by admin_HRWF | Sep 21, 2021 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
Statistics about victims of blasphemy laws (1987-2021) Presentation by lawyer Akmal Bhatti, director of the Minorities Association of Pakistan (MAP) To the press conference “Is Suspension Of Pakistan’s GSP+ Status Overdue?” at the Press Club Brussels, hosted by Human...
by admin_HRWF | Jul 26, 2021 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
Conference about Blasphemy Laws in Pakistan and the Persecution of Minority Groups Picture: Mob demonstrating for death penalty in blasphemy cases in Pakistan (Getty Images) “The blasphemy laws of Pakistan, while purporting to protect Islam and the religious...
by admin_HRWF | Nov 26, 2020 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
By Peter Kenny Ecumenical News (08.11.2020) – https://bit.ly/3l8HNhc – Switzerland’s Federal Assembly has rejected a motion by a lawmaker to abolish the crime of blasphemy, which will remain on the law books but does not carry the massive...
by admin_HRWF | Sep 10, 2020 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
Asif Pervaiz, 37, who has been in custody since 2013, given death penalty for sending ‘blasphemous’ text messages. By Asad Hashim Al Jazeera (08.09.2020) – https://bit.ly/2Fi6rNf – A court in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore has...
by admin_HRWF | Aug 4, 2020 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
A man accused of blasphemy in Pakistan has been shot dead in a courtroom during his trial in the northern city of Peshawar. By Secunder Kermani BBC News (29.07.2020) – https://bbc.in/2D999UM – He had been facing charges for allegedly claiming...
