minority rights

[Note: The use of the term ‘non-Muslims’ in this article is for legal purposes only and not meant to be exclusionary in any way]. Pakistan is […]

This article examines the recent Jaranwala incident in Pakistan where violence erupted owing to unverified blasphemy allegations. The article delves into the contradictions between Pakistan’s international […]

“Counsel, your petition is premature, I cannot grant you the relief that you are seeking.” These words were uttered by the honorable Chief Justice of Islamabad […]

Systematic discrimination and human rights violations against minority communities in Sri Lanka are not new in the country’s political and social realm. The most recent of […]

إِنَّا لِلّهِ وَإِنَّـا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُون We are deeply saddened by the passing of Mr Shaigan Shareef Malik, former Federal Secretary (Pakistan Administrative Service BS-22), Government of […]

Our society tends to accommodate two genders only. Any gender beyond male and female is not acceptable to many. Transgenders have struggled over the ages to […]

For the first time, the Lahore High Court has issued a judgment on forced religious conversions in Pakistan. Download a copy of this judgment here: 2019 […]

“They’ve had their chance,” remarks a visually frustrated black protester as he marches along with thousands of others in Minneapolis to seek the rights he has […]

Towards Effective Remedies Against Forced Conversions In an increasingly volatile state-society complex like Pakistan, human rights violations continue to surface time and again, bringing individual suffering […]

Supreme Court’s Judgment on Minorities Still Awaits Compliance After 5 Years Five years ago on this date, a bench of the Supreme Court of Pakistan concluded suo […]

Sharoon Masih: Our Collective Failure The loss of innocent lives now seems routine due to the hatred and prejudices which have become, or have always been, […]

Judgment On Christian Divorce Act  The Honorable Chief Justice of Lahore High Court has given a landmark judgment on the interpretation of Christian Divorce Act 1869. […]

Why Should Pakistan Sign The First Optional Protocol To The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) On December 12, 2016, a mosque owned by […]

A Minor Guardian Is a Constitutional Court, or the Supreme Court in our case, the best institution to protect the rights of minorities in a country? […]

The National Commission for Minority Education Act, 2015 (Private Members’ Bill) Proposed and Moved by: Ms. Romina Khurshid Alam (Member, National Assembly) Status: Pending Summary: The […]

The National Commission for Minority Rights Act, 2015 (Private Members’ Bill) Proposed and Moved by: Mr. Lal Chand Malhi (Member, National Assembly) Status: Pending Summary: The […]