Lahore, 26 July 2023 – On July 6, 2023, a seven-year-old girl, Javeria, daughter of Javed Masih, fell victim to a brutal rape in the rural village of 40/12L Tehsil Chichawatni, District Sahiwal. Minority rights activists in Pakistan express deep concern over the ongoing violations against minority girls and women, as they once again witness…
Lahore, 22 July – Anwar Kenneth, a Christian man who has been on death row for over 22 years, has filed a final appeal against his death sentence in the Supreme Court of Pakistan. This appeal comes as a desperate bid to overturn the original conviction, which was based on charges of blasphemy under section…
Sargodha, July 17, 2023 – The district of Sargodha is currently grappling with a concerning wave of religious tension following the registration of the third blasphemy case in a span of just two weeks. This distressing development has not only jeopardized the lives of approximately 4,000 to 5,000 Christians but has also evoked deep concerns…
Anwar Kenneth was allegedly accused of committing blasphemy, and was arrested in September 2001 for an offense under section 295 C of the Pakistan Penal Code. On 18 July 2002, an additional session judge, Lahore awarded him the death penalty and a fine of 5,00,000 rupees, and he was sent to jail right after the…
A Christian faces blasphemy charge over social media content On 29 November 2022, Ishtiaq Saleem, a Christian sanitary worker from Islamabad was allegedly accused of posting blasphemous content on social media, which led to his arrest. The Federal Investigation Agency lodged an FIR against him under sections 11 of the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act…
On 2nd January 2023, a violent crowd of tribal people vandalized a Church and smashed the statue of Saint Mary in Narayanpur district, Chhattisgarh, India. The group, armed with wooden sticks, iron rods, and stones, forced open the main gate of the Sacred Heart Church, in the heart of district headquarters, and started to pelt…
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…
