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
Press release HRCP concerned about inflation and rising extremism Lahore, 12 November 2021. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has said that the deteriorating state of human rights in the country has reached a tipping point. In a situation where people are caught between spiralling food inflation and the insidious rise of religious
Press release Lahore’s ‘forgotten citizens’: Access to CNICs for Pakhiwas communities Lahore, 10 November 2021. At a policy consultation held earlier today, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) presented the key findings of a study examining the obstacles to citizenship for seasonal workers based in and around Lahore, many of whom hail from the
Zaman Khan: HRCP Council member and labour rights activist passes away Lahore, 22 October 2021. The Human Rights Commission (HRCP) mourns the loss of Muhammad Zaman Khan, a senior member of the organisation’s present governing council, who has passed away in Faisalabad. Mr Khan was a founding member of HRCP and was elected to
Border should not be closed to those who flee in fear for their lives Islamabad, 15 October. At a roundtable organized by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) and South Asian Partnership – Pakistan (SAP-PK) today, panelists called on the government to formulate, as a matter of priority, a coherent policy for assisting
Moratorium on death penalty should be reinstated Lahore, 10 October 2021. While marking World Day Against the Death Penalty, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) strongly urges the state to impose an immediate moratorium on the death penalty and focus instead on improving the efficacy of criminal investigations while introducing broader prison reforms
Karachi, 1 October 2021. At a policy consultation held on itinerant workers’ right to citizenship documents, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) presented the key findings of a study examining the obstacles to citizenship for seasonal workers based in and around Karachi. The study shows that women from such communities are often actively
Even one enforced disappearance is one too many Lahore, 30 August. On International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) expresses serious concern over the woeful track record of the Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances, including the credibility of its chairperson and its continued inability—or unwillingness—to
Government continues to neglect coal miners’ security Lahore, 27 August. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) notes with grave concern that the government continues to neglect coal miners’ right to life and security of person in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The murder of three coalminers in Marwar, Balochistan, on 24 August is at least