Parwana Malik was sold for the equivalent of £1,600 to a stranger by her father After an outcry, a US-based charity helped secure her freedom two weeks later Her buyer Qorban has been forced into hiding after a backlash in his community Jack Newman and Rachael Bunyan – Daily Mail – December 3, 2021 Link…
Link to original article Link to related twitter post In December 2020, the United States’ (US) State Department designated Nigeria a Country of Particular Concern (CPC), finding that the government was responsible for engaging in or tolerating “systematic, ongoing, egregious violations of religious freedom.” The rather belated decision marked the first time Nigeria had been…
GENEVA (19 November 2021) – Children born as a result of rape committed in armed conflict must be given better help and support, while women who survive sexual violence require comprehensive protection by the State, two UN committees urged in a joint statement on Friday. “Children born of rape in the context of armed conflict…
By Shafique Khokhar November 15, 2021 link to original article Rwadari Tehreek, a movement fighting for religious tolerance in Pakistan, held a rally against the parliamentary committee that recently rejected a pro-minorities bill. This proves “once again that the screams and cries of minority communities are being ignored,” says activist. Islamabad (AsiaNews) – Rwadari Tehreek…
By Douglas Burton November 6, 2021; Updated November 7, 2021 link to original article Religious freedom advocates in Washington are protesting the Nov. 4 jailing of Epoch Times reporter Luka Binniyat, who has been at the forefront of reporting the atrocities against Nigerian Christians. “This is an alarming development. If a journalist, reporting on the…
