Abstract Religious minorities, including Christians, are facing severe discriminations in numerous Muslim-majority countries. Yet in no country are Christians so systematically - and institutionally - persecuted and victimised as in…
Forced Conversions & Forced Marriages In Sindh, Pakistan
Executive Summary It has been estimated that 1000 women and girls from religious minorities are abducted, forcibly converted and then married off to their abductors every year (ref The Aurat…
Forced Conversions & Forced Marriages In Sindh, Pakistan
Executive Summary It has been estimated that 1000 women and girls from religious minorities are abducted, forcibly converted and then married off to their abductors every year (ref The Aurat…
Minorities under attack: Faith-based discrimination and violence in Pakistan
1. IntroductionFollowing growing incidents of violence, intolerance and discrimination towards members ofreligious and sectarian minority communities across Pakistan, the Human Rights Commissionof Pakistan (HRCP) convened the Working Group…
Persecution and Discrimination of Hindus in Pakistan
I think it important to harken back to the very foundation of Pakistan, and in doing so recall the words of the nation’s founder and first governor-general, Muhammad Ali Jinnah.…
Religious Freedom in Pakistan in 2022
In 2022, Pakistan’s religious freedom conditions remain on a negative trajectory with religious minorities subject to frequent attacks and threats including accusations of blasphemy, targeted killings, lynchings, mob violence, forced…
OVERVIEW OF THE CURRENT STATE OF SIKHS AND HINDUS IN AFGHANISTAN
Background Sikh and Hindu Afghans currently face a difficult if not unlivable situation in many parts of Afghanistan. The Sikh and Hindu communities have lived in Afghanistan for centuries but…
Alleged kidnapped Hindu girls return to husbands after alleged death threats
April 19, 2012 : Rinkle Kumari, and two other Hindu girls, Lata and Asha, have decided to return to their husbands, after Pakistan's Supreme Court allowed them to make the…
Human Rights Struggles of Malaysian Hindus and Other Minorities
Continuing to generate awareness of the human rights violations faced by Hindus, Christians, and other ethnic minority groups in Malaysia, the Hindu American Foundation (HAF) sponsored a Congressional briefing, Institutionalized…
Indians Express Concern over Pakistani Rights Violation
A Hindu American Foundation delegation has conveyed its interests against the supposed civil rights violation of the Hindu Sindhi community’s minority in Pakistan. The HAF is a group of Hindu-Americans…