Pakistan Blasphemy
Pakistan: 42 Muslims accused of blasphemy in 2021, says report
Lahore, Pakistan: A new report has said Muslims made up a large chunk of people accused of committing blasphemy in Pakistan in the year 2021.
A report titled ‘Human Rights Observer 2022’ prepared by the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) has revealed that every second accused of blasphemy happened to be a Muslim, adding that as many as 84 persons had been booked under blasphemy charges throughout Pakistan in 2021, reports The Express Tribune.
According to the report, 42 people accused of blasphemy were Muslims followed by 25 Ahmadis, seven Hindus and three Christians, the newspaper reported.
The study also included three cases of lynching, including the notorious lynching of Sri Lankan national Priyanka Kumara in Sialkot, reported in 2021.
The accused persons included one transgender person and six women. Of them, the transgender and two women happened to be Muslims by faith whereas four were Christians.
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