Freedom of Religion and Belief
PAKISTAN: In Pakistan religious freedom is withering in that troubled country BY KNOX THAMES The Hill (25.08.2023) – The torching of churches in Pakistan has brought to global attention the dire state for religious minorities in that troubled...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
Police patrol by a Salvation Army church in Jaranwala that was torched by a mob in protests over alleged blasphemy © Aamir QURESHI / AFP/File PAKISTAN: Mosques probed over protest call in Pakistan blasphemy riots A Muslim cleric is among a dozen people being...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
PAKISTAN: Concerns about two Bills that increase blasphemy punishment and fail minorities CSW (11.08.2023) – CSW is concerned about two Bills passed in Pakistan’s legislature that increase the punishment for blasphemy offences, and fail to adequately...
Human Rights in the World
CPJ urges Pakistan lawmakers to reconsider bills that could undermine press freedom Pakistan lawmakers should reject or revise four draft bills likely to undermine press freedom and consult with journalists and other stakeholders in a transparent review process before...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
PAKISTAN: Forced marriages and forced conversions in Pakistan and the European Union HRWF (31.05.2023) – On 8 May, HRWF organized a conference titled “EU-Pakistan: Human rights, religious freedom and the GSP+”, at the Press Club in Brussels. MEP Peter van Dalen...