Pakistan: UN also accepted the increasing cases of forced conversion and marriage in Pakistan, appealed for action

Posted on 17th Jan 2023 10:45 am by rohit kumar

The United Nations on Monday expressed concern over the increase in the number of abductions, forced marriages, and conversions of minor women from various religious minorities in Pakistan. The UN has called for urgent efforts to stop this crime. The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights warned that it was Pakistan's responsibility to ensure justice for the victims.

 

asked the government to act

We urge the government to take immediate steps to stop and thoroughly investigate these acts impartially and in line with domestic law and international human rights commitments, the experts said. The culprits should be held fully accountable, he added.

 

Forced marriage of girls below the age of 13

UN experts say they are deeply disturbed to hear that girls as young as 13 are being abducted from their families, and trafficked to places far from their homes, sometimes by men twice their age Men are married. He said that girls are forced to convert to Islam, and all this is in violation of international norms.

 

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