{"id":1383,"date":"2021-08-12T14:01:12","date_gmt":"2021-08-12T14:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/?p=1383"},"modified":"2024-02-16T10:52:35","modified_gmt":"2024-02-16T09:52:35","slug":"pakistani-christians-granted-asylum-after-release-from-death-row","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/news\/pakistani-christians-granted-asylum-after-release-from-death-row","title":{"rendered":"Pakistani Christians granted asylum after release from death row"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1383\" class=\"elementor elementor-1383\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-01f3c94 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"01f3c94\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d1cab19\" data-id=\"d1cab19\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efb4296 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"efb4296\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Surviving death row and death threats over allegations of blasphemy:\u00a0Christian\u00a0Pakistani couple\u00a0arrives safely in Europe<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/li><li><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Pakistan\u2019s blasphemy laws\u00a0continue\u00a0threatening\u00a0religious freedom\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/li><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab3a5b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ab3a5b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">PUNJAB\u202f<\/span>(12 August<\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"><b>\u00a02021)<\/b> \u2013\u00a0This week,\u00a0a\u00a0Pakistani Christian\u00a0couple, who had\u00a0been\u00a0on death row for\u00a0seven\u00a0years\u00a0on false blasphemy charges,\u00a0has safely\u00a0arrived in Europe*.\u00a0The Lahore\u00a0High Court\u00a0had\u00a0overturned\u00a0their\u00a0death sentence\u00a0in early June.\u00a0A\u00a0session court had sentenced\u00a0Shagufta\u00a0Kausar\u00a0and Shafqat Emmanuel to death by hanging\u00a0in 2014.\u00a0The\u00a0parents of four\u00a0faced death threats after the news of their acquittal broke.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cWe are delighted that\u00a0Shagufta\u00a0and Shafqat have, at long last, been released and\u00a0have reached\u00a0safety. Sadly, their case is not an isolated incident but testifies to the plight that many Christians and other religious minorities experience in Pakistan today. While the right to religious freedom is protected by\u00a0the Pakistani constitution, many face severe persecution and denial of their fundamental rights to freedom of expression and assembly,\u201d said\u00a0Tehmina Arora, Director of\u00a0Advocacy, Asia\u00a0with\u00a0ADF\u00a0International, a human rights\u00a0organisation\u00a0supporting\u00a0the couple.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cWe are so relieved to finally be free. The last eight years have been incredibly hard, but we are so happy to be reunited with our children. We are very grateful that so many people, especially the teams from ADF International and the Jubilee Campaign, helped and protected us by bringing us to safety. Although we will miss our country, we are happy to finally be somewhere safe. Hopefully, the blasphemy laws in Pakistan will soon be abolished, so others won\u2019t suffer the same fate as\u00a0Shagufta\u00a0and I,\u201d said Shafqat Emmanuel\u00a0on behalf of the family.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p> <div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-container brlbs-cmpnt-content-blocker brlbs-cmpnt-with-individual-styles\" data-borlabs-cookie-content-blocker-id=\"youtube-content-blocker\" data-borlabs-cookie-content=\"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\"><div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-preset-c brlbs-cmpnt-cb-youtube\"> <div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-thumbnail\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/borlabs-cookie\/1\/yt_Zf7jweZnvIc_hqdefault.jpg')\"><\/div> <div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-main\"> <div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-play-button\"><\/div> <div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-content\"> <p class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-description\">Est\u00e1s viendo un contenido de marcador de posici\u00f3n de <strong>YouTube<\/strong>. Para acceder al contenido real, haz clic en el siguiente bot\u00f3n. Ten en cuenta que al hacerlo compartir\u00e1s datos con terceros proveedores.<\/p> <a class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-provider-toggle\" href=\"#\" data-borlabs-cookie-show-provider-information role=\"button\">M\u00e1s informaci\u00f3n<\/a> <\/div> <div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-buttons\"> <a class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-btn\" href=\"#\" data-borlabs-cookie-unblock role=\"button\">Desbloquear contenido<\/a> <a class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-btn\" href=\"#\" data-borlabs-cookie-accept-service role=\"button\" style=\"display: inherit\">Aceptar el servicio requerido y desbloquear los contenidos<\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div><\/div><\/p><p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Death sentence over blasphemy allegations<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The couple had been living in poverty with their four children in a mission compound of the\u00a0Gojra\u00a0Church in Punjab, Pakistan. On 18 June 2013, allegedly blasphemous text messages, were sent to a cleric and a lawyer from a phone allegedly registered in\u00a0Shagufta\u00a0Kausar\u2019s\u00a0name.\u00a0Kausar\u00a0and her husband Shafqat Emmanuel were arrested and charged with blasphemy on 21 July 2013. The couple is illiterate and would not have been able to write any text messages at all.\u00a0Kauser\u00a0claimed that her phone had been missing for a month at the time of the incident. It is uncertain who sent the messages and for what reason.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Blasphemy is punishable by death in Pakistan, and though no one has been formally executed for it, dozens have been killed by mobs after being accused of the crime. Emmanuel had been tortured into making a false confession. They beat him and threatened to strip\u00a0Kausar\u00a0naked and let her walk across town. A session court sentenced\u00a0Kausar\u00a0and Emmanuel to death. They launched an appeal in the Lahore High Court, which has now acquitted them of all charges.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\"><b>Threat to life despite acquittal<\/b><\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Highlighting the problems surrounding accusations of blasphemy, even in cases that eventually result in acquittal, the couple\u2019s lawyer,\u00a0Saif\u00a0Ul\u00a0Malook, said:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cShagufta\u00a0and Shafqat are incredibly relieved to have finally been acquitted of these unfounded blasphemy charges. The many delays to the hearing of their appeal caused them a lot of suffering. These cases are very difficult to litigate, due to the concern for security. There is a very real threat to the life of the clients and the lawyers.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\"><b>In the footsteps of Asia Bibi<\/b><\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Kausar\u00a0was held in the same prison as <a href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/asia-bibi-free-at-last-hope-for-others-suffering-under-blasphemy-laws\/\">Asia Bibi<\/a>. In a case that received global headlines, Bibi was accused of blasphemy and held on death row for eight years until she was acquitted in 2018. Her case serves as a well-known example of the current threat to religious minorities in the region. After her acquittal, there were violent demonstrations across Pakistan threatening her life and she was forced to flee the country.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cBlasphemy laws directly violate international law.\u00a0How many more people must suffer the same fate as Asia Bibi and\u00a0Shagufta\u00a0and Shafqat until they are repealed?\u00a0All people have the right to freely choose and live out their faith. We therefore urge all governments to uphold this right by ceasing enforcement and initiating repeal of their blasphemy laws,\u201d\u00a0said\u00a0Paul\u00a0Coleman, Executive Director of ADF International.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">* Due to security concerns their country of asylum remains undisclosed.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1c4475 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a1c4475\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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