Archive for December, 2010
On November 25, 2010, Pakistan People’s Party MNA Sherry Rehman, submitted a bill to the National Assembly seeking amendments to the Blasphemy laws. Since then, the Islamist parties of Pakistan have been in a tizzy. Aside from the announcement of two major rallies – one on December 31 and the other on January 8 – […]
Filed under: MInority rights, Social Issues, Uncategorized | 25 Comments
Tags: Amendments to the Blasphemy Laws Act 2010, Pakistan, Pakistan blasphemy laws, Pakistan religious minorities, Sherry Rehman
Heal someone’s world
07Dec10
In 2009, about 3 Pakistani children were sexually abused every day. A total of 2,012 reported cases of child sexual abuse were recorded from all over Pakistan. To lend perspective to that figure revealed this year by the non government organisation Sahil, let me add some numbers. Child abuse is a global phenomenon. As the […]
Filed under: Child rights, New Media, Social Issues, Twitter | 2 Comments
Tags: Human Rights Watch, Pakistan child abuse, Sahil
