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

Press release End all forms of gender-based violence Lahore, 1 December 2018. As part of its campaign marking 16 days of activism against gender-based violence, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) organised a theatrical performance and dance recital to underscore the prevalence of violence against women and girls in Pakistan. Held at the

Press release Karachi’s anti-encroachment drive discriminates against the poor Lahore, 23 November 2018. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) is gravely concerned about the human impact of the anti-encroachment drive underway in Karachi’s Saddar area. In a statement issued today, HRCP has said that ‘protecting people’s fundamental right to a livelihood must always

Press release HRCP mourns literary icon Fehmida Riaz Lahore, 22 November 2018. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) mourns the loss of distinguished poet, thinker and activist Fehmida Riaz, who passed away in Lahore yesterday. In a statement issued today, HRCP hailed Ms Riaz as ‘a human rights defender whose writing constantly pushed

Press release Press clubs no longer safe spaces? Lahore, 13 November 2018. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has taken grave notice of the escalation in curbs on press freedom – most recently, the intrusion of reportedly armed plainclothes men into the Karachi Press Club (KPC) and the allegedly illegal detention of senior

Joint press release EU must use dialogue to push for concrete human rights improvements Lahore, Paris, 12 November 2018. The European Union (EU) must use the upcoming human rights dialogue with Pakistan to push the country’s new government to enact concrete reforms for the protection of human rights, FIDH and its member organization, the

Press release Appeasement of mob violence unacceptable Lahore, 4 November 2018. Following three days of street violence perpetrated by far-right religious-political groups – notably the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) – who opposed the Supreme Court’s acquittal of Aasia Bibi, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has said that it is ‘appalled at the government’s

Press release After the Aasia Bibi verdict, a longer battle Lahore, 1 November 2018. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has greatly welcomed the Supreme Court’s landmark judgement acquitting Aasia Bibi, a Christian woman convicted of blasphemy in 2010 and sentenced to death. In a statement issued today, HRCP has said: ‘While there is