Pakistan Minority Rights Groups Protest In Karachi, Demand Action Against Forced Conversions & Discrimination | VIDEO
Islamabad, Aug 12: As violence against religious minorities continues unabated in Pakistan, the Minority Rights March and civil society representatives staged a protest outside Mazar-e-Quaid in Karachi on National Minorities Day, condemning what they described as escalating discrimination and persecution of minority communities across the country, local media reported. The demonstration was…
Karachi, August 12: Minority rights activists and civil society representatives held a protest in Karachi on National Minorities Day, denouncing the rising discrimination and persecution faced by minority communities nationwide. The demonstration, led by prominent activists such as Sheema Kermani, Pastor Ghazala Shafiq, and Vinesh Arya, called for stringent measures to combat forced conversions and interfaith marriage discrimination.
They urged the government to criminalize forced conversions and amend personal laws governing interfaith marriages to protect the rights of minority spouses and children. The protesters also demanded the acceptance of their 11-point charter of demands, including stronger safeguards against forced conversions, an end to the misuse of blasphemy laws, and the protection of minority places of worship and properties.
Additionally, they advocated for the digitization of records and the implementation of the Supreme Court's 2014 judgment, the removal of harmful content from school curricula, and a constitutional change to replace the term "non-Muslim" with specific religious identities. The protest took place on August 11, Pakistan's National Minorities Day, a commemoration of Mohammad Ali Jinnah's 1947 speech emphasizing religious freedom and equal standing before the state for all citizens.
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