Abduction, rape, blackmail: A Pakistani teenager’s fight for justice

In Pakistan, a 14-year-old girl and her family were forced into hiding after she escaped her abductor who forcibly married her. She escaped and gave a statement to the court saying she was abused and blackmailed. Her lawyer has filed a petition for the conversion and marriage certificates to be cancelled while the appeal is... Read More

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September 3, 2020

Activists shocked after Asia Bibi dissociates herself from autobiography

Human rights activists are shocked after Asia Bibi dissociated herself from her autobiography, due out later this month. Bibi, the Catholic woman acquitted of blasphemy in 2018 after spending eight years on death row in Pakistan, sparked controversy in a recent interview with Voice of America Urdu, reported ucanews.com. “I wasn’t involved in its drafting. I don’t... Read More

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June 3, 2020

Family of abducted girl, 14, take case to High Court

By John Pontifex A Christian family in Pakistan have gone to the High Court in their fight to win back their 14-year-old girl, who they say was abducted by a man who forced her to marry him and demanded she abandon her faith. Lawyer Khalil Tahir Sandhu confirmed to Catholic charity Aid to the... Read More

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May 13, 2020

Christians denied Covid-19 aid

By John Pontifex NGOs and Muslim leaders in Pakistan stand accused of refusing to give Covid-19 emergency aid to Christians and other religious minorities – even though they are among those worst affected by the pandemic. Cecil Shane Chaudhry, Executive Director of the National Commission for Justice and Peace, a Catholic-run human rights organisation, described... Read More

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February 28, 2020

Asia Bibi seeks political asylum in France

Asia Bibi is seeking political asylum in France less than a year after fleeing her native Pakistan for the safety of Canada. The Catholic mother, who spent nearly a decade on death row in Pakistan after she was falsely accused of blasphemy against Islam, wants to live closer to French writer Anne-Isabelle Tollet, who was... Read More

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January 30, 2020

Muslim MP to run marathon to beat Christian persecution

Rehman Chishti, the MP for Gillingham and Rainham, has announced that he will run this year’s London Marathon for a charity which helps persecuted Christians. Mr Chishti said he was running for Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) because of its “fantastic” work. The MP, who is the Prime Minister’s Special Envoy for Freedom... Read More

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January 24, 2020

Girl, 14, set to make legal history

A 14-year-old Catholic girl from Pakistan will make history if – as expected – she becomes the first alleged victim of abduction, forced marriage and conversion to give testimony in court. Judges in Sindh province’s High Court have instructed police officers investigating Huma Younus’ alleged abduction, requesting that the girl come to the next hearing... Read More

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September 4, 2019

Asia Bibi: People must help Pakistanis falsely accused of blasphemy

The “whole world” should put pressure on Pakistan to either scrap or reform its controversial blasphemy laws, said Asia Bibi, the Catholic mother freed after eight years on death row. In her first newspaper interview since her release in May, Bibi said she believed innocent people were in jail in Pakistan after being falsely accused... Read More

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August 23, 2019

New UN Day must lead to concrete action

The international head of a Catholic charity has welcomed the UN’s new day for victims of religious-based violence – but stressed that it must lead to decisive help for persecuted religious groups. Dr Thomas Heine-Geldern, international executive president of Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need, said that while the UN’s International Day Commemorating... Read More

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June 5, 2019

UN declares special day to remember victims of violence against religion

The UN General Assembly has adopted a resolution establishing 22nd August as the Day to Commemorate Victims of Violence Based on Religion. The resolution invites all member states, relevant organisations, civil society, individuals and the private sector to observe the international day and show appropriate support for victims of religiously motivated violence. In the wake... Read More

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Abduction, rape, blackmail: A Pakistani teenager’s fight for justice

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Christians denied Covid-19 aid

Asia Bibi seeks political asylum in France

Muslim MP to run marathon to beat Christian persecution

Girl, 14, set to make legal history

Asia Bibi: People must help Pakistanis falsely accused of blasphemy

New UN Day must lead to concrete action

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