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1971 ‘Jihad’: Print ads from West Pakistan

1971 ‘Jihad’: Print ads from West Pakistan

Flashback to a darker time through print ads that ran December 14-18 1971 in the Dawn newspaper. Estimates say 2.4 million Hindus killed in 1971 – where was the world then ? “As the Pakistan army moved out into the countryside to “crush the Awami League,” all evidence-including the simple fact that the bulk of [...]

December 16, 2014 HHR World Focus 0

‘Lajja’ reminds Bangladesh that it failed to protect Hindus: Taslima Nasrin

‘Lajja’ reminds Bangladesh that it failed to protect Hindus: Taslima Nasrin

I wrote Lajja when I saw Muslim fundamentalists in Bangladesh attack Hindus. It all happened during December 1992. The Hindu fundamentalists of India destroyed the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya. The Muslim fundamentalists of Bangladesh avenged the destruction of the Babri Masjid by attacking the blameless Hindus of Bangladesh, burning their homes, destroying their temples and [...]

September 18, 2014 HHR Bangladesh 0

16 year old Sagorika Haldar Raped and Murdered

16 year old Sagorika Haldar Raped and Murdered

Ms. Sagorika Haldar(16) Minority belonging to Hindu raped and murdered by Perpetrators on 25.07.2014 : An investigative report of Bangladesh Minority Watch- Police trying to suppress the facts: Bangladesh Minority Watch (BDMW) received an application from mother  and father of Ms.Sagorika Haldar requesting us for legal assistance as their minor girl was raped and killed [...]

July 31, 2014 HHR Archives, Bangladesh 0

Hindu girl abducted raped and converted to Islam in Lalmonirhat

Hindu girl abducted raped and converted to Islam in Lalmonirhat

Bangladesh Minority Watch (BDMW) received an appeal relating to abduction, rape and forceful conversion of to Islam by four perpetrators: Name of the Victim: Ms. Pinky Roy (11 years 9 months) Age of the victim : 11 years nine months. Name of the father: Pulin Chandra Das Permanent Address: Village – Velebari – Mejitari, P.s. [...]

July 13, 2014 HHR Bangladesh 0

Pakistan needs a law to protect Hindus from forced conversion

Pakistan needs a law to protect Hindus from forced conversion

In Pakistan’s stormy social currents, where the tide of sectarianism has chased out many Ahmadis and Shiites, life for minorities such as Hindus is becoming difficult. According to a recent report issued by the Movement for Solidarity and Peace in Pakistan, (MSP), 700 Christian and 300 Hindu women are being forced to convert and marry [...]

April 12, 2014 HHR Articles, News updates, Pakistan 0

Equal rights: Human rights bodies protest attack on Hindu temples

Equal rights: Human rights bodies protest attack on Hindu temples

KARACHI: The silence of the government is a sign of their covert support for the perpetrators, said protesters regarding the recent attacks on Hindu places of worship. “Both the federal and the provincial governments are responsible for the attacks on our houses of worship as they have remained quiet and have done nothing to arrest the [...]

April 5, 2014 HHR Pakistan 0

150 year old Hindu temple under threat in Karachi

150 year old Hindu temple under threat in Karachi

Pakistani Hindus and human rights activists are calling on authorities in Karachi to halt the construction of an overpass, which they argue threatens the foundation of a 150-year-old Hindu temple. According to reports in Pakistani media, activists have maintained the overpass construction, metres away from the 150-year-old Shri Ratneshwar Mahadev Temple, is creating vibrations that [...]

April 4, 2014 HHR Archives, Pakistan 0

Assembled together: Protect Hindu temples, PTI tells government

Assembled together: Protect Hindu temples, PTI tells government

KARACHI: The issue of the Hindu temples being threatened by the construction work in Karachi and mobs in Hyderabad dominated the proceedings of the provincial assembly on Friday. Soon after the session was declared open by speaker Agha Siraj Durrani, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) MPA Khurram Sher Zaman raised the issue of the Shree Ratneshwar Mahadev Temple [...]

March 31, 2014 HHR News updates, Pakistan 0

Another Hindu temple attacked, set on fire in Pakistan

Another Hindu temple attacked, set on fire in Pakistan

A Hindu temple has been desecrated and set on fire by unidentified persons in Pakistan’s southern Sindh province, two weeks ahead of an annual fair at the holy site. The caretaker of the temple of Hindu deity Hanuman, in Latifabad town told police that three men came on Friday to offer prayers. “But after offering [...]

March 29, 2014 HHR Pakistan 0

Pakistan : 95% of Hindu places of worship put to commercial use: Survey

Pakistan : 95% of Hindu places of worship put to commercial use: Survey

ISLAMABAD: Out of 428 minorities’ places of worship in the country, 408 have been converted into toy stores, restaurants, government offices and schools after 1990, a survey has found. Another shocking figure disclosed in the survey conducted by the All Pakistan Hindu Rights Movement (PHRM) was that only 20 Hindu temples out of the 428 places [...]

March 27, 2014 HHR Pakistan, World Focus 0
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