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Exhibition at UNHRC highlights plight of minorities and terror links in Pa
Updated : 4 days, 18 hours ago IST
The exhibition displayed a series of photographs and visual documentation portraying the hardships faced by religious and ethnic minorities, including Hindus, Christians, Sindhis, and Balochs, it also highlighted the constant oppression in Balochistan through enforced disappearances of yo
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Pakistan: HRFP holds condolence reference for "pioneer" human rights defen
Updated : 4 days, 20 hours ago IST
Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP) held a condolence reference for renowned activist Joseph Francis, a pioneer for minority rights. Over 40 years, he fought against forced conversions and blasphemy laws. His legacy as a fearless leader for justice and equality continues to inspire human righ
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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh says 'CAA gave Hindu refugees the rights th
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Singh said the Hindu community that deserved help was ignored, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi understood their pain. He added that this is why the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) was introduced.
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Sindhi activists protest in Geneva against human rights abuses in Pakista
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The demonstrations were accompanied by a side event at the International Centre Conference on Sindh and a Sindhi Human Rights Exhibition. Protesters raised concerns over a wide range of issues, including enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings, land grabbing, forced conversions of Si
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HRFP expresses deep concern over violence against religious minorities in
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP) has raised alarm over rising violence and discrimination against religious minorities, documenting cases of mob attacks, forced conversions, abductions, killings, and misuse of blasphemy laws across Pakistan, while urging justice and protection for vulnerab
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Minority Rights March 2025 demands end to forced conversions, equality and
Updated : 7 months ago IST
The Minority Rights March 2025 in Pakistan demanded an end to forced conversions, job discrimination, and misuse of blasphemy laws. Activists called for equal education, property protection, constitutional reforms, and recognition of minority rights to promote equality and justice for all ci
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"Convert or suffer": Pakistan's Christian and Hindu children trapped in fo
Updated : 7 months ago IST
A Pakistan government report reveals widespread discrimination and abuse against minority children, especially Christians and Hindus. Issues include forced conversions, child marriages, and bonded labour. Despite urgent calls for reform, progress remains limited due to lack of political will
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Amjad Ayub Mirza exposes systemic persecution of religious minorities in P
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
Amjad Ayub Mirza highlights rising violence and discrimination against religious minorities in Pakistan, including forced conversions, attacks, and exclusion from jobs and education. The report shows minorities face systemic persecution backed by laws and social attitudes, making life dif
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Incidents are very serious, action must be taken: Maha CM on committee aga
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Speaking about the Maharashtra government forming a committee against 'love jihad', Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said that these incidents were "very serious and action must be taken."
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Pakistani Hindu Senator Danesh Palyani raises alarm over forced conversion
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
"You see in Sindh, bandits are forcefully converting our Hindu girls to Islam. Bandits in mud forts areas kidnap people but Bandits in settled areas are forcing girls to convert their religion. However, Pakistan gives us the right that no one should force anyone else to convert," the lead
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UN experts lambast Pakistan for failing to stop forced conversions, marria
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
According to the same UN press release the experts expressed concern that forced marriages and religious conversions of girls from religious minorities which have been coerced are validated by the courts, often invoking religious law to justify keeping victims with their abductors rather tha
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Belgium: Protestors demand suspension of Pakistan's GSP status for next fo
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The protestors demanded that the Pakistan government must take tangible steps to improve religious freedom conditions and state of minorities’ rights in Pakistan, and the European Union must not extend Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) Plus status for another four years unless Pakistan
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