The EU has recently been putting a lot of pressure on Pakistan and is threatening to renegotiate it’s trade deals due to Pakistan’s human rights record. The EU is concerned about cases like that of Nayab Gill, a 13 year old girl from a Christian minority family. She...
As Westminster parliamentarians carry out an Inquiry into forced marriages and forced conversions, the UK Government says it is aware that in Pakistan there may be 1000 cases a year of forced conversion and child marriage, affecting girls from minority communities and responds to the forced marriage, of Farah Shaheen in Pakistan
Farah As Westminster parliamentarians carry out an Inquiry into forced marriages and forced conversions, the UK Government says it is aware that in Pakistan there may be 1000 cases a year of forced conversion and child marriage, affecting girls from minority...
U.K. says it will continue to engage with the Nigerian Government in support of urgent action to secure the return of Leah Sharibu and all abductees.
Leah Sharibu The world must not forget Leah Lord Alton of Liverpool - To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made, if any, to the government of Nigeria about the condition and wellbeing of Leah Sharibu.[HL12130]Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon – The...
A series of stories in national newspapers underline the importance of the Inquiry into Abduction, Forced Marriage, and Forced Conversion of Girls and Young Women in Pakistan. A Call Evidence has a deadline for submissions of February 15th. Details here:
https://www.davidalton.net/2021/01/21/all-party-parliamentary-group-inquiry-into-abduction-forced-marriage-and-forced-conversion-of-girls-and-young-women-in-pakistan-call-for-evidence-deadline-february-15th-2021/ All Party Parliamentary Group Inquiry into Abduction,...
UK says it “Strongly condemns the forced marriage and forced conversion of women and girls from religious minorities in Pakistan” and says it is supporting programmes to “improve the justice system for victims, witnesses and offenders, including vulnerable women and girls.”
Arzoo Pakistan: rights of the child Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL11266): Question:To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have...
Kidnapped, forcibly married, forcibly converted – Maira Shahbaz and her calls for her to be granted asylum in the UK. And Pakistan’s National Commission on the Rights of the Child issue a strong and welcome report following the kidnap, forced conversion and coercive marriage of Arzoo Raja to a 44 years old man
Lord Alton of Liverpool - To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations theyhave made to the government of Pakistan about the case of Maira Shahbaz; and whatassessment they have made of calls for her to be granted asylum in the UK.[HL10561]Lord Ahmad of...
UK Government says it is “closely monitoring the deeply concerning case of Arzoo Raja” – abducted, forcibly converted, and forcibly married, in Pakistan and sets out what it is doing to support reform. Meanwhile, CLAAS Human rights are being violated on a daily basis by the law enforcement agencies and the government is not paying attention. Think of the theft of young teenage girls like Arzoo Raja, Farah Shaheen, Huma Younus, and Maria Shahbaz and ask yourself what would you say or do if this was your daughter or your sister.
In parliament, on nearly a dozen occasions in the past few weeks, and, over the years, around forty times, I have raised the issue of forced conversions in questions and speeches. In recent months I have also written letters to the authorities in Pakistan...
Government issues a strong condemnation of forced marriages, forced conversions, abductions and abuse of women and girls from religious minorities around the world and the UK’s very welcome promotion of a Declaration of Humanity.
Government issues a strong condemnation of forced marriages, forced conversions, abductions and abuse of women and girls from religious minorities around the world and the UK's very welcome promotion of a Declaration of Humanity. Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, the Foreign,...
The case of Saneha Kinza Iqbal in Pakistan – (1) forced conversion, (2) forced marriages, (3) abductions and abuse, of religious minority women and girls at international fora. UK Government raises rights of minorities with the Governor of the Punjab and says “We will continue to urge Pakistan to take the steps necessary to comply in full with its human rights obligations.”
Lord Alton Lord Alton of Liverpool - To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of Pakistan about the case of Saneha Kinza Iqbal; whether, in such discussions, they have raised the access of Saneha Kinza Iqbal to impartial legal...
The webinar on Disappearing Women and Girls: Abducted, Forcibly Converted, Forcibly Married and Abused. It’s not girls and women who should be disappearing burg wholly unacceptable laws and practices which need to disappear…
https://youtu.be/kELMgPDb1-Q Link to the Webinar David Alton highlighters three cases from Pakistan- Pakistan girls and women fleeing persecution locked up in a detention centre It’s not girls and women who should be disappearing burg wholly unacceptable laws and...
For 18 years David Alton was a Member of the House of Commons and today he is an Independent Crossbench Life Peer in the UK House of Lords.
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