Excerpt from the Targeting of “Minority Others” in Pakistan In this highly politicised context in which human rights violations against the ‘minority Other’ have been taking place in Pakistan, and many asylum seekers and human rights campaigners have been – and are being – targeted for deportation and/or criminalisation in the UK for exposing the […]
Christian politician assassinated by own bodyguard
A Pakistani Christian politician, an MPA in the Balochistan Provincial Assembly Mr Handery Masih, was assassinated outside his home by his own bodyguard today. He died of his injuries in hospital shortly after. His nephew was also injured in the assault by bodyguard Ghulam Mohi-ud-din, according to reports from the scene. The exact motivation for […]
The Targeting of "Minority" Others In Pakistan 12 year old Shazia Bashir
Rape and murder victim Shazia Bashir was presented to her mother. Some lawyers groups are, to all intents and purposes, Muslim extremist pressure groups in themselves, whom police are often afraid to go against, as witnessed in last year’s case of the 12 year old Shazia Bashir, a Christian girl who was raped, beaten and […]
Vigil for Meriam Ibrahim brought people of good conscience together.
Lyn Julius leader of Harif a group that represents Middle Eastern and North African Jews and Wilson Chowdhry Chair of the BPCA stand united against oppression of Minorities. Sign our petition for Meriam Ibrahim (click here) Today (Friday 6th June 2014) Christians of all diversities and humanitarians from other Minority Groups met outside the Sudanese […]
WITNESS FOR MERIAM AT SUDANESE EMBASSY 6/6/14
The BPCA will be collaborating with Christian Voice to hold a witness for Meriam Ibrahim outside the Sudanese Embassy on Friday 6th June 2014 from 2pm to 4pm. Sign our petition here: (click here) This is despite false reports of Meriam’s imminent release. The address of the Sudanese Embassy is 3 Cleveland Row, St. James, […]
Excerpt from the targeting of "Minority Others" in Pakistan "Uk Border Agency"
The UK Border Agency rejected his assertion that his family had been threatened and his brother beaten by militants looking for him. In other words, they think it was made up. One of the reasons they gave for disbelieving him is that his family also never went to the authorities. The fixation the BA official […]
Apparent honour killing leads to murder of 25 year old pregnant mother!
Pakistan:In an apparent ‘honour killing’ a 25-year-old pregnant woman was stoned to death by her own family at the gate of Lahore High Court in Pakistan Tuesday for marrying the man of her choice. According to Police,Farzana Parveen, resident of Faisalabad, had married Mohammad Iqbal of Jaranwala a few months ago against the wishes of […]
Asia Bibi faced with ignominy of her fifth deferred Appeal hearing!
Pakistan: Asia Bibi the Christian mother of five who is facing a death penalty and his been incarcerated for five years, was devastated on discovering her Appeal Hearing has been cancelled today. Please sign our petition for Asia Bibi (Click here) This is now the fifth deferment of Asia Bibi’s appeal against the false blasphemy […]
Excerpt from The Targeting of “ Minority Others” in Pakistan "Asylum Seekers"
I have been contacted on several occasions by Pakistani Christian asylum seekers desperate for help with preparing their appeal. I have also been contacted by the chaplain at Yarl’s Wood detention centre out concern over the lack of support they are receiving. Twin sisters at Yarl’s Wood, who cannot be named, told me that one […]
Excerpt from The Targeting of “ Minority Others” in Pakistan "Blasphemy"
Excerpt from the targeting of Minority ‘Others’ in Pakistan Concerning the shameful manner in which many Pakistani Christians and ‘Others’ are denied asylum in the UK, Nasir Saeed notes that: If any Westerner has any doubt as to the severity of the situation, they need only consider the accusation of blasphemy levelled against an 8th […]