Demolition of Hindu homes in Yazman, Bahawalpur

On 27 May 2020, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) received reports that a number of houses belonging to a Hindu community in the township of Yazman, district Bahawalpur, had been demolished by the local authorities, amid protests by the community. Following an independent fact-finding mission, HRCP had strong grounds to believe that a local resident had used political connections to threaten and intimidate the community, and that local authorities were complicit in the demolition. You can access the report in English and Urdu. 

Category: Fact-Finding Reports