Hindu girl conversion in Pakistan: Indian community protest outside United Nations office in London
London/IBNS: Demanding justice for Hindu girl Mehak, who was allegedly forcefully converted to Islam and married off to a Muslim in the Sindh Province of Pakistan, Indian expats in the United Kingdom demonstrated outside the United Nations office in London on Monday.
The protesters carried placards with slogans like “Stand Up For Human Rights”, “Stop Child Abuse in Pakistan”, and “Justice for Mehak” and wanted the world body to intervene to get justice for the girl, reported Sputnik news agency.
A similar protest was held by members of the Indian community outside the Pakistan High Commission in London on Feb 17.
Members of Indian diaspora protest outside United Nations office in London, seeking justice for Mehak Kumari, a minor Hindu girl who was forcibly converted to Islam & married to Muslim man in Sindh. pic.twitter.com/592rX5uVGa
— Hindu Legal Cell (@hindulegalcell) February 25, 2020
Hindu Legal Cell, an NGO, tweeted: "Members of Indian diaspora protest outside United Nations office in London, seeking justice for Mehak Kumari, a minor Hindu girl who was forcibly converted to Islam & married to Muslim man in Sindh."
On 19 February, a Pakistani court declared invalid the marriage of the Muslim man, Raza Solangi to the Hindu girl Mehak because she was a minor. It was also claimed during the hearing that the girl had converted to Islam and married the man out of her own choice, reported Sputnik.
Apart from Mehak, similar episodes of forced conversion and marriage of girls belonging to other communities, including Sikh, have been reported from Pakistan in recent months.
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