Gojra Riots Inquiry: Tribunal Recommends Revisiting Blasphemy LawAugust 11, 2016 — ICC Note: A one-man tribunal in Pakistan comprised of a judge of the Lahore High Court has recommended that Pakistan review their blasphemy laws to check that they are in...
Forced Conversion Victim in Pakistan Shares Her Testimony of SufferingAugust 5, 2016 — ICC Note: A Hindu victim of forced conversion shared her testimony last week at a press conference in Pakistan. Women from religious minority communities are often victims of forced conversion...
Family of Forced Conversion Victim in Pakistan Face Death Threats From Muslim ClericsAugust 4, 2016 — ICC Note: The family of a Christian girl who was kidnapped, raped, forced to convert to Islam, and then forcefully married to a Muslim are now under threat if they...
Sewerage Allowed To Flood 130-Year-Old Church in Pakistan By Local GovernmentAugust 3, 2016 — ICC Note: According to Christians in the town of Gujrat in Pakistan, actions taken by their local government have allowed a 130-year-old church to be flooded with sewerage. Local Christians...
Commission Finds Pakistan’s Education System is Teaching HateAugust 1, 2016 — ICC Note: The National Commission for Justice and Peace in Pakistan has released a report claiming that the state approved textbooks and curricula is actually teaching students to hate religious...
Christian Students Being Pressured to Convert to Islam in PakistanJuly 31, 2016 — ICC Note: According to reports, Pakistani Christians are being forced to convert to Islam and facing religious persecution and discrimination on account of their faith. Last year, a petition was...
Ahmadi, Christian Marriages Not Being Registered in PakistanJuly 29, 2016 — ICC Note: The marriages of Christians and Ahmadis are not registered by the Walton Cantonment Board and the Lahore Cantonment Board since they do not comply with Muslim Family Laws....
Muslim Doctor in Pakistan Threatened after Saving Life of Christian ManJuly 29, 2016 — ICC Note: A Pakistani Muslim doctor has received death threats after treating a Christian man with medicine donated through Islamic alms (zakaat). No one else was treating the man at...
Grief-Stricken Father of Christian Rape Victim Sees “No Hope for Justice”July 28, 2016 — ICC note: The father of a 16-year-old Christian girl who was raped by a Muslim man says that he has no hope for justice in this situation. The authorities will...
Why Blasphemy Laws are a Global ConcernJuly 28, 2016 — ICC Note: The blasphemy laws of various countries throughout the world are drawing attention and concern from the international community. Some countries have repealed their blasphemy laws after outcry against...
Christians Urge Authorities to Look into Forced Marriage of Christian Girl, Killing of FatherJuly 27, 2016 — ICC Note: Christians and social activists are condemning the recent abduction and forced conversion of a Christian girl and the murder of her father near Faisalabad. Christian groups held a...
Pakistani Civil Society Spokesman Wants to Make the Country Safer for Religious MinoritiesJuly 26, 2016 — ICC Note: A prominent spokesman in Pakistani civil society wants to make the country safer for religious minorities. Sadiq al Farooq, the Chairman of the Matroka Waqf Imlak Board said...
Authorities Urged to Take Note as Christians’ Graveyard Flooded by SewageJuly 26, 2016 — ICC Note: A Christian graveyard in the Raiwind district of Pakistan has been flooded by sewage, desecrating all the graves located there. According to reports, the local government spilled sewer...
Christian Students in Pakistan Face ‘Victimization and Religious Persecution’ at SchoolJuly 25, 2016 — ICC Note: There is rising concern in Pakistan over the increase in discrimination of Christian students in schools throughout the country. After receiving petitions and letters, the Punjab government is...
Punjab Government Responds to PMTA’s Letter Apropos Victimization of Non-Muslim StudentsJuly 24, 2016 — ICC Note: Pakistani are demanding action from the government to combat discrimination and mistreatment of students based on their religion if they are not Muslim. The Pakistan Minorities Teachers Association...
Gujrat: Christian wage worker handed over to police over demand for lawful wagesJuly 20, 2016 — ICC Note: Pakistani police have released a Christian wage laborer after detaining him for three days and coercing him to sign official paperwork and taking his fingerprints Sajid Masih’s employer...
