HRDs learning to use social media safely Lahore, 14 February 2019. Amid growing fears of curbs on social media – especially on social media activists and journalists who have spoken out on subjects that receive little, if any, space in the mainstream media – the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has strongly felt

Remembering Asma Jahangir one year on Lahore, 11 February 2019. One year on, the blow of losing Asma Jahangir has not lessened. But for the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), which she co-founded in 1987, this loss has translated into a renewed determination to carry her legacy forward. In a statement issued today,

Threats of rape unacceptable Lahore, 5 February 2019. In the wake of several incidents in the last few days in which state and law enforcement agencies appear to have acted with impunity, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed serious concern over the alleged harassment of a Pashtun woman in the village of

HRCP calls for delaying enforcement of new GB Order Lahore, 23 January 2019. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has called upon the President to defer the enforcement of the controversial Government of G-B Order 2018 pending necessary consultations with the people of Gilgit-Baltistan. In its letter to President, Dr Arif Alvi, HRCP

Brutish trend of extrajudicial killings unacceptable Lahore, 21 January 2019. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has said that it is ‘horrified’ at the recent incident in which four individuals were killed by an elite force of the Punjab police, allegedly in a counter-terrorism operation. In a statement issued today, HRCP has said

Military courts are anti-democratic Lahore, 12 January 2019. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed grave concern at the government’s decision to table a bill in favour of extending the tenure of military courts, which were otherwise due to end their term in January this year. In a statement issued today, HRCP

Inalienable right to dignity Lahore, 22 December 2018. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) says it is ‘gravely concerned’ at the way in which ‘people’s fundamental right to dignity is being eroded away, ostensibly in the name of accountability.’ In a statement released today, HRCP has ‘expressed serious concern at the fact that

Press release ‘Women as architects of the UDHR’: Honouring Asma Jahangir Lahore, 19 December 2018. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) is extremely proud that its co-founder, Asma Jahangir, has been honoured posthumously with the UN Human Rights Prize. The prestigious UN Prize in the Field of Human Rights has been awarded jointly

Press release Where does Pakistan Stand After 70 years of UDHR? Lahore, 10 December 2018. Marking the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) organised a public lecture by its honorary spokesperson and veteran human rights defender, I A Rehman. Held at the Dorab

Press release  Brig. Abid Hameed: A loss for HRCP and human rights Lahore, 8 December 2018. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) deeply grieves the loss of Brigadier (Retd) Rao Abid Hameed, who passed away in Lahore on Friday. In a statement issued today, HRCP has said: ‘The late brigadier was a committed