One Israeli hostage is a 74 yr-old peace activist.
“I spent much time in Gaza until the 2nd intifada,” she wrote. “It infuriates me when ppl claim: We have no partner on the other side! I know so many Palestinians who yearn for peace no less than we do.”
https://t.co/fCBYPYw2ag
Reports from the Ahmadiyya community of at least 34 incidents since January, in which their sites of worship have been desecrated - including with the complicity of the police - should sound alarm bells for the government and for all progressive-minded people. No other community has had to face this level of intolerance and bigotry. Yet, no other community has been accorded as little attention by the government, which is obligated to protect every citizen's right to freedom of religion or belief. The government must take a stand and refuse to allow any individual or group to instigate or carry out such acts or desecration. It must immediately assign special police units to protect these sites in accordance with the 2014 Jillani judgement.
My message to the people of Pakistan 🇵🇰: Please collect more taxes from the wealthy and please protect the poor people of Pakistan. I do believe that this is in line with what people in Pakistan would like to see for the country.
https://t.co/ND8REgJhMP
Disturbing reports out of #Jaranwala. The degree to which a society’s minorities feel safe, in 🇵🇰, in the 🇪🇺, around the 🌏, is a measure of respect for the rule of law, for tolerance of diversity, a core EU value. We call for restoring calm & order. @EUPakistan
On Pakistan's 76th Independence Day, the EU Ambassador @RKionka joins 🇵🇰 friends to pay a special tribute to Pakistan. This rendition is a celebration of the rich cultural diversity of Pakistan and the power of #UnityinDiversity.
Happy Independence Day, Pakistan.
On Pakistan's 76th Independence Day, the EU Ambassador @RKionka joins 🇵🇰 friends to pay a special tribute to Pakistan. This rendition is a celebration of the rich cultural diversity of Pakistan and the power of #UnityinDiversity.
Happy Independence Day, Pakistan.
How once sworn enemies found unity, fostering peace, socio-economic solidarity, & shared identity?
In a podcast with @hoflolz,🇪🇺 Amb @RKionka shares the fascinating backstory of 🌏's most successful peace project & journey behind Nobel Peace Prize!
Full 🎥 https://t.co/6rPF88rtzy
Also don’t make data protection law without consulting all stakeholders in parliamentary committee. Don’t bulldoze it like PECA. It’s not job of caretakers nor of a government with few days left. Digitalisation is key to democratic progress; don’t scuttle in name of 5-G war
STATEMENT: No to hasty legislation. Stop the passage of the E-safety Bill and the Personal Data Protection Bill 2023 in its current form, without meaningful stakeholder engagement. Stop further risking the economy through bad laws. #NotAnotherPECA.
https://t.co/8VZTJ9ZCvb
According to the Constitution of Pakistan, every individual has the right to a fair trial. Article 10-A of the Constitution guarantees the right to a fair trial and due process. It includes the principles of transparency, impartiality, and equality before the law. (1/N)
My article on how working-class women became early users of TikTok in Pakistan is now out @SocialMedia_Soc. I do fun things like analyzing class dynamics, "digital purdah", "half-videos" and TikToks made to the Bollywood item number Garmi. Read here: https://t.co/0OtrzCMSns
EU Parlaiment is composed of 705 members from 27 countries. It represents the second-largest democratic electorate in the world (after the Parliament of India). EU Parliament is playing an important role for the extension of GSP+ status given to nine countries including Pakistan.
HRCP strongly condemns the enforced disappearance of Salim Baloch and Ikram Naeem, both of whom were abducted from their homes in Turbat allegedly by security agency personnel. Both young men must be released immediately and their abductors held accountable. #ReleaseSalimBaloch
HRCP strongly condemns the judicial harassment of the Ahmadiyya community, most recently in the shape of cases filed against them by individuals with far-right political links for engaging in ritual sacrifice during Eid-ul-Azha.