NCHR, NCSW remained dysfunctional in 2020 Islamabad, 23 June. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP)’s annual report on the state of human rights in 2020 notes with concern that the government’s initial response to the Covid-19 pandemic was marred by a lack of transparency and enforcement: no strict lockdown was imposed when it

Deterioration in press freedom in 2020 Karachi, 23 June. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP)’s annual report on the state of human rights in 2020 shows that, by the end of last year, Sindh presented the highest number of Covid-19 infections and deaths in the country, with a death toll of 3,560. While

Vulnerable groups hit hardest by pandemic in 2020 in Punjab Lahore, 23 June. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP)’s annual report on the state of human rights in 2020 underscores the extent to which the Covid-19 pandemic exposed the shortcomings of the healthcare sector, both in terms of preparedness and access to facilities.

Promise of mainstreaming former FATA unfulfilled in 2020 Peshawar, 22 June. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP)’s annual report on the state of human rights in 2020 details the devastating impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), which recorded 58,702 cases and 1,649 deaths. This was aggravated by low testing levels—less

Sindh’s response to Covid promising, but rights record worrying in 2020 Hyderabad, 21 June. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan’s (HRCP) annual report on the state of human rights in 2020 indicates that, by the end of last year, Sindh presented the highest number of Covid-19 infections and deaths in the country, with a

‘An end to fear and censorship’: HRCP launches policy brief on press freedom Islamabad, 1 June. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) is gravely concerned over the growing climate of fear, violence and censorship that currently underpins freedom of expression and opinion in the country. The attack on reporter Asad Ali Toor by

PFUJ, HRCP, PBC term proposed media ordinance an attempt to impose ‘media martial law’ Islamabad, 28 May. The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ), the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) and Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) have outrightly rejected the proposed Pakistan Media Development Authority (PMDA) Ordinance 2021 that the federal government intends to

HRCP calls on international community to end Israeli impunity Lahore, 18 May. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) reiterates that the Israeli state’s continued brutal assault on the people of Gaza is in flagrant violation of international law and universal human rights standards. In the last week alone, over 200 civilians—including at least

HRCP condemns carnage in Kabul Lahore, 10 May. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) strongly condemns the brutal terrorist attack on a girls’ school in Kabul on Saturday, which cost over 60 lives—most of them, young students. The incident is a grim reminder of the carnage wrought during the APS attack in Peshawar, Pakistan,

Economic woes and curbs on dissent marred 2020 HRCP launches report on state of human rights Lahore, 3 May. The release of State of Human Rights in 2020, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP)’s flagship annual report, needs to jolt both the state and government out of their complacency that a neoliberal, hidebound regime