In the land that often boasts of its justice system and religious tolerance, a teenage boy rots behind bars — his only crime: being a Christian in Pakistan. Akash Karamat, barely 18 years old, has spent the last 18 months imprisoned under the country’s notorious and misused blasphemy laws. Even after […]
In an alarming and heart-wrenching escalation of state-sponsored persecution, the government of Pakistan has once again come under fire for its active role in fostering an environment of hate and violence against the Ahmadiyya Community. The International Human Rights Committee (IHRC), a global advocate for the protection of vulnerable communities, has […]
There are wounds that time cannot heal, and then there are wounds that a nation deliberately inflicts upon its people—festering, deep, and cruel. Pakistan, a country that once promised sanctuary to the oppressed, has become the very force of oppression against its religious minorities. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan’s latest […]