Civil Society observes Human Rights Day in Hyderabad

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HYDERABAD: December 10, 2012. (Abbas Kassar) Various organizations of civil society took out rallies to observe World Human Rights Day here Monday. The rallies of various HR groups and NGOs marched from various points of city to press club where the leaders highlighted human rights situation prevailing in Sindh. First rally was taken out by Pakistan Rural and City Development Organization from Nasim Nagar Chowk. A rally was taken out from HRCP office, Human Rights International, Mehran Social Welfare Association, Social welfare department of Sindh University, Pakistan Human Riights Forum and other organizations highlighted the plight of women, peasants, and children. These rallies were led by HRCP coordinated for Sindh Dr. Ashthama, Karamat Ali, Suleman G. Abro,Abdul Ghani Mirjat,Miss Hira, Miss Tanzila, Dr. Anwer Punhal Saryo, Arfana Mallah, Amar Sindhu, Fazal Qadir Memon advocate, comrade Hussain Bux Thebo advocate, Badar Soomro, Shams Shamoun Zahida Detho, Mehboob Sangi, Metha Ram, Dr. Qasim Soomro and others. They said Sindh was passing from worst period of slavery as women are tortured, peasants are taken forced labour, Jirga system and tribal wars are order of the day. They asked for such a system under which the series of converting Hindu and Christian girls be stopped. They asked to stop picking up of political workers by agencies and end of dual local bodies system plus religious extremism. They demanded legislation to ensure human rights they said due to social inequality and unjust distribution of food huam life was suffering under misery while on the other hand people have been made victim of price hike, hunger, poverty and unemployment. The people from income generating districts like Badin, Ghotki, Thatta and Tharparkar have been deprived of use of their resources. They asked for abolition of Jagridari and landlordism and distribution of stae land among landless peasants. Dr. Suleman Abro said innocent people were being killed daily and state is watching as silent spectator. He said life of common man has been made difficult. He asked to end of atrocities with minorities, abduction of their girls. He asked for equat local bodies’ system for urban and rural areas. Abdul Ghani Mirjat said that government has ignored providing the basic right of primary education and health to masses. Thousands of ghost schools are shown on government record which does not exist and millions of children have been deprived of education. He said his organization PRACDO was working on holding free medical camps where needy and poor are given medical checkup and medicines free of cost. They intend to set up health centers and schools in rural villages and suburban areas.

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"Trial of Pakistani Christian Nation" By Nazir S Bhatti

On demand of our readers, I have decided to release E-Book version of "Trial of Pakistani Christian Nation" on website of PCP which can also be viewed on website of Pakistan Christian Congress www.pakistanchristiancongress.org . You can read chapter wise by clicking tab on left handside of PDF format of E-Book.

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