Press release Political parties should devise human rights charter Lahore, 27 January 2024. On concluding its 75th council meeting, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has called on political parties to develop a human rights charter in the face of receding democracy, pre-poll electoral manipulation and severe challenges to human rights. Escalating levels

Press release HRCP reiterates the demand for a statutory national commission for rights of minorities Islamabad, 11 January 2024. A national roundtable convened by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has called for the establishment of a statutory national commission for the rights of minorities as per the recommendation of the 2014 Supreme

Press release HRCP underscores rights challenges for 2024 Islamabad, 1 January 2024. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) is deeply concerned by the overall deterioration in human rights, which needs urgent attention as the new year unfolds. Foremost is the blatant manipulation of the electoral landscape in which one political party among others

Press release HRCP launches fact-finding report on rights violations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Peshawar, 27 December 2023. In its fact-finding report titled The Merger and its Discontents launched today, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed concern about the alleged mismanagement of development resources for the Newly Merged Districts (NMDs), the resurgence of militancy

Press release Government must hear out Baloch protestors, release jailed women Islamabad, 21 December 2023. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) strongly condemns the violent state crackdown on Baloch citizens who have led a long march from Turbat to Islamabad in protest against the alleged extrajudicial killing of Balach Baloch and others in

Press release HRCP disappointed by Supreme Court order on military courts Lahore, 15 December 2023. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) fears that the Supreme Court’s decision to suspend the operation of its earlier short order, which had declared the military trial of civilians ‘unconstitutional’, will result in delayed justice to those who

Press release HRCP calls for protection of labour rights, civil rights on Human Rights Day Karachi, 11 December 2023. Several hundred members of civil society gathered at a conference organized by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) yesterday to mark International Human Rights Day and call on the state to protect and uphold

Press release HRCP strongly condemns Kohistan honour killing Lahore, 29 November 2023. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) is appalled by the recent 'honour' killing of a young girl in Mansehra, who was murdered allegedly by members of her family after a video featuring her went viral on social media. The fact that

Press release HRCP elects new council HRCP has elected a 31-member council for a three-year term (2023–26). Seasoned rights activist Asad Iqbal Butt was elected chairperson. Senior journalist and anchor Munizae Jahangir was elected co-chair, and veteran journalist and trade unionist Husain Naqi elected treasurer. The council also elected five vice-chairs: for Balochistan (Kashif

Press release HRCP deplores damage to democracy, calls for economic justice Lahore, 12 November 2023. On concluding its 37th annual general meeting, the general body of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed its apprehension over the growing sense of powerlessness among ordinary people amid economic deprivation and unemployment. HRCP believes that