such incidents require the establishment of such minorities commissions that can help protect and promote the rights of religious minorities.
They elaborated the need of these commissions and told the media persons that Pakistan is bound under the Constitution of Pakistan, which provides guarantees for the equal rights of citizens belonging to religious minorities, to protect and promote the rights of non-Muslim Pakistanis.
Pakistan has ratified seven core human rights treaties specially International Covenants on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR ) and the Declaration on the rights of persons belonging to National and Ethnics, Religious and Linguistics Minorities that require to ensure the protection of the rights of religious minorities.
They gave the reference of Supreme Court of Pakistan’s judgment of June 2014 necessitates the construction of a body that frame and monitor policy recommendations for the practical realization of constitutional and legal protections and safeguards for the religious minorities ,they are demanding the establishment of minorities Rights commissions, that can help and protect their rights.
This was emphasised that the ruling Party has promised the establishment of such commission in its party manifesto and when National Commission on Human Rights, National Commission on the Status of Women and Child Rights commission can be established under the Act of the Parliament or through notifications, why not a commission for the minorities that could help to do the following points: Protect and promote the minorities rights, review the laws over the issues concerning them.
Monitor the implementation of existing laws concerning rights of minorities. Commission could help share the burden of the business of National commission for Human Rights, and could works as an independent body to safeguard their rights, could investigate the complaints concerning the violation of the rights of minorities Commission could help to promote a soft image of Pakistan in the entire world that at what extent Pakistan is serious to protect the rights of its non-Muslim citizens and the commissions help religious minorities develop an understanding that they have the true representation in assemblies.
The speakers Samamson Salamat (CHRG ), Petre Josaph Director (CLLAS), Niouman Hamid National Coordinator World Council or Religions , and Deputy Editor Rifat Alam and others addressed at the media briefing and highlighted the importance establishing powerful and independent minorities Rights commissions which could protect the minorities rights and safeguard for them.