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

Press release Negligence caused deaths of 53 children in Kohat boating accident Lahore, 25 February 2023: A fact-finding mission led by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has demanded a high-profile inquiry into a tragic boating accident in Kohat in which 53 children and a seminary teacher drowned in Tanda Dam. The mission

Press release HRCP launches study on the human rights cost of the 2022 floods Karachi, 19 February 2023. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) announced the launch of its study titled A Clarion Call for Climate Justice: The human rights cost of the 2022 floods at the Karachi Literary Festival. The study examines

Press release HRCP mission to northern Sindh finds poor law and order, slow flood relief Karachi, 18 February 2023. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has concluded a high-profile fact-finding mission to northern Sindh and expressed its alarm over the state of law and order, the high incidence of gender-based violence, safety of

Press release Economic justice means fairer wealth distribution Islamabad, 16 February 2023: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) held the third Asma Jahangir Memorial lecture today in remembrance of its former chairperson. The lecture was delivered by senior economist Dr Pervez Tahir, who spoke on economic justice in light of Pakistan’s deteriorating economic

Press release HRCP mission finds upsurge in rights violations against religious minorities in Gujranwala Lahore, 15 February 2023. A fact-finding mission led by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has underscored an alarming uptick in the persecution of members of the Ahmadiyya community in Gujranwala and surrounding areas—specifically, the desecration of their graves,

Press release HRCP calls attention to continued marginalisation of religious minorities Lahore, 7 February 2023. In its report titled A Breach of Faith: Freedom of Religion or Belief in 2021-22, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has observed with considerable alarm developments during 2021/22 that belie the state’s commitment to freedom of religion or