Reports on protests against religious oppression and blasphemy laws by Pakistan Christians and others at the United Nations HQ in NYC… as previously promoted — PLEASE SIGN online petition calling for end to Pakistan blasphemy laws and religious oppression
UPI report: “Pakistani Christians stage U.N. protest”
— UPI reports: “Pakistani Christians in New York demonstrated in front of the United Nations against the recent anti-Christian violence in Pakistan in which seven died.”
— “Protest leaders Wednesday condemned last week’s violence in Gojra district in the Punjab Province in which a Muslim mob, irate over alleged desecration of the Koran, attacked a Christian neighborhood. The Christians have denied the allegations.”
— “Besides seven Christians, three Muslims died in police firing to disperse the mob.”
— “The U.N. protest leaders urged the Pakistani government to institute special measures to protect minorities in the country, the state-run Associated Press of Pakistan news agency reported. They called for the repeal of Pakistan’s stringent blasphemy law, which can result in death for those insulting Islam.”
— “In a memorandum to U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, the protesters representing the Pakistan Christian Association in North America and the Christian Community in New York called for greater security for Christians and the release of those detained under the blasphemy law.”
— “The Pakistan Christian Post reported Canadians of Pakistani origin held a similar demonstration in front of the Islamic Foundation Center in Toronto, while Pakistani Christians in London held a day of mourning for those killed.”
— “The Catholic Leader reported Pope Benedict XVI deplored the killings of Christians and encouraged the minority community not be deterred by the attacks in efforts to help build a society that is marked by mutual respect among all its members.”
— Pakistani Christian rally by the UN — photos — Google web folder – Human Rights Coalition Against Radical Islam
HRCARI report: In addition to this report, we are told by HRCARI that about 50 Pakistan Christians and others attended this event.
— Pakistani Christian rally by the UN — photos — Google web folder
Selected photos from NYC U.N. Rally by Pakistan Christians and their supporters taken by Human Rights Coalition Against Radical Islam
