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…
Karachi: The government must introduce legal and administrative safeguards to protect minorities against human rights violations, take serious steps to stop forced faith conversions, and prevent the misuse of blasphemy laws. These demands were made in the press statement to observe national minorities’ day.Nuzhat Shereen said that the founder of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah envisioned…
Lahore (28 July 2022): The human rights groups have expressed their worry regarding the lack of legal and administrative safeguards to protect underage minority girls against forced conversions in Pakistan. They have called upon the government to take stern action against the perpetrators and their abettors for committing crimes involving forgery, sexual violence, child marriages,…
An International Ministerial Conference dedicated to promoting religious freedom, and driving forward international efforts to defend freedom of religion or belief for all, was held in London on July 5th and 6th. The event brought together experts and diplomats from across the globe who shared knowledge and discussed the strategies and actions to promote and…
Human rights groups are alarmed by the situation of the North Korean refugees including women who are extremely vulnerable to being trafficked into forced marriages or prostitution, and are subjected to forced abortions, and babies born to repatriated women are killed in North Korea. They appealed to the Chinese government to dissuade the forced expulsion…
