Sonja Dahlmans Introduction Every year, between approximately 1,000 and 2,000 minor girls from Pakistan’s religious minority communities are abducted, forcibly married (to a Muslim man), and forced to convert to Islam. The OHCHR expressed its concern regarding the vulnerability of minor girls from non-Muslim families in 2024, stating that: “The exposure […]
A mournful silence now fills the once bustling, vibrant home of the Meghwar family, located on Matli’s Sessions’ Court Road in Sindh’s Badin district. The walls that once echoed with the innocent laughter of 15-year-old Shaneela Meghwar now stand as cold witnesses to her family’s anguish and desperation. Since June 23, […]
In a country that never tires of posturing as a guardian of religious freedom on the world stage, Pakistan continues to fail its most vulnerable with appalling regularity. On June 18, four young members of the Hindu community—Jiya Bai (23), Diya Bai (20), Dashina (15), and Harjeet (13)—were abducted from Shahdadpur […]