Published 10:27 IST, June 14th 2020
1000+ non-Muslim girls converted annually: Pakistan's Human Rights panel exposes Imran
Every year a large number of minor girls are being abducted in Pakistan and are being forcibly converted, according to the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan
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Every year a large number of mir girls are being abducted in Pakistan and are being forcibly converted and married off, according to Human Rights Commission of Pakistan's (HRCP's) own report.
According to report which highlighted blatant human rights violations in Pakistan, at least 1,000 n-Muslim girls have forcibly converted to Islam in country, predominantly from Sindh, which is home to about eight million Hindus.
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Even as Pakistan claims to have passed a legislation against child marri in 2019, re are holds barred when it comes to forcible conversions and marri of under girls which continue to take place in a region like Sindh which has Child Marris Restraint Act in place since 2013. t to mention that Pakistan is also a signatory to Universal Declaration of Human Rights which talks about importance of freedom of religion clearly stating that one shall be subjected to coercion to change ir religion.
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Even voices of mirities who are protesting against se large-scale persecutions and conversions are being actively muzzled by Pakistan state.
In March 2019, nearly 2,000 Hindus std a sit-in to protest after instances of two girls who were forcibly converted to Islam to get married came to light. This massive protest failed to move Islamab High Court, which ruled that girls h "willingly" converted and married men.
While Sindh government which faces highest number of persecution and conversion cases attempted to outlaw forced conversions and marris twice, religious parties objected to idea of an " limit" for conversions. After parties threatened to besiege assembly, bill was held back by Goverr who refused to sign it and bring it into force. Numerous Indian political leers have been a forefront of exposing Pakistan when such cases come to light.
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Back in its 2019 Annual Report, US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) USCIRF h ted that Hindus, Christians and or mirity religions in Pakistan "face continued threats to ir security and are subjected to various forms of harassment and social exclusion."
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(With ANI Inputs)
10:27 IST, June 14th 2020