GENEVA (2 March 2012) – Three United Nations human rights experts in minority rights, freedom of religion and belief, and extrajudicial executions today urged the Government of Pakistan to respond decisively to end sectarian violence and improve the security of religious minorities, following the second group targeted killing in the space of two weeks. On 28 February an attack on a bus in Kohistan in northern Pakistan, allegedly by individuals in military fatigues, left at least 18 Shia Muslims dead.
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Source: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). Originally published 02 March 2012. This page reproduces only a short excerpt; the complete text remains on the official source website.
