USA: UNHRC asked to save, protect Pakistani Christians

The ACLJ asked the UNHCR to put pressure on Pakistan to abide by international agreements it has ratified to protect religious minorities.

Times of Ahmad | News Watch | UK Desk
Source/Credit: Business Standard
By ANI | Washington D.C./ Geneva

A legal submission has been made to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to save and protect Pakistani Christians from persecution.

The submission has been made by the Washington-based American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), a Christian-based social activism and watchdog for corruption.

In its submission placed before the UNHRC, the ACLJ claimed that, "The Islamic Republic of Pakistan continues to violate the human rights of its religious minorities. Instances of mob violence; police torture; false accusations of blasphemy; rape, murder, and other forms of violence occur on a regular basis. Authorities in Pakistan have shown a continuous inability or unwillingness to protect its minorities from human rights abuses. These aren't isolated incidents. Christians are being specifically targeted."
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