Urgent Call for the Dropping of All Charges Against Christian Pastor Keshav Raj Acharya and upholding Nepal’s obligations under International law

Urgent Call for the Dropping of All Charges Against Christian Pastor Keshav Raj Acharya and upholding Nepal’s obligations under International law

We, the undersigned, are a group of individuals and organizations who collectively strive to promote freedom of religion or belief and human rights around the world. We are writing with concern regarding the use of anti-conversion laws to arrest and detain individuals for practicing their faith or belief and call on you to drop all charges against Christian Pastor Keshav Acharya and others.

INTOLERANCE LEVELS AT THEIR HIGHEST. BRUTAL KILLING OF A CHRISTIAN PRIEST IN PESHAWAR, PAKISTAN

INTOLERANCE LEVELS AT THEIR HIGHEST. BRUTAL KILLING OF A CHRISTIAN PRIEST IN PESHAWAR, PAKISTAN

IHRC brings into your kind notice about another unpleasant incident of the assassination of Rev. Pastor William Siraj aged 70 (L in the photo) an assistant pastor of Church of Pakistan, Peshawar Diocese, who was shot dead on 30 January 2022 at about 02:15pm afternoon in Peshawar. The other pastor identified as Rev. Patrick Naeem (R in the photo) survived the targeted killing attempt and according to the doctors he is critical but out of danger. Both pastors shifted to the Lady Reading Hospital Peshawar where Rev. Pastor William Siraj was pronounced as dead.

After 25 Years: Solidarity with Tai Ji Men

After 25 Years: Solidarity with Tai Ji Men

On July 13, 2007, the Supreme Court found Tai Ji Men not guilty of fraud, tax evasion or violation of tax codes. Tai Ji Men’s shifu and dizi who were illegally detained also received national compensation for wrongful imprisonment. Yet the Taxation Bureau continued to issue unjustified tax bills to Tai Ji Men and later even transferred the case to the Administrative Enforcement Agency. Tai Ji Men’s land and assets have been illegally seized and auctioned.

CAP Freedom of Conscience joins IHRC’s Urgent Appeal for an immediate halt to the deportation of Ahmadis from Germany

Violations of fundamental rights of Ahmadis of Pakistan at the hands of judiciary

Since 2019 number of cases have been registered against Ahmadis in Cybercrime Wing, Lahore in which 6 Ahmadis are now behind bars. They are facing serious charges including the charge of defiling of Holy Quran which offence is punishable with sentence of life imprisonment and defiling the name of Holy Prophet (PBUH) which offence is punishable with capital sentence.

PAKISTAN: Mob lynches factory manager accused of blasphemy; further proof of dangerous effects of blasphemy laws

PAKISTAN: Mob lynches factory manager accused of blasphemy; further proof of dangerous effects of blasphemy laws

The export manager of a factory in Sialkot in Pakistan’s Punjab province was killed by a mob on 3 December after he was accused of desecrating posters bearing the name of Prophet Muhammad.

Pakistani news outlet Dawn reports that Priyantha Diyawadana, a Sri Lankan national who was also a Hindu, was attacked by “hundreds of men and young boys” on the Wazirabad Road in Sialkot, who tortured the man to death before proceeding to burn his body.

Mr Diyawadana was reportedly killed after his colleagues at the Rajco Industry factory where he worked witnessed him tear off a piece of a poster which read “Labbaik Ya Hussain” (an expression meaning “I am here, O Hussain!” and commonly associated with Shi’a Islam).

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