People from the Indian diaspora on Monday gathered outside UN office in Holborn here to register their protest against the injustices done to Hindu minor girl Mehek Kumari.

Also read:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/south-asia/pakistan-24-year-old-woman-allegedly-abducted-forcibly-converted-to-islam-277085">Pakistan: 24-year-old woman allegedly abducted, forcibly converted to Islam</a>

A petition was delivered to the UN. Mehak Kumari was recently forcibly converted and married to a Muslim man in Pakistan's Sindh province. The protestors called Pakistan as `abuser of human rights` and demanded justice for Mehak Kumari. Mehak was abducted by a middle-aged man, Ali Raza, from the Jacobabad district of Sindh province on January 15.

The girl said that she was forced to accept Islam causing a widespread furore among the Islamic fanatics. Some Pakistani clerics want the minor girl killed after she retracted her previous statement in the court, where she said that she had accepted Islam of her own free will.

The clerics blamed 14-year old Mehak of murtad, or an act of apostasy, and are demanding death punishment, accusing her of insulting Islam. Meanwhile, the court which is yet to announce the verdict has sent Mehak Kumari to a local Dar-ul-Aman in Larkana district of Sindh for 11 days.The abduction and forceful conversion of Hindu and Christian girls are widespread in Pakistan.

Such incidents have sparked widespread criticism as many victim families are forced to migrate to foreign countries, including India. In 1947, non-Muslims comprised 23 per cent of Pakistan`s population. However, in 2011, the numbers came down to 3.7 per cent.

People from the Indian diaspora on Monday gathered outside UN office in Holborn here to register their protest against the injustices done to Hindu minor girl Mehek Kumari.

People from the Indian diaspora on Monday gathered outside UN office in Holborn here to register their protest against the injustices done to Hindu minor girl Mehek Kumari. Also read: Pakistan: 24-year-old woman allegedly abducted, forcibly converted to Islam A petition was delivered to the UN. Mehak Kumari was recently forcibly converted and married to a Muslim man in Pakistan's Sindh province. The protestors called Pakistan as `abuser of human rights` and demanded justice for Mehak Kumari. Mehak was abducted by a middle-aged man, Ali Raza, from the Jacobabad district of Sindh province on January 15. The girl said that she was forced to accept Islam causing a widespread furore among the Islamic fanatics. Some Pakistani clerics want the minor girl killed after she retracted her previous statement in the court, where she said that she had accepted Islam of her own free will. The clerics blamed 14-year old Mehak of murtad, or an act of apostasy, and are demanding death punishment, accusing her of insulting Islam. Meanwhile, the court which is yet to announce the verdict has sent Mehak Kumari to a local Dar-ul-Aman in Larkana district of Sindh for 11 days.The abduction and forceful conversion of Hindu and Christian girls are widespread in Pakistan. Such incidents have sparked widespread criticism as many victim families are forced to migrate to foreign countries, including India. In 1947, non-Muslims comprised 23 per cent of Pakistan`s population. However, in 2011, the numbers came down to 3.7 per cent.

Indian diaspora protest outside UN office against injustices done to Hindu minor Mehek Kumari

By Saurabh Bose&nbsp;and Ayushi Agarwal 

The alleged forced conversion and marriage of minor girls from the Hindu and minority communities in Pakistan have kicked up a furore.&nbsp;

The most recent example is of two Hindu sisters who were allegedly abducted in Daharki, Sindh on Holi eve, and forcibly married in a dargah after having being converted to Islam. With the shocking incident surfacing in international media and exerting heat on the authorities in Pakistan, the alleged perpetrators fled to Punjab.

When the two minors are produced in court on Monday, both the inadequate handling of the case by the government as well as the existing legislation in the country will come under further scrutiny.

The Sindh assembly bars the conversion of minors in the absence of their parents or elders till the age of 18. In 2015, the Sindh assembly passed a law to curb child marriages; that law enables the arrest of a priest who marries off such a minor and all others who were part of the gathering.

Pakistan MP and Patron-in-Chief of the Pakistan Hindu Council, Ramesh Kumar Vankwani, spoke to WION and disclosed that he is bringing in a five-point resolution seeking to end the kidnapping of Hindu girls and forced conversions. The resolution will&nbsp;be tabled in the next session of the National Assembly.&nbsp;

"The bill against forced conversions which was unanimously passed by Sindh Assembly in 2016 and then reverted due to the pressure of extremist elements, must be resurrected and passed in the Assembly on priority basis," the draft of the resolution says.

The resolution also mentions that the Senate Functional Committee on Human Rights —&nbsp;and the Sindh Assembly — has already unanimously approved the draft bill to amend the Child Marriage Restraint Act, raising the minimum age of marriage to 18 years.&nbsp;

According to Dr Ramesh Kumar, the bill must be passed in National Assembly on an urgent basis and implemented throughout the country in letter and spirit.

"These cases are not new. Since Rinkle Kumari and Asha Kumari cases we have been witnessing that such crime in the past as well,''&nbsp;Pakistani journalist Veengas told WION.

In fact, Veengas&nbsp;added, the Sindh Police's version helped the culprits escape to Rahim Yar Khan in Punjab.

By Saurabh Bose and Ayushi Agarwal The alleged forced conversion and marriage of minor girls from the Hindu and minority communities in Pakistan have kicked up a furore.

By Saurabh Bose and Ayushi Agarwal The alleged forced conversion and marriage of minor girls from the Hindu and minority communities in Pakistan have kicked up a furore. The most recent example is of two Hindu sisters who were allegedly abducted in Daharki, Sindh on Holi eve, and forcibly married in a dargah after having being converted to Islam. With the shocking incident surfacing in international media and exerting heat on the authorities in Pakistan, the alleged perpetrators fled to Punjab. When the two minors are produced in court on Monday, both the inadequate handling of the case by the government as well as the existing legislation in the country will come under further scrutiny. The Sindh assembly bars the conversion of minors in the absence of their parents or elders till the age of 18. In 2015, the Sindh assembly passed a law to curb child marriages; that law enables the arrest of a priest who marries off such a minor and all others who were part of the gathering. Pakistan MP and Patron-in-Chief of the Pakistan Hindu Council, Ramesh Kumar Vankwani, spoke to WION and disclosed that he is bringing in a five-point resolution seeking to end the kidnapping of Hindu girls and forced conversions. The resolution will be tabled in the next session of the National Assembly. "The bill against forced conversions which was unanimously passed by Sindh Assembly in 2016 and then reverted due to the pressure of extremist elements, must be resurrected and passed in the Assembly on priority basis," the draft of the resolution says. The resolution also mentions that the Senate Functional Committee on Human Rights — and the Sindh Assembly — has already unanimously approved the draft bill to amend the Child Marriage Restraint Act, raising the minimum age of marriage to 18 years. According to Dr Ramesh Kumar, the bill must be passed in National Assembly on an urgent basis and implemented throughout the country in letter and spirit. "These cases are not new. Since Rinkle Kumari and Asha Kumari cases we have been witnessing that such crime in the past as well,'' Pakistani journalist Veengas told WION. In fact, Veengas added, the Sindh Police's version helped the culprits escape to Rahim Yar Khan in Punjab.

Forced conversions place Pakistani leadership, legislation under scrutiny

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Indian diaspora protest outside UN office against injustices done to Hindu minor Mehek Kumari

Forced conversions place Pakistani leadership, legislation under scrutiny