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EOPM launches
hunger strike, campaign against atrocities on minorities in Pakistan
Wednesday, September 22, 2010 05:09:51 PM,
Agencies
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Geneva:
European Organization for Pakistani Minorities (EOPM) have
launched a 3-week long hunger strike with a poster campaign
outside the United Nations in Geneva.
The campaign coincides with the 15th Session of the Human Rights
Council which opened on Sept. 13 and will last until Oct. 1. The
campaign will continue till the end of the session.
EOPM’s mission is to focus on atrocities committed against
minorities in Pakistan, such as Christians, Sikhs, Hindus and
other communities.
It says the last few months have witnessed unprecedented violence
against minorities including attacks on places of their worship.
EOPM condemns these attacks and
calls upon the government of Pakistan and the international
community to stop the violence against the innocent people.
Rev. Saloman Masah and Rev. Tahir Yaqub, both from Pakistan, began
a sit-in on Monday specially to highlight the plight of
Christians.
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