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 the dusty outskirts of Sindh and the narrow lanes of Punjab’s urban ghettos, countless children from Pakistan’s religious minorities rise each morning with the hope of learning, of being treated as equals. But that hope often dies before the school bell rings. For decades, Pakistan’s education system has failed its […]