Recently, in Azerbaijan there has been a trend of intolerance where 11 followers of the Ahmedi faith were arrested for openly practicing their beliefs as members of the Religion of Peace and Light.
In a conference titled “Arbitrary Detention in the UAE: Addressing the Crisis of Civil Society Suppression,” during the 57th session of the United Nation Human Rights Council experts and activists convened to address alarming trends surrounding human rights in the United Arab Emirates. The event showcased personal testimonies from individuals directly impacted by the UAE’s legal framework, particularly highlighting the challenges faced by dissenters and civil society advocates.
Le 28 novembre 2023, peu après 6 heures du matin, une équipe d’intervention des forces de police d’environ 175 agents portant des masques noirs, des casques et des gilets pare-balles, a fait irruption simultanément dans huit maisons et appartements distincts à Paris et en région parisienne, ainsi qu’à Nice. Ils brandissaient des fusils semi-automatiques, criaient, faisaient un énorme vacarme, enfonçaient les portes et mettaient tout sens dessus dessous.
On September 7, 2024, leading Suni Muslim scholar Maulvi Manzoor Mengal repeatedly incited the audience to kill Ahmadis at the Khatnam-e-Nububat conference organized by Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam at Minar-e-Pakistan Lahore. Maulvi Manzoor Mengal declared Ahmadi Muslims to be “apostates,” saying that “the apostate must be killed…. it is the responsibility of the government to kill him.”
On September 10th, police officials in Okara, Punjab province, demolished the minarets and covered the Islamic inscriptions of an Ahmadi mosque. This mosque was constructed before the introduction of anti-Ahmadi laws in 1984, which a Lahore High Court judge had recently ruled do not permit the demolition or alteration of religious buildings predating the legislation.
Intolerance and hatred towards Ahmadis in Pakistan are nothing new, rather it has spread all over Pakistan and gaining momentum each passing day under the local police supervision. Systematic marginalisation of Ahmadis in all walks of life because of their religious beliefs is not considered condemnable and Ahmadis are being treated without even Basic Human Rights.
The Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light is a small community in Jordan that faces ongoing challenges, including harassment from authorities, threats of violence, and exclusion from society due to their divergent beliefs from traditional Muslim views. Their beliefs include that the real Kaaba is in Petra, Jordan rather than Mecca, that prophets made mistakes, that fixed prayer times are unnecessary, and that alcohol can be consumed moderately. They also accept LGBTQ people in their community.
The written statement discusses the issue of discrimination against spiritual minorities through the abuse of taxes. It argues that religious and spiritual groups have a right to truth, justice, reparation, and recovery when they have been unjustly discriminated against and persecuted.
