"7th Session of the United Nations Forum on Minority Issues (25 26 November 2014),Geneva,Switzerland."
From the desk of SINDHRights.
(Sindh International Network for Democracy and Human Rights).
From Crisis to catastrophe: Case of minorities in Sindh and
Pakistan.
Honourable Chairman, your excellencies, distinguished delegates,
ladies and gentlemen,
SINDHRights expresses it's sincere appreciation to Forum
Secretariat for organising this event in support of the minorities
living around the globe.
I avail myself here an opportunity to briefly introduce the
SINDHRights. SINDHRights is a international network for
democracy and human rights in Sindh.It is committed to achieving
human rights for the Sindhis of Sindh in south-eastern Pakistan
through nonviolent advocacy, activism and academic campaigns.
SINDHRights brings together Sindhis of all religious and
geographical backgrounds and their supporters in a proactive,
progressive movement, with the aim to inform others of the
human rights atrocities occurring in Sindh.
Dear Sir ,
On behalf of SINDHRights, I would like to register the concerns
regarding the plight of minorities living in Sindh.
Minorities in province of Sindh continue to find themselves
vulnerable to all forms of atrocities and violence like abductions,
forced conversions followed by forced marriages, attack on
worship places. They live in continuous fear of harassment
.Given the fact that more than half of the minorities’ population in
Pakistan is settled in the province of Sindh, the plight of
minorities merits attention . To illustrate the atrocities and haterelated practices being faced by minorities, I will cite here the
latest case of Anjali meghwar, a 12yrs old Hindu minority girl.
The case of Anjali, a daughter of School teacher, is emblematic of
the problems being faced by Minorities . She was forcefully
abducted, converted and later married off to a local Muslim
person. Shockingly a right activist Mr. Amar Fayyaz who was
actively protesting for recovery of abducted minority girl has gone
missing.
Dear sir,