GENEVA (25 July 2018) – The Government of Pakistan must repeal discriminatory provisions in its electoral law which is leading to members of the Ahmadiyya minority being persecuted and targeted in violent attacks, say two UN human rights experts*. “With national elections today, 25 July 2018, the current legal requirement for a separate electoral list for the Ahmadis, who have to declare themselves as non-Muslims in order to vote, is of particular concern,” said the experts.
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Source: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). Originally published 25 July 2018. This page reproduces only a short excerpt; the complete text remains on the official source website.
