Freedom of Religion and Belief
Mob attacks temple in Pakistan’s Punjab, damages idols By M Zulqernain Yahoo.news – PTI (05.08.2021) – https://bit.ly/2VEJPi6 – A Muslim mob attacked a Hindu temple in Punjab province of Pakistan, burning down parts of it and damaging idols....
Freedom of Religion and Belief
Faisalabad: another Christian girl kidnapped and converted to Islam The case came to light only thanks to a human rights activist. The girl’s father had gone to pick her up at school, but did not find her. Shortly afterwards, the kidnappers sent the family a video and...
Women's Rights & Gender Equality
PAKISTAN: Outcry in Pakistan over beheading of former ambassador’s daughter By Miriam Berger The Washington Post (27.07.2021) – https://wapo.st/3leNgqF – The name Noor Mukadam has ricocheted through Pakistani news and social media since the...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
Conference told Pakistan blasphemy laws ‘equated to ethnic cleansing’ EU Reporter (29.07.2021) – https://bit.ly/3lb6Hk1 – A conference on Pakistan’s controversial blasphemy laws was told that the legislation has been equated to...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
It is time for the EU to question the GSP+ status granted to Pakistan Moreover, EU member states fail to provide a safe haven to a Christian couple arrested in 2013, sentenced to death in 2014 and acquitted for lack of evidence in June 2021 By Willy Fautré, director...