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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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Political instability in Pakistan increased crime: HRCP
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
According to the HRCP, incidents of violence against religious minorities and transgenders, blasphemy cases and incitement have also increased. The HRCP released these details in a report on the human rights situation in Pakistan in 2022 released on Wednesday.
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BJP, Congress exchange barbs in Karnataka on ticket distribution, move on
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
BJP and Congress leaders took swipe at each other on Friday during the poll battle in Karnataka as electioneering gathered pace in the southern state with almost a month left for polling
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Festival-time woes of Pakistan's religious minorities continue amid soarin
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
40 per cent inflation drains the festive spirit of Ramzan, Holi and Lenten in Pakistan with its religious minorities among the worst sufferers of the current economic slowdown.
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Pakistan: Women's Action Forum raises demand for protection of minorities
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
In the statement, the Women's Action Forum said it was deeply saddened by the rise in target killing incidents of members of Pakistan's minorities.
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Grave human rights violations continue non-stop in Pakistan
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Grave human rights violations continued unabated, including enforced disappearances, torture, crackdowns on peaceful protests, attacks against journalists and violence against religious minorities and other marginalised groups in Pakistan, reported Amnesty International South Asia.
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Pakistan: Content against minorities in textbooks has increased, says repo
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
The Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) issued the "Human Rights Observer 2023", an annual fact sheet. The report covers five key issues impacting religious minorities including discrimination in the education system, the prevalence of forced faith conversions, abuse of blasphemy laws, the estab
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Pakistan: Human Rights Observer report highlights increase in content agai
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
The Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) on Thursday issued the "Human Rights Observer 2023", an annual fact sheet. The report covers five key issues impacting religious minorities including discrimination in the education system, the prevalence of forced faith conversions, abuse of blasphemy law
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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: 15-year-old Christian girl forcibly married to 60-year-old Musli
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Notably, stories of girls from religious minorities forcibly converted to Islam and married to Muslim men are continuously reported by Pakistani and international media.
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"Some people are very intolerant of Hindus and Muslims living in harmony,"
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
"Some people are deeply dissatisfied with the amiable atmosphere with all religious minorities. Some people are very intolerant of Hindus and Muslims living in harmony. CPIM and Congress always want these two religions to fight. They are the ones who are now issuing a large number of stateme
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Pak human rights group raises concern over continued marginalization of re
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
In its report titled A Breach of Faith: Freedom of Religion or Belief in 2021-22, HRCP has observed with considerable alarm developments during 2021/22 that belie the state's commitment to freedom of religion or belief.
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