Forced Conversion

Pakistan: UN experts urge action on coerced religious conversions, forced and child marriage
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Pakistan: UN experts urge action on coerced religious conversions, forced and child marriage

ByEyes on Trafficking News

GENEVA (16 January 2023) – UN experts* today expressed alarm at the reported rise in abductions, forced marriages and conversions of underage girls and young women from religious minorities in Pakistan and called for immediate efforts to curtail the practices and ensure justice for victims. “We urge the Government to take immediate steps to prevent…

Pakistani film on forced conversions bags award at Cannes – NewsIn.Asia
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Pakistani film on forced conversions bags award at Cannes – NewsIn.Asia

ByEyes on Trafficking News

By P.K.Balachandran Colombo, January 3: A Pakistani film documenting the issue of forced religious conversion in the Sindh province of Pakistan has won an award at the Cannes World Film Festival in the Best Human Rights Category for the month of November 2022. Made by Jawad Sharif, it is based on real events involving four…