The 2024 Warsaw Conference is focused on advocating for the rights of Ahmadi Muslim asylum seekers.

The 2024 Warsaw Conference is focused on advocating for the rights of Ahmadi Muslim asylum seekers.

On the 8th of October 2024, at the Warsaw Human Dimension Conference hosted by CAP Liberté de Conscience a side-event was held to discuss the challenges faced by Ahmadi refugees in Europe. The discussion was led by two speakers – Willy Fautré from Human Rights Without Frontiers and Nasim Malik, from Sweden who also General Secretary of the International Human Rights Committee (IHRC).

WARSAW HUMAN DIMENSION CONFERENCE side event : Why shouldn’t the Ahmadi Muslim asylum-seekers be deported from Europe to Pakistan?

WARSAW HUMAN DIMENSION CONFERENCE side event : Why shouldn’t the Ahmadi Muslim asylum-seekers be deported from Europe to Pakistan?

The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community has long faced systemic persecution and violence, particularly in Pakistan. Despite Pakistan being a signatory to international human rights instruments, the state has codified religious discrimination against Ahmadis into its constitution and legal frameworks, most notably through the Second Amendment of 1974, which declared Ahmadis as non-Muslims, and Ordinance XX of 1984, which criminalised their religious practices. As a result, Ahmadis in Pakistan live under constant threat of violence, imprisonment, and societal exclusion. The United Nations (UN), through its eligibility guidelines and various human rights bodies, has repeatedly affirmed that Ahmadis fleeing persecution in Pakistan qualify as refugees under international law.

2024 WARSAW HUMAN DIMENSION CONFERENCE Session Germany Amhadiyya

2024 WARSAW HUMAN DIMENSION CONFERENCE Session Germany Amhadiyya

We are deeply concerned about Germany’s refusal to grant asylum to Ahmadiyya Muslims and their forced return to Pakistan, where they face persecution and denial of rights. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Pakistan is enduring an alarming rise in violence and systemic persecution, with a disturbing trend of targeted murders, desecration of mosques and graves, and the continued denial of basic civil rights. By sending back the Ahmadis to Pakistan, Germany contravene its obligation under:

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