The family of Muskan Elisia, a 15-year-old Christian Pakistani student from Sindh, is actively seeking justice following her abduction and forced marriage to a Muslim man. Elisia was reportedly kidnapped from her residence on the morning of March 11, 2024, and her whereabouts remain unknown. Before her kidnapping, Elisia had faced […]
During the initial months of this year, there has been a marked escalation in the incidents of abduction, forced marriage, and conversion of young Christian girls in various districts of Punjab province, Pakistan, including Lahore, Faisalabad, Sheikhupura, and Sialkot. The visibility of these incidents has increased somewhat due to the exposure […]
On Thursday, April 11, U.N. Human Rights experts issued a call for Pakistan to implement legal reforms in response to the ongoing vulnerability of women and girls from minority faiths to forced marriages and religious conversions. The U.N. special rapporteurs urged Pakistan to increase the legal marriage age for girls to […]