Christian Liberation Front
The Christian Liberation Front (CLF) is a human rights organization for the Christian minority in Pakistan , which makes up around 2% of the population. The CLF was founded in 1985 by the Catholic MP Shahbaz Bhatti in Faisalabad and headed by him until his assassination in 2011. The organization quickly expanded to other cities.
The motivation for the establishment was the strict Islamic laws passed after the military coup in 1977, in particular the blasphemy articles 295 and 298 of the penal code, which place any criticism of Islam under severe punishment up to a death sentence . Of around 5,000 charges under these internationally heavily criticized paragraphs, around 10% are Christians , whose arrests often take place without further investigation. The CLF also combats discriminatory articles by the Hadood Ordinances and their misogynistic tendencies. She advocates better women's rights , for example against forced marriage , kidnapping , harassment and the double standards of complaints about rape . To combat poverty, she also runs food stalls . The one in Lahore was bombed in July 2010.
The CFL cooperates closely with Christian Solidarity International and offers, among other things, legal and prison aid as well as support for the victims of Islamic terror, which has increased sharply since 2001. Lawyers and some MPs operate lobbying for more tolerant laws and submit appropriate entries to governments. Other focal points are media work for minorities and cooperation with international organizations for human rights such as AI and CSI. Around 1990 the All Pakistan Minorities Alliance was founded together with organizations of the Hindus , Sikhs and Baha'i , which now operates a nationwide network of offices in 80 of the 106 political districts.
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- ↑ Ö1 Radio Conference February 26, 2012, Persecution of Christians in Pakistan