Pakistan Catholic Bishops’ Conference

The President of the Pakistan Catholic Bishops’ Conference, Bishop Samson Shukardin OFM, has welcomed the new law passed in the Province of Balochistan to ban child marriages, calling it a historic decision for the protection of children and a major step in strengthening child rights in the province.

Christian and Hindu prisoners in Pakistan continue to suffer discrimination and abuse inside prisons, according to a new report by the National Commission for Justice and Peace (NCJP) of the Pakistan Catholic Bishops’ Conference.