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 a moment that should have been a turning point for justice, the legal victory for Shahida Bibi—a young Christian woman who was forced into an Islamic marriage after being coerced to convert—raises an uncomfortable question about Pakistan’s failure to protect its most vulnerable citizens: why was it allowed to happen […]
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 […]