GENEVA — Three UN human rights experts* stated that they were “appalled by and strongly condemn today’s targeted killings of at least 70 members of the Ahmadiyyah community in Pakistan.” During Friday prayers, gunmen armed with grenades attacked two mosques of this religious minority in the city of Lahore in Pakistan. While the police responded to the attacks, the gunmen took control of one mosque and reportedly held hundreds of Ahmadi worshippers hostage. “Members of this religious community have faced continuous threats, discrimination and violent attacks in Pakistan,” the UN…
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Source: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). Originally published 29 May 2010. This page reproduces only a short excerpt; the complete text remains on the official source website.
