Pakistan: Update to Response to Information Request PAK18021.E of 20 July 1994 on the human rights situation of Christians
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 October 1996 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | PAK25355.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Pakistan: Update to Response to Information Request PAK18021.E of 20 July 1994 on the human rights situation of Christians, 1 October 1996, PAK25355.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6abb84.html [accessed 4 June 2023] |
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For information updating the human rights situation of Christians in Pakistan, please refer to Amnesty International's July 1994 report, Pakistan: Use and Abuse of Blasphemy Laws, and to the Freedom of Religion section (pp. 1343-44) of the U.S. Department of State's Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1995, both available at your Regional Documentation Centre. In addition, please refer to the attached articles.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.
Attachments
Agence France Presse (AFP). 28 May 1995. Shah Alam. "Islamic Parties Force Bhutto Government to Backtrack Over Blasphemy." (NEXIS)
_____. 7 May 1995. "Bhutto Faces Difficulty in Amending Blasphemy Law." (NEXIS)
Amnesty International (AI). 24 February 1995. Urgent Action: Further Information on EXTRA 14/95 (ASA 33/02/95, 10 February 1995) and Follow-up (ASA 33/04/95, 17 February)Fear for Safety/Death Penalty. (AI Index: ASA 33/05/95). London: Amnesty International.
The Associated Press (AP). 27 February 1996. Kathy Gannon. "Islamic Groups...." (NEXIS)
Federal Document Clearing House (FDCH). 6 March 1996. "Testimony March 06, 1996 Ann J. Buwalda US Director Jubilee Campaign Senate Foreign Relations Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs Religious Freedom in Pakistan." (NEXIS)
_____. 6 March 1996. "Testimony March 06, 1996 Robin L. Raphel Assistant Secretary of State for South Asian Affairs U.S. Department of State Senate Foreign Relations Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs Religious Freedom in Pakistan." (NEXIS)
_____. 15 February 1996. Morton E. Winston. "Religious Freedom and Persecution of Christians." (NEXIS)
Federal News Service (FNS). 6 March 1996. "Prepared Testimony of Patricia Gossman Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Near East and South Asia Subcommittee." (NEXIS)
The Houston Chronicle. 25 February 1995. John Stackhouse. "Pakistan's Religious Minorities Fare Poorly." (NEXIS)
Nawa-i-Waqt [Karachi, in Urdu]. 25 February 1995. "West 'Interfered' in Death Row Blasphemy Case." (FBIS-NES-95-041 2 Mar. 1995, pp. 74-75)
_____. 16 February 1995. "Editorial Defends Christians' Death Sentence." (FBIS-NES-95-035 22 Feb. 1995, pp. 73-74)
United Nations. Economic and Social Council. Commission on Human Rights. 2 January 1996. (E/CN.4/1996/95/Add.1). Implementation of the Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief. Report Submitted by Mr. Abdelfattah Amor, Special Rapporteur, in Accordance with Commission on Human Rights Resolution 1995/23 Addendum: Visit by the Special Rapporteur to Pakistan.
The United Press International (UPI). 16 March 1996. BC Cycle. Asir Ajmal. "Religious Leaders Protest in Pakistan." (DIRB Indexed Media Review [Ottawa]. 26 Mar. 1996. Vol. 11, No. 11)
