International Human Rights Day: Protests In Multiple Cities Demand Safeguards For Minorities Against Forced Conversions

Pakistan’s federal and provincial governments must introduce, pass and enact comprehensive laws against forced conversions in conformity with international human rights standards without any further delay. This was demanded by the participants of a number of protest demonstrations under the aegis of the Voice for Justice (VFJ) held in various cities of Pakistan including; Karachi,…

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Rights groups urge Pakistani authorities to redefine blasphemy, and reform laws to prevent the misuse of blasphemy laws

The human rights groups have expressed deep concerns over the mob violence in the guise of blasphemy accusation, as observed in the lynching and killing of a Sri Lankan factory manager in Sialkot, Pakistan on December 3, 2021. They are deeply alarmed by the inhuman treatment of Priyantha Kumara Diyawadana, who was tortured to death…

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