London: Human rights activists from Pakistan and members of the Indian community living in the United Kingdom held a protest outside Pakistan High Commission in London to seek justice for Mehak Kumari, a minor Hindu girl who was forcibly converted and married to a Muslim man in Pakistan's Sindh province.
The demonstrators called Pakistan an abuser of human rights and demanded justice for Mehak Kumari.
"We are gathered here to demand justice for Mehak Kumari and send out the message that she is not alone in her fight. We cannot stay quiet about the way Pakistan is treating its minorities," said a protester.
Mehak was abducted by a middle-aged man, Ali Raza, from the Jacobabad district of Sindh province on January 15. The girl said she was forced to accept Islam, causing a widespread furore among the Islamic fanatics.
"We are here to raise our voice for every minor girl in Pakistan who has faced injustice, who have been forcibly converted to Islam and then married to Muslim men," said another demonstrator.
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The protest was organised by the Indian diaspora in the UK in collaboration with Lalkar Social Forum. Among the demonstrators included International Friends of Sindh organiser Mir Saleem, who traveled from Germany to participate in the protest.
Some Pakistani clerics want the minor girl to die after she retracted from her previous statement in the court, where she said that she had accepted Islam of her own free will.