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Forced conversions, child brides, and abuse of blasphemy laws are just a few examples. Christian and Hindu girls and young women are especially targeted in the Muslim-majority country. Greater commitment and accountability are needed from police, government, and judiciary. In one year, 3,914 rapes, 664 cases of domestic violence, 174 honour killings, and 44 acid attacks were recorded in Punjab alone.
Pakistan: Activists Call For Stronger Legal Safeguards To Protect Minorities' Rights voiceofvienna.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from voiceofvienna.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Rights groups expressed their deep concerns about the severe human rights violations faced by religious minorities including forced religious conversions and child marriages of Christian and Hindu girls, and violent attacks on the pretext of false blasphemy accusations.
Pakistan: Political Parties Urged To Pledge Reforms Safeguarding Rights On National Minorities Day – OpEd eurasiareview.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from eurasiareview.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
On the eve of the National Minorities Day, the Civil Society has urged the government to strengthen laws, policies, and actions to protect minorities against human rights violations, and take serious steps to stop forced faith conversions, and prevent the misuse of blasphemy laws.
The brutal abduction, rape and murder of a Christian woman Shazia Imran in Lahore on June 06, 2023 after her refusal to convert to Islam has shocked and deeply saddened the human rights community in the Country.