Human Rights Commission of Pakistan

[1] HRCP's goal is to realise the entire body of human rights, as defined in international instruments, by all citizens of Pakistan as well as all persons present otherwise in the country.

This goal applies without any distinction or discrimination on grounds of gender, race, belief or religion, domicile, disability, socioeconomic status, and sexual identity or orientation.

It applies particularly to vulnerable or disadvantaged groups, such as women, children, members of ethnic and religious minorities, workers, peasants and victims of human rights abuses.

All HRCP offices work with volunteer groups, augmented by active members in districts and towns across Pakistan.

HRCP's campaign against the insertion of a ‘religion’ column in people's national identity cards put pressure on the government to withdraw the move.

The Supreme Court of Pakistan also accepted HRCP's petition whereby bonded haris can seek relief under this act.

In 1995, Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto asked HRCP to investigate the state of lawlessness in Karachi, Pakistan.

HRCP's proposal for electoral reforms was accepted by the government, including simultaneous polling for the national and provincial assemblies and extension of adult franchise to the Tribal Areas.

HRCP's data on forced labor was used by the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery in the annual report for 2016.