National Commission for Human Rights, Islamabad

About Us

• The National Commission for Human Rights (NCHR)
  is a federal statutory body set up in 2015. It is an
  independent National Human Rights Institute (NHRI)
  developed under the Paris Principles. Pakistan is
  signatory to ICCPR, ICESCR, CRPD, CAT, CEDAW,
  CRC, and CERD.
• NCHR’s judicial mandate has four types of interventions and related processes. NCHR is the only human rights institute with the powers of a civil court and the ability to take suo moto action.