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OVERVIEW OF THE CURRENT STATE OF SIKHS AND HINDUS IN AFGHANISTAN

By HRDI India September 10, 2022Afghanistan, MIGRANTS, Rights of Minorities

Background Sikh and Hindu Afghans currently face a difficult if not unlivable situation in many parts of Afghanistan. The Sikh and Hindu communities have lived in Afghanistan for centuries but…

AFGHANISTAN 2019 INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM REPORT

By HRDI India September 10, 2022Afghanistan, Rights of Minorities

Executive Summary The constitution establishes Islam as the state religion but stipulates followers of religions other than Islam may exercise their faith within the limits of the law. Conversion from…

AFGHAN SIKHS AND HINDUS VULNERABLE TO SYSTEMIC RELIGIOUS DISCRIMINATION

By HRDI Admin October 18, 2020Afghanistan, Articles, HRDI INTERNSHIP, Rights of Minorities

As per Aljazeera, “Afghanistan as their home history is full of such anecdotes and lore about a substantial thriving community of Hindus and Sikhs who have called this country…

Sindh Governor returns Minorities Bill against forced conversion

By HRDI Admin January 19, 2017Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Pakistan

Pakistani Hindus visit a temple in Karachi in this November 24, 2016 file photo. In a setback to Hindus and other minority religious communities in Pakistan, Sindh Governor Justice (retd)…

Minorities and politics

By HRDI Admin January 11, 2017Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Pakistan

By:DailyTimes11-Jan-17 The total minorities vote bank in Pakistan has increased from 2.77 million in the 2013 elections to 2.99 million at present, with certain districts in Sindh and Punjab having…

Sikhs “vanishing” under Afghan intolerance

By HRDI Admin March 28, 2012Afghanistan, Latest News

February 2, 2012 : The few religious minorities that remain in Afghanistan do so at considerable risk. The Kalash, an ethnic and religious minority, have found that they are discriminated…

Afghan Hindus, the most deprived in Afghanistan

By HRDI Admin February 28, 2012Afghanistan, Latest News

PARWIZ SHAMAL Religious minorities, especially the Hindus and Sikhs have always face misbehaviour in Afghanistan Although Afghanistan’s constitution has granted rights for Hindus and Sikhs to practise their religious ceremonies,…

2009 Human Rights Report: Afghanistan

By HRDI Admin February 14, 2012Afghanistan, Documents

2009 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices Afghanistan is an Islamic republic; population estimates range from 24 to 33 million. In August citizens voted in their second presidential and first-ever…

Discrimination Against Hindus Worldwide in 2006

By HRDI Admin February 14, 2012Afghanistan, Articles

The nearly one billion Hindus constitute the third largest religious group in the world. The Hindu Diaspora has grown beyond the Indian sub-continent to compromise an important minority in numerous…

No human rights in Afghanistan, specially no rights for Afghan Hindus/Sikhs

By HRDI Admin February 14, 2012Afghanistan, Articles

The remaining Minority Community of Afghan Hindus/ Sikhs in Afghanistan are facing big Problems: - They donot have a Cremation Ground. - The Children can not visit a proper School.…