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Bonded labourers in Pakistan need your help this Christmas! Having heard the plight of poor and oppressed bonded labourers in the brick kilns of Pakistan.
Brutally murdered because he is a Christian!Rafique Masih (26) becomes a victim of religious hatred in Pakistan At present CLAAS is fighting to clear the name of Rafique Masih (26) who was falsely accused of stealing and was found murdered in a Lahore park. According to accounts of his parents and friends in Village Assal he was a hard working young man that was greatly respected by others in the community.
Greedy Muslim neighbors are accused of killing a young boyCLAAS is seeking justice for a seven year old boy, Ansar Binyamin who was brutally raped and murdered by their next door neighbors On the 16th of October Ansar Binyamin came home from school and went out to play with his friends after lunch. But he never returned home and his parents and siblings got very worried
A new blasphemy case against a Christian midwife in RawalpindiUntil recently Nargis Bibi (45) worked as a midwife at the Al-Shafa clinic in Rawalpindi. She liked her job and enjoyed providing for her family. However, on the 21st of September 2008 Nargis’ life turned upside down when an angry mob attacked the clinic and accused her of blasphemy.
A new case of a forced marriage and conversion confirms CLAAS’ fears that Christian women are at risk in Pakistan. Just a couple of weeks a go Bushra Bibi escaped from a forced marriage to a Muslim man and asked CLAAS to help her. Bushra (28) was living with her aunt at Chichoki Malian District Sheikhupura and working as a promoter at the Gondal Display Centre.
Sadia’s life is returned to normal thanks to the love and support of women at the CLAAS shelter home We are delighted that Sadia (19), a victim of forced conversion whose life story we featured in our spring 2008 newsletter, is now living a normal life.
New hope for harassed and poor Minority women in Pakistan A law that aims to protect women from harassment could be enforced by Pakistan’s Parliament next month.
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