Press release Immediate need for restraint and dialogue in political crisis Lahore, 10 May 2023. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) is greatly troubled by the unfolding political crisis in the country, following the arrest of former prime minister Imran Khan yesterday, and its implications for the rights of ordinary citizens. We deplore

Press release State must take stand against mob attacks Lahore, 8 May 2023. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) observes with great alarm that the prevalence of—and seeming public tolerance for—mob lynching has risen in recent months. This uptick in vigilantism not only indicates an increasing desensitisation to violence, but also breeds further

Press release HRCP Council alarmed by economic crisis, calls for parliamentary supremacy Lahore, 30 April 2023. On concluding its biannual meeting, the independent Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP)’s governing Council has expressed serious concern over the country’s dire economic situation, purported increase in child labour and exploitative practices, and reports of suicides allegedly

Press release Political and economic turmoil has had serious impact on human rights HRCP releases annual report for 2022 Islamabad, 26 April 2023. In its flagship annual report State of Human Rights in 2022, released earlier today, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed concern over the political and economic turmoil of last

Press release HRCP launches fact-finding report on rights violations in Balochistan Quetta, 19 April 2023. In its fact-finding report titled Balochistan’s Struggle for Hope launched in Quetta today, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed deep concern about the mounting public frustration in Balochistan over enforced disappearances, economic exclusion, curbs on press

Press release HRCP marks 50 years of 1973 Constitution Lahore, 10 April 2023. Marking 50 years to the day since the Constitution of 1973 was passed by the National Assembly, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) notes that, in a history interspersed with periods of autocratic military rule and attempts to grossly undermine

Press release Long-standing human rights concerns endure in Balochistan HRCP releases fact-finding report Lahore, 7 April 2023. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) notes with considerable alarm that Balochistan faces mounting public frustration pertaining to enforced disappearances, economic exclusion, curbs on press freedom, misgovernance and allegations of political manipulation by the establishment. A

Press release Political problems must be resolved solely by political means Lahore, 28 March 2023. On concluding an extraordinary meeting to deliberate on the current political crisis and constitutional impasse, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP)’s governing council has resolved that it is of utmost importance to uphold and strengthen the democratic process.

Press release Five years on, former FATA waits to be mainstreamed HRCP concludes fact-finding mission to western KP Swat, 18 March 2023. On concluding a high-profile fact-finding mission to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has observed widespread frustration among residents of the newly merged districts, who continue to wait

Press release Cholistan’s people have a right to their indigenous identity Bahawalpur, 28 February 2023. On concluding a two-day rights camp in Cholistan, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has called on the government to take immediate steps to ensure that Cholistan’s people are no longer deprived of the rights to which they