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Laos: Marginalizing the Religious Minorities
Vientiane :: Laos | 2 days ago
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The test of freedom of religion or belief lies with the level of tolerance extended to religious minorities,” she said in a statement issued in Vientiane, the capital. She voiced concern that religious minorities appear to have little or no access to...
Tags: allnews, Special Rapporteur, religious minorities, Ms. Jahangir, Laos, Vientiane, United Nations Human Rights Council, Human rights, Freedom of religion, Politics, Social Issues, Religion Belief, Asma Jahangir, Jahangir
U.N. joins chorus decrying minaret vote
Zurich :: Switzerland | 3 days ago
Credibility An independent U.N. expert on religious freedoms Monday said the Swiss vote to ban construction of new minarets discriminates against Muslims. "I have deep concerns at the negative consequences that the outcome of the vote will have on the freedom of...
Tags: swiss, minarets, religion, human rights, islam, Switzerland, UN rep Asma Jahangir, Muslim Council, minaret ban, Muslims, Zurich, Minaret, Freedom of religion, Religion Belief, Politics, Mosque, Islamophobia, Religious persecution, Minaret controversy in Switzerland, Islamic architecture, Swiss People's Party, Arabic architecture, Islam in Europe, Referendum, Asma Jahangir, Elections, Muslim Council of Britain, Geneva Mosque, Jahangir, Euroscepticism, War Conflict
Mind Bogglers: Pakistan 'army death squad hangs Taliban body from lamp post by Telegraph'
Keeping in view the baseless allegations of human rights activist and lawyer Asma Jahangir that Pakistani forces are waging a campaign of extra judicial killing in Swat valley. During the militancy period, locals of Swat valley have gone through a nightmare...
Tags: pakistan, swat valley, india, asma jahangir, pakistan army, swat operation, taliban, extra judicial killing
Human rights abuses in Swat: is it a balanced view?
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has called for an independent investigation on reports of extra-judicial killings by Pakistan army. HRCP Chairperson Asma Jehangir said that the commission had documented accounts of mass graves found in...
Tags: human rights, HRCP, Asma Jahangir, Major General Athar Abbas, Pakistan, Taliban, Swat, watchdog, crimes against humanity, abuses
Pakistan cannot afford another spell of army rule: Asma Jahangir
Karāchi :: Pakistan | 3 months ago
Credibility Delivering a lecture on Democracy and Human Rights in Pakistan: A Dead End?' at Aga Khan University on Wednesday, she said that army generals do not want Pakistan to be a real democratic country, so they gave Pakistan democracy in the shape of President...
Tags: Pakistan, Asma Jahangir
Image: When Asma Jahangir met Bal Thackeray
Lahore :: Pakistan | about 1 year ago
Credibility Home > India > News > First Look Asma Jahangir meets Bal Thackeray March 11, 2008 N oted Pakistani social activist Asma Jahangir met Shiv Sena Supremo Bal Thackeray at the latter's residence in Mumbai on Tuesday. Jahangir, who is touring the country
Tags: Asma Jahangir, Bal Thackeray
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