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) takes serious note of the allegation of sexual harassment against Justice (Retired) Javed Iqbal—chairman of the Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances (COIED) and former chairman of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB)—as well as other NAB officials.

Press release HRCP calls for end to impunity for torture Lahore, 26 June 2022: On this International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) reiterates its call upon the state to criminalise torture which is obligatory after the country’s ratification of the Convention Against Torture in 2010.

Press release HRCP demands repeal of colonial laws that curb peaceful assembly Islamabad, 20 June 2022. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) announces the launch of its study titled Freedom of Peaceful Assembly in Pakistan: A Legislative Review.The study proposes to repeal and review many archaic colonial-era laws and discontinue primitive policing strategies. It makes

Press release HRCP demands economic stability, political rights Lahore, 18 June 2022: On concluding its biannual meeting, the governing council of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) expressed its concern at the alarming polarization in political discourse, which is detrimental to the cause of democracy, supremacy of parliament and constitutionalism. It is equally

Press release HRCP stands with Baloch students and demands accountability Lahore, 14 June 2022: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) strongly condemns the recent cycle of abductions and manhandling of Baloch students from Karachi University. These students are allegedly being picked up by law enforcement personnel, and those who demand their release are

Press release Federation must end GB’s constitutional, political and economic deprivations HRCP concludes fact-finding mission Gilgit, 8 June 2022. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has concluded a high-profile fact-finding mission to Gilgit-Baltistan (GB), comprising Council members Salima Hashmi and Muzaffar Hussain, senior journalist Ghazi Salahuddin, and HRCP regional coordinator Israruddin. During its

Press release IHC ruling, enforced disappearances committee positive steps Lahore, 31 May 2022. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) welcomes the Islamabad High Court’s order holding previous and incumbent chief executives accountable for what the court has termed a ‘tacit approval of the policy regarding enforced disappearances.’ It is critical—based on the overwhelming

Press release Freedom of expression, other rights constricted in 2021 HRCP releases annual report for 2021 Islamabad, 29 April 2022. In its flagship annual report, State of Human Rights in 2021, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed serious reservations concerning freedom of expression in 2021. In at least nine cases, journalists