Press release HRCP calls for decolonizing the law as a rights-based necessity Karachi, 4 September 2025. At a conference convened by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), titled ‘Decolonizing the law: Human rights and legal reform in Pakistan,’ lawyers, journalists, academics and human rights defenders examined how colonial legal frameworks continue to shape

Press release Religious minorities must be treated as equal citizens Lahore, 19 August 2025. A seminar held by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has called attention to an alarming rise in violence against religious minorities in the last year. Launched at the seminar, HRCP’s report, Streets of Fear: Freedom of Religion or

Press release Political dialogue, human rights in Balochistan to restore trust, resolve conflict Islamabad, 6 August 2025. Following a fact-finding mission to Balochistan, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed grave concern over the human rights crisis confronting the province. The mission’s findings reveal a disturbing pattern of continued enforced disappearances, shrinking

Press release HRCP, SAHR call for global human rights reset Lahore, 29 July 2025. A joint regional conference held by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) and South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR) on 26–27 July has called for South Asia to lead Global South efforts to reset the human rights agenda, given

Press release HRCP raises alarm over political dysfunction and rising injustices in Punjab Lahore, 22 July 2025. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) held a press conference earlier today to highlight the human rights situation in Punjab as recorded in its report, State of Human Rights in 2024, launched earlier. While voter registration

Press release National roundtable demands protection of media and digital freedoms Islamabad, 17 July 2025. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), supported by the European Union, along with academics, civil society leaders, lawyers, editors and media practitioners hosted a national roundtable to address the issue of increasing restrictions on freedom of expression and

Press release HRCP warns against efforts to constrain its work Lahore, 2 July 2025. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) expresses deep concern over the steadily shrinking space for human rights defence work in the country. In the past few months, HRCP has faced a series of arbitrary, illegal and unjustified actions that

Press release HRCP 2024 report notes decline in rule of law in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Peshawar, 30 June 2025. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) held a press conference to launch its flagship annual report on the state of human rights in 2024. The report highlights a significant decline in democratic standards in the

Press release HRCP flags alarming trends in law and order, civil liberties in Sindh Karachi, 24 June 2025. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP)’s annual report, State of Human Rights in 2024, draws attention to significant democratic backsliding, marked by serious concerns over the legitimacy of the general elections, sharp restrictions on dissent,

Press release HRCP demands living wage for workers Lahore, 18 June 2025. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) is deeply concerned by the implications of the 2025–26 federal budget for the economic and social rights of the country’s most vulnerable communities. Adopted under a strict austerity framework aligned with IMF conditionalities, the budget