It has been almost a year and a half since Shagufta’s arrest and this is the second Christmas for the children without their mother. In a letter written by shagufta to her children, she revealed that she has become very weak and her blood pressure does not remain stable, and her physical and mental condition…
On international human rights day, Voice for Justice in collaboration with Jubilee Campaign launched a report titled“Conversion without Consent” that examined a total of 100 reported cases involving abductions, forced faith conversions,forced and child marriage of girls and women belonging to the Christian community across Pakistan between January 2019and October 2022. The year 2021 recorded…
Lahore (December 9, 2022 The government must undertake legal and administrative measures to strengthenthe rule of law for addressing human rights violations for countering impunity, and ensure fundamentalfreedoms for all without any distinction, and introduce an amendment to the Child Marriage Restraint Acts toput an end to child marriages, and pass a law to criminalize…
07 September 2022 Headline “Chosen out of many, A supreme court advocate of Pakistan, Mr. Saif ul Malook has been awarded a first time ever Jinnah Award in House of the Lords, United Kingdom, for his relentless efforts in promoting religious peace and tolerance.” Origination of Jinnah Award Jinnah Award is created to give credit…
Lahore (4 October 2022): The patterns of abuse committed against minority girls in the name of religion ought to end, and the government must criminalize forced faith conversions through protective legislation, including safeguards against child marriages, and violations of the age verification process, and regulation of faith conversions. This was emphasized by the human rights…
Lahore (23 September 2022): The civil society groups have expressed their dismay over the miscarriage of justice as observed in the case of 13 years old girl victim of forced conversion and child marriage, Zaria Pervaiz. They expressed their disappointment over the lack of action against the oppressors and the non-recovery of a minor girl…
Lahore (8 September 2022): The human rights activists have expressed their grave concerns over the dismissal of the post-arrest bail application by Additional Session Judge, Lahore, filed by 57 years old, Anwar Masih, who has been behind bars for over two years now in a fabricated case of blasphemy. They have urged the courts to…
Mr. Bilawal Bhutto ZardariForeign Minister of PakistanIslamabad, Pakistan Open Letter: Call to protect minority girls against child marriages and forced conversions, particularly Zarvia Pervaiz Honorable Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, We wanted to raise the case of Zarvia Pervaiz with you, especially in light of your address on 11 August 2022 to the minority convention,…
Lahore (17 August 2022): The human rights activists have voiced their concerns over the abduction followed by forced conversion and forcible marriage of a 12 years old Christian girl Zarvia Pervaiz, and they called upon the legislators to enact a law to criminalize forced faith conversions. They also urged the police authorities to recover her…
The government must improve laws, policies, and actions to promote human rights and fundamental freedoms for all, and enhance citizens’ access to justice and effective remedies, without any distinction. This was emphasized by the participants of a protest demonstration staged by the Voice for Justice (VFJ) to mark national minorities day at Sahiwal, Vehari, and…
