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"Mr President, Pakistan’s blasphemy law prescribes life imprisonment or even a death sentence for any individual who expresses disparaging remarks about Islam. Such laws have been invoked in order to target minorities and disproportionately, in particular, have been targeting Shia Muslims, Ahmadi Muslims, Christians and Hindus.
Sadly, the vast majority of cases are fabricated. Death and prison sentences are administered by the lower first instance courts, and whilst Pakistan has, to its credit, never actually carried out an execution for blasphemy, significant numbers of those accused and their families are forced to endure threats of – if not actual – mob violence and possibly even public lynchings.
Whilst Pakistan has taken steps in recent years to ensure that renewed respect for fundamental human rights remains a top priority on its political agenda, we must continue to urge the authorities to go further, to adhere to the Constitution of Pakistan and modern international standards by fully guaranteeing the human rights of all people and citizens in Pakistan, particularly the most vulnerable citizens, minority groups, women and children. Therefore my group, the ECR, urges Pakistan to repeal these laws, which incite profound intimidation and fear."@en1
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