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Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. HRCP's director Farah Zia recalled that the national commission for minorities that was established in 2020 failed to meet the demands of minorities. She stressed the need for an autonomous commission formed along the lines of the Paris Principles. World News | Pakistan: HRCP Calls for Establishment of National Commission for Rights of Minorities.
Where is our minorities rights commission?
The reality is: minorities in Pakistan are not safe
The writer is a barrister and UK solicitor who works with Aurat Foundation on law and governance issues
According to a May 11, 2020, Ministry of Religious Affairs notification, a national minorities commission was to be reconstituted. The composition consists of six members, representatives of different federal ministries, along with the secretary of Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony. The Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) is also a member. There are 12 non-official members from the minority community and two Muslim members. The present composition, and its governance, results in no commission at all. Such a commission is a bureaucratic eyewash, a ‘tick box’ and a disingenuous exercise.