A young female doctor was allegedly killed by her brother in an 'honour killing' in Pakistan's Punjab. Dr. Ayesha Bibi, a ...

Human rights groups say Pakistan has a history of enforced disappearances, with more than 500 people missing each year ...

Sunday’s march in Karachi centred around two main demands: the denationalisation of educational institutions, and an end to forced conversions.

The suffering of religious minorities in Pakistan has become a serious and everyday matter, whether it is the misuse of the blasphemy law or forced conversion of Christian and Hindu girls, as recently ...

On the eve of Pakistan’s annual National Minorities Day, a human rights advocate on Sunday (Aug. 10) called on parliament to ...

Women in Pakistan die every day for supposedly dishonoring their families, and arrests are rare. But Bano Bibi’s defiant last ...

Pakistan’s independent human rights commission has called on authorities to drop terrorism charges against a 7-year-old boy.

The independent Human Rights Commission of Pakistan said 405 women were killed in 2024 in such cases, compared with 226 in 2023. “The actual number is believed to be higher due to underreporting,” ...

The independent Human Rights Commission of Pakistan said 405 women were killed in 2024 in such cases, compared with 226 in 2023.

Islamabad, July 28 (IANS) The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) recorded at least 405 honour killings across the South Asian country in 2024 with most of the victims being women who were ...

One of Pakistan's most prominent civil rights organizations has said it faces intimidation and harassment from authorities, warning of a widespread threat to rights advocacy in the country.

Washington D.C. — A coalition of immigrants’ rights organizations participated today in a public hearing held by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) that examined widespread and ...