The International Human Rights Committee (IHRC) is seriously concerned as there is a risk of another unlawful deportation from Germany to Pakistan. Her deportation is scheduled during the next days, according to our information.
According to our information German authorities Issued warrants to take Mrs. Asifa Ahmad in custody due to the rejection of her asylum case. Mrs. Asifa came to Germany in January 2018 and her asylum case was rejected. German authorities are planning to deport Mrs Asifa Ahmad who belongs to the Ahmadiyya faith, in breach of national and international laws and conventions. The name and credentials of the individual who is scheduled for deportation are as below:
- Mrs. Asifa Ahmad (DOB: 23.01.1980), who has been in Germany since January 2018. A hearing in local court Frankfurt for her second appeal is scheduled in Germany.
It is well established that members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community face persecution per se in Pakistan and all recent reports indicate that this persecution is intensifying. Returning a member of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community to a country where her life and safety are at serious risk would be a clear breach of Germany’s obligations under international human rights law and the Convention against Torture (CAT). This includes a prohibition on sending anyone to a place where they would be at risk of such abuse. The principle of non-refoulement applies to everyone including persons who are excluded from refugee protection.
We urge that the German authorities to take immediate and swift action and ensure the safety of this individual by not deporting him back to Pakistan where he will most certainly face grave and life-threatening danger. The German authorities should grant him protection and stop deportation immediately.
DEVELOPMENTS IN PAKISTAN: Recent even more dangerous developments have taken place in Pakistan, a case entitled State vs Tahir Naqvi has criminalised Ahmadis worshipping in their homes. A recent Mosque has also been attacked a few days ago. Please find enclosed pictures below. Under such circumstances
deportations by Germany are immensely concerning and we request Germany to immediately halt the deportation of this individual.
JOINT STATEMENT BY THREE UNITED NATIONS SPECIAL RAPPORTEURS IN REGARD TO AHMADIYYA PERSECUTION:
On 13 July 2021, UN human rights experts have expressed their deep concern over the lack of attention to the serious human rights violations perpetrated against the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community around the world and called on the international community to step up efforts in bringing an end to the ongoing persecution of Ahmadi Muslims. Please find this joint statement enclosed below, which can also be found online on the following link from web page of United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner:
https://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=2
WRITTEN STATEMENT SUBMITTED BY COORDINATION DES ASSOCIATIONS ET DES PARTICULIERS POUR LA LIBERTÉ DE CONSCIENCE, A NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION IN SPECIAL CONSULTATIVE STATUS
The Secretary-General has received the following written statement which is circulated in accordance with Economic and Social Council resolution 1996/31.
[22 August 2021]
https://documents-dds- ny.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/G21/254/43/PDF/G2125443.pdf?OpenElement
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COPIES
- His Excellency Olaf Scholz (Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany)
- Annalena Baerbock (Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs of Germany)
- Nancy Faeser (Interior Minister of Germany)
- Michelle Bachelet Jeria (United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights)
- Ms. Nazila Ghanea (UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief)
- Marija Pejčinović Burić (Secretary General, Council of Europe)
- Dunja Mijatović (Commissioner of Human Rights, Council of Europe)
