Number | Date added | Template | Cycle | Session | State under Review | Recommendation | Recommending State | Action Category | Response | Issues |
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152.150 | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 28 - November 2017 | Amend its national legislation on defamation and blasphemy in accordance with international human rights law | 5 - Specific action | Noted |
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152.151 | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 28 - November 2017 | Modify or abolish blasphemy laws that limit the right to freedom of religion or belief | 3 - Considering action | Noted |
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152.152 | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 28 - November 2017 | Review the procedures applicable to the blasphemy laws with a view to containing abuses | 5 - Specific action | Noted |
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152.153 | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 28 - November 2017 | Revise the blasphemy laws so that they cannot be abused against religious minorities | 5 - Specific action | Noted |
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152.157 | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 28 - November 2017 | Consider repealing the blasphemy laws, or at least amending them, to protect persons from eventual abuses or false accusations and to moderate the penalties | 3 - Considering action | Noted |
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152.248 | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 28 - November 2017 | Enforce effectively both the existing and new laws to promote and protect the rights of women and children, as well as members of religious minorities, in order to promote tolerance and an inclusive society | 4 - General action | Supported |
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152.275 | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 28 - November 2017 | Enact and enforce legislation that facilitates women’s social, political and economic empowerment, including in relation to child marriage and forced conversion | 5 - Specific action | Noted |
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152.81 | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 28 - November 2017 | Continue its efforts to improve the protection of human rights, especially by eliminating discrimination based on sex, race, caste and religion | 4 - General action | Supported |
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152.93 | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 28 - November 2017 | Enact and enforce legislation to afford legal protection from violence and discrimination to all its citizens, including women, girls, the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex community and religious minorities, including through effective prosecutions in accordance with the rule of law | 4 - General action | Noted |
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152.149 | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 28 - November 2017 | Strengthen the protection of religious minorities, in particular by guaranteeing freedom of manifestation of their religion in teaching, practice, worship and observance | 5 - Specific action | Noted |
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152.159 | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 28 - November 2017 | Abolish, or profoundly reform, the blasphemy laws and guarantee freedom of religion and belief for all in law and in practice | 5 - Specific action | Noted |
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152.169 | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 28 - November 2017 | End forced conversions and marriages of minorities, including Hindu, Sikh and Christian women, and prosecute all cases | 4 - General action | Noted |
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152.77 | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 28 - November 2017 | Identify gaps for further protection and harmonization of vulnerable groups, including religious minorities | 2 - Continuing action | Supported |
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152.160 | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 28 - November 2017 | Ensure the protection of the right to freedom of religion or belief, expression, association and peaceful assembly by decriminalizing blasphemy and respecting, protecting and fulfilling the rights of all religious minorities, including the Ahmadis, Shia Muslims, Christians and Baha’is | 5 - Specific action | Noted |
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152.184 | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 28 - November 2017 | Strengthen the protection of minorities by having a fully inclusive electoral roll without discrimination or religious bias and by establishing an independent National Commission for Minorities from all faith communities, which should appoint its own representatives | 5 - Specific action | Noted |
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152.83 | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 28 - November 2017 | Adopt the necessary legislative or regulatory measures to combat all forms of discrimination, particularly against ethnic or religious minorities | 4 - General action | Supported |
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152.84 | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 28 - November 2017 | Make greater efforts to investigate complaints and prosecute those that commit crimes against ethnic and religious minorities, such as the Hazaras, Dalits, Christians, Hindus and Ahmadis | 5 - Specific action | Supported |
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152.85 | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 28 - November 2017 | As a follow-up to the recommendation in paragraph 122.38 from the second cycle, amend discriminatory laws and vigilantly counter discrimination against marginalized groups, including women and girls and ethnic and religious minorities, and provide a safe and just environment for all citizens in Pakistan | 5 - Specific action | Noted |
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152.147 | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 28 - November 2017 | Finalize and fully implement the national policy on interfaith harmony, in order to, among other things, protect the rights of religious minorities | 4 - General action | Supported |
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152.148 | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 28 - November 2017 | Adopt and implement legal and practical measures to ensure the protection of religious minorities, including Christians, Ahmadis, Hindus and Sikhs, in line with paragraph 34 of the concluding observations of the Human Rights Committee | 4 - General action | Noted |
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152.154 | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 28 - November 2017 | Enact legislation ensuring the right to freedom of religion or belief for all religious groups and take effective measures to prevent the abuse of blasphemy legislation and the use of violence against religious minorities | 5 - Specific action | Noted |
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152.155 | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 28 - November 2017 | Repeal the blasphemy laws and restrictions and end their use against Ahmadi Muslims and others, and grant the visit of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression | 5 - Specific action | Noted |
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152.156 | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 28 - November 2017 | Repeal or modify the blasphemy laws in order to bring them into line with the principles related to freedom of thought, conscience and religion and, in particular, with its obligations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights | 3 - Considering action | Noted |
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152.158 | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 28 - November 2017 | Guarantee freedom of religion or belief by considering the decriminalization of blasphemy, and adopt measures to protect the rights of persons belonging to religious minorities | 5 - Specific action | Noted |
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152.161 | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 28 - November 2017 | End the harassment of minorities and place procedural and institutional safeguards to prevent the misuse of the blasphemy laws | 5 - Specific action | Noted |
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152.162 | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 28 - November 2017 | Implement measures to prevent violence, persecution and discrimination on the basis of religion and, in particular, prevent the misuse of the blasphemy laws by requiring all cases to undergo prior judicial review before charges may proceed | 2 - Continuing action | Noted |
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152.163 | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 28 - November 2017 | Continue active work to ensure inter-confessional harmony within Pakistan | 2 - Continuing action | Supported |
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152.164 | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 28 - November 2017 | Continue adopting policies and measures to promote dialogue and tolerance among religions | 4 - General action | Supported |
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152.165 | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 28 - November 2017 | Strengthen measures with regard to the elimination of violence and discrimination against persons belonging to religious minorities | 5 - Specific action | Supported |
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152.166 | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 28 - November 2017 | Investigate all reports of violence against religious minorities and bring those responsible to justice | 5 - Specific action | Supported |
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