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HRCP demands release of Aurat March activists detained in Islamabad
Updated : 5 days, 2 hours ago IST
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has demanded the immediate release of organisers and participants of the Aurat March in Islamabad who were detained by police on International Women's Day.
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Rights commission raises alarm over forced evictions in Pakistan's Umerkot
Updated : 1 week, 6 days ago IST
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed deep concern over the forced eviction of long-settled families in the Umerkot district, calling it a grave violation of human rights and a sign of systemic policing failures.
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HRCP slams Pakistan's CCD for 924 deaths in 'staged' encounters
Updated : 3 weeks, 4 days ago IST
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan has accused Punjab's Crime Control Department of institutionalising staged police encounters. The report recorded over 900 deaths in 2025, alleging systemic extrajudicial killings and a lack of mandatory investigations. HRCP has called for an immediate
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Pakistan: Rule of law questioned as court delays enable destruction of Lah
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), along with several environmental and citizens' organisations, has warned that continued court inaction is enabling irreversible environmental and cultural loss.
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HRCP raises alarm over arbitrary arrests, enforced disappearances in Pakis
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has voiced serious concerns regarding the ongoing practice of arbitrary arrests, extended detentions, and enforced disappearances throughout the nation, urging the government to urgently address what it referred to as the habitual circumvention
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Pakistan: HRCP flags delays, inadequate relief for flood-hit families in S
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has urged the Punjab government to focus on the needs of families impacted by severe monsoon floods in southern Punjab, many of whom are still facing challenges in rebuilding their homes without proper assistance as winter approaches
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HRCP raises alarm over shrinking space for independent journalism in Pakis
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Pakistan's Human Rights Commission and journalists' bodies have raised concern over a 13-month ban on government advertisements to the Dawn Media Group, calling it economic coercion, an attack on press freedom, and urging the government to restore free, independent and responsible journalism
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Pakistan's rights crisis deepens as HRCP slams state repression and elite
Updated : 3 months ago IST
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has urged the government to withdraw the controversial 26th and 27th constitutional amendments, end "enforced disappearances," and release all political prisoners across the country, as reported by Dawn.
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Pakistan: HRCP warns Punjab Labour Code 2025 may undermine labour protecti
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The HRCP warns that the proposed Punjab Labour Code 2025 could weaken workers' rights, citing poor consultation, diluted protections, and loopholes on child and forced labour. The report urges Punjab's government to rewrite the code in line with ILO standards and ensure genuine worker par
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Pakistan's hollow promises on women's safety exposed as gender violence, d
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Women's rights activists in Pakistan warned that gender-based violence is rising and most survivors lack access to justice. At an HRCP event, speakers highlighted weak law enforcement, poor support systems, low conviction rates, and inadequate mechanisms to address digital harassment, urging
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Human rights body flags deepening threats to democracy, and vulnerable com
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
HRCP warned that Pakistan faces rising threats to democracy, rights, and safety. It raised concerns over constitutional changes, security crackdowns, enforced disappearances, refugee deportations, minority persecution, child marriage, and climate displacement, urging urgent reforms and accou
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HRCP slams Pakistan's failing governance in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa amid rising
Updated : 4 months ago IST
According to The Express Tribune, the HRCP's latest fact-finding report, "Caught in the Crossfire," paints a troubling picture of Pakistan's internal security challenges. The report discloses that almost two-thirds of all terrorist incidents reported nationwide in 2025 took place in K-P, wit
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