Ahmadis targeted through deliberate separate voter lists in Pakistan

The Coordination des Associations et des Particuliers pour la Liberté de Conscience (CAP LC) and the Worldwide Human Rights Committee (IHRC) have been alerting the worldwide group for years concerning the persistent persecution of the Ahmadiyya Muslim group in Pakistan. The newest press launch from the IHRC highlights the alarming state of affairs the place the Pakistani authorities, in collaboration with native officers, has applied a discriminatory observe of making separate voter lists for Ahmadi residents. This tactic goals to show and goal the Ahmadiyya group, resulting in additional discrimination and violence in opposition to them.

The press launch offers proof of a hate marketing campaign that has been launched, particularly focusing on an Ahmadi faculty proprietor, Mr. Imtiaz Ahmed Butt, and his son, Mr. Mashud Ahmad Butt. The marketing campaign falsely accuses them of being “staunch Ahmadis” and urges Muslim dad and mom to right away withdraw their kids from the varsity to “shield their religion.” This blatant violation of worldwide human rights requirements is a transparent instance of the continuing persecution confronted by the Ahmadiyya group in Pakistan.

The IHRC has referred to as on the United Nations and different worldwide authorities to intervene and demand that the Pakistani authorities adhere to its personal legal guidelines and worldwide obligations, notably by ceasing the publication and distribution of separate voter lists, which function devices of non secular discrimination

IHRC/PR/110424/1

11 April 2024

Ahmadis focused by means of deliberate separate voter lists in Pakistan

Persecution in opposition to an Ahmadi faculty proprietor in Lahore, Pakistan, has not too long ago intensified as a result of unlawful distribution of separate voter lists by the federal government. The Pakistani Election Fee, in collaboration with native officers, has printed distinct voter lists for residents belonging to the Ahmadiyya Muslim religion. This discriminatory tactic goals to show and goal Ahmadis, resulting in additional discrimination and violence in opposition to them.

Proof  of this discriminatory observe will be noticed in extensively circulated social media posts urging the boycott of a college led by an  Ahmadi  citizen. These posts falsely declare that the varsity, owned by Mr. Imtiaz Ahmed Butt and verified by means of the Ahmadi voter lists, will “rob college students of their religion.” Such incitement to violence is a transparent violation of worldwide human rights requirements.

Beneath the guise of an “Necessary Announcement,” a hate marketing campaign has been launched, particularly focusing on Mr. Imtiaz Ahmed Butt and his son, Mr. Mashud Ahmad Butt, whose names had been obtained from the 2023 Ahmadi voter record. This announcement falsely accuses Mr. Butt of being a staunch Ahmadi and asserts that his faculty, Imtiaz Public Faculty, situated on Pico Highway Kot Lakhpat, belongs to Ahmadis. The inflammatory message urges Muslim dad and mom to right away withdraw their kids from the varsity to guard their religion.

The Worldwide Human Rights Committee urges the United Nations and different worldwide authorities to intervene and demand that the federal government of Pakistan adhere to its personal legal guidelines and worldwide obligations. Particularly, the Election Fee should be compelled to stop the publication and distribution of separate voter lists, which function devices of non secular discrimination and persecution in opposition to the Ahmadiyya Muslim group.

We as soon as once more strongly urge the worldwide group to impress upon the Authorities of Pakistan to honour its duty to supply efficient safety and freedom of non secular observe to Ahmadis, and to deliver its legal guidelines and practices in conformity with worldwide requirements as ordained by Article 20.

Human rights teams have repeatedly expressed their deep concern over the shortage of consideration to the intense human rights violations perpetrated in opposition to the Ahmadiyya group around the globe and referred to as on the worldwide group to step up efforts in bringing an finish to the continuing persecution of Ahmadis.

The Authorities of Pakistan should additionally deliver its legal guidelines and practices in conformity with worldwide requirements as ordained by Article 2, 18 and the Worldwide Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) Article 25,26.

On July 13, 2021, UN human rights specialists expressed their deep concern over the shortage of consideration to the intense human rights violations perpetrated in opposition to the Ahmadiyya group around the globe and referred to as on the worldwide group to step up efforts in bringing an finish to the continuing persecution of Ahmadis.

ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF THE SOCIAL

MEDIA POST:  Imtiaz Public Faculty which is situated in Pico Highway Kot Lakhpat, this faculty belongs to Qadianis and its proprietor is Imtiaz Butt who’s a staunch Qadiani and it has additionally been confirmed from the voter lists of Qadianis. This robber of seal of prophethood has been working this faculty since 1960. What number of Muslim kids he would have robbed of their religion.  For God’s sake … These whose kids examine on this faculty ought to instantly take away their kids from this faculty and shield the religion of their kids. Hurry up and share this message as a lot as potential to guard the religion of all of your Muslim brothers and sisters.