Pakistan’s Minority Kids Struggle Against Prejudice and Exploitation (Social media)
International News: A recent investigation by Pakistan’s National Commission on the Rights of Child (NCRC) has exposed alarming levels of abuse and discrimination against Hindu and Christian children in the country. The findings reveal that many of these children face daily pressure to abandon their religion while also enduring exploitation, neglect, and social exclusion.
Published by Christian Daily, the report calls the situation a severe human rights crisis rather than just a legal problem. It urges the Pakistani government to take urgent steps to address systemic prejudice, institutional neglect, and targeted mistreatment of children from minority communities.
According to the report, thousands of minority children are trapped in difficult situations every single day. Many are victims of bonded child labor, forced marriages, and religious conversions against their will. The environment they grow up in often denies them education, safety, and the freedom to choose their faith.
NCRC stresses that this abuse is not a set of rare or isolated incidents but rather part of a larger and deeply rooted problem within society.
Between April 2023 and December 2024, the NCRC recorded 27 official complaints involving minority children, including cases of murder, kidnapping, forced conversion, and child marriage. However, the report warns that the actual situation is far worse because many families remain silent, fearing threats and retaliation.
The Punjab province has emerged as the most dangerous region for minority children, accounting for 40% of the reported violence. From January 2022 to September 2024, there were documented crimes against 547 Christians, 32 Hindus, two Ahmadis, and two Sikhs.
The report also highlights discrimination faced by minority children within the education system. They are often mocked for their faith and treated as outsiders by both classmates and teachers. In some cases, they are forced to sit apart from other students, prevented from asking questions, or even denied the right to drink water from the same glass as their peers.
Such treatment severely damages their confidence and creates a hostile learning environment, leading many to drop out of school and lose opportunities for a better future.
NCRC Chairperson Ayesha Raza Farooq expressed doubt that the government would take serious action to protect minority children, citing the lack of political will and social acceptance for such reforms.
The report concludes with a stark warning: without immediate intervention, thousands of minority children in Pakistan will remain at risk of abuse, neglect, and forced conversions. This ongoing crisis not only harms the children but also damages Pakistan’s international reputation and its obligations under global human rights commitments.
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