‘70pc suspects in blasphemy cases last year were Muslims’

LAHORE: The Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) has released its annual Human Rights Observer report, revealing a disturbing increase in blasphemy accusations, forced conversions and systemic discrimination against religious minorities in the country during 2024.

The report covers the critical issues, including the misuse of blasphemy laws, forced conversions of minority girls/women, issues in the education system, hurdles to establishing the National Commission for Minorities Rights, discriminatory treatment of minority prisoners...