The human rights groups have voiced their concerns regarding the government’s plan to conduct the digital population census 2022 in haste, and have urged the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) to revise the census questionnaire, ensure an accurate count of everyone, and involve civil society in the census monitoring to avoid controversies, build trust, and bring credibility and transparency.
The human rights activists have expressed their grave concerns over USCIRF’s recommendation for Pakistan’s designation as the Country of Particular Concern for the fourth time in a row, for not taking effective measures to address religious freedom violations including the mob violence and extra-judicial killings in the name of religion.
Minorities Alliance of Pakistan organized a Conference on Unity and Solidarity to pay homage to decedent Shahbaz Bhatti for his services for human rights, justice and peace.
The human rights activists have paid homage to the decedent Federal Minister for Minorities Affairs Shahbaz Clement Bhatti for his efforts for the protection of rights and interfaith harmony in Pakistan
They called upon the government to introduce measures to stop the misuse of blasphemy laws, protect the victims against mob violence, and enforce the existing provisions to criminalize perjury, false and malicious accusations..