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Pakistan: Human Rights body condemns harassment of religious minorities
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has strongly condemned the harassment of religious minorities in Pakistan, especially in cases filed against them for engaging in ritual sacrifice during Eid-ul-Azha.
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Targeted killings of religious minorities in Pakistan
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The failure of law enforcement agencies to apprehend the perpetrators of these murders has left religious minorities in Pakistan feeling frustrated, angry, and increasingly helpless.
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Religious minorities in Pakistan face problems in obtaining national ID ca
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The findings of the study were discussed at the Access to Justice Conference organised by the Legal Aid Society, in collaboration with the National Commission of Human Rights.
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Pakistan's civil society protests forceful conversion of minor girls to Is
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Highlighting the plight of religious minorities in Pakistan, a human rights group in a fresh report laid bare the rising number of cases of abduction, forced faith conversion, forced and child marriage of girls belonging to the minority Christian community.
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Pakistan's religious minorities face severe marginalization in all aspects
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The United States on December 2, 2022, designated Pakistan, along with China, Iran and Russia, as countries of particular concern under the Religious Freedom Act over severe violations, said US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
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Sikh community faces 'existential crisis' in Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Peshawar [Pakistan], May 31 (ANI): Islamic outfits have made an unlivable environment for religious minorities in Pakistan through targeted killings, abductions and forced conversions. Attacks on Sikhs have become a regular affair in the country and it has triggered tension among communities
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Women's day: Pakistan rights group protests against forceful conversions o
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Paksitan], March 9 (ANI): Observing International Women's Day 2022 in collaboration with Global Human Rights Defense (GHRD), Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP) on Tuesday raised concerns over the increasing incidents of forceful conversions of girls from religious minorities in Pa
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Deep ideological roots of anti-Hindu sentiment in Pakistan: Report
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 10 (ANI): Religious minorities in Pakistan are victimized through Islamist persecution -- from forced conversions to desecration of worship places. However, the South Asian country's anti-Hindu bigotry remains uniquely institutionalized.
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US: Hindu advocacy group highlights religious minorities persecution in Pa
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 5 (ANI): An American Hindu advocacy group has hosted a Capitol Hill Speaker Series for US members of Congress and congressional staff to highlight the persecution of religious minorities in Pakistan by state and non-state actors.
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Pak minister opposes restriction on conversion of religious minorities
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 15 (ANI): The practice of forceful conversion, which for long has been used as a convenient tool to repress religious minorities in Pakistan, has found many supporters within the Imran Khan-led government despite the international scrutiny.
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EU speaks for religious minorities in Pakistan
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 18 (ANI): Amid the recent surge in mob violence and religious persecution in Pakistan, the EU Parliament last month called for a review of Pakistan's GSP+ status, citing concerns over the latter's blasphemy laws and poor rights record.
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Religious minorities in Pakistan treated as non-citizens: report
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 2 (ANI): Revealing the ongoing human rights abuses in Pakistan, yet another rights group has disclosed how the lives of minority communities in the country are perpetually under siege, and religious minorities are treated as "non-citizens", one without a voice and
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