100-year celebrations of the Caliph-ship of Ahmadiyya Community
Denying rights in the name of Islam…
Will the dream to repeal discriminatory laws made in the name of religion come true?
There is a unique type of town in Pakistan where majority residents are deprived of their fundamental rights-of freedom of expression, assembly and religion-guaranteed in the 1973 Constitution of the country, for the last several decades.
The latest example of this suppression of Ahmadiyya community of the country, witnessed by the HRCP, was on May 27 and May 28, during the 100-year celebrations of the Caliph-ship of Ahmadiyya school of thought. The fact finding mission of Human Rights Commission of Pakistan was led by HRCP legal officer Mahboob Ahmed Khan and HRCP Council member Nadeem Anthony. The community was not only barred to celebrate the day openly but also pushed by the local police, which apparently was under heavy pressure of local Islamic clerics, to make an agreement to avoid any risk. (more…)
