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

To Dr Arif Alvi The President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan To Mr Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad The Minister of Interior of the Government of Pakistan 22 November 2021 Open letter: The situation of Afghan refugees cannot continue to be ignored The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) calls on the state to immediately

43 bonded labourers released from Khuzdar after HRCP petition Quetta, 20 November 2021. Following a petition filed by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), 43 bonded labourers were released in Ornach in the district of Khuzdar, where they had been working for a local landlord as agricultural labour. The labourers are from Hyderabad’s

Press release Balochistan’s coal miners must not be neglected any longer Quetta, 19 November 2021. A Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) fact-finding mission is gravely concerned to find that coalminers remain vulnerable to severe human rights violations. According to the Pakistan Central Mines Labour Federation, at least 176 miners were killed and 180