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Human Rights team from Canada to go to Taliban affected Pakistan
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by sehgalviveka | May 30, 2009 at 09:39 am
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Edmonton MP Tim Uppal talked about his visit to refugee camps in Pakistan on 101.3FM Click to Hear
On the heels of a conference by SAHRA on Sunday May 17th, Tim Uppal, Member of Parliament took off to Pakistan to see the situation in Pakistan refugee camps first hand and now a delegation is on its way to Pakistan to see first hand human rights violations by taliban
Click here to see news in " The Hindu " on SAHRA round table.
Tim Uppal was the first non-Pakistan politician to visit the victims of the Taliban in Pakistan earlier this week. Tim Uppal was in Pakistan for 2 days to visit the camps where the internally displaced people are living. He visited camps in Mardan, Swabi, and Gurdwara Panja Sahib in Hasan Abdal. Tim Uppal said "The government of Pakistan has rightfully taken military action against the Taliban who had been harassing and persecuting religious minorities such as Sikhs, Christians, and Hindus. Canadians are very concerned for these people who have been forced out of their homes. It was important for me to get a first hand look at their living conditions. The international community will need to support Pakistan in this effort against the Taliban by helping the millions of internally displaced people"
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"We are putting together a group consisting of Volunteer inspectors from SAHRA, media personnel, and Gurudwara President will visit Pakistan to assess the situation and plight of refugees first hand", said Shan Padda of SAHRA ( South asians for Human Rights Association.)
Speaking to this reporter today via phone, " We at SAHRA condemn the atrocities committed on minorities by the taliban.There are definite Human right violations by the Taliban on the people in Pakistan and the world community should come together to help the affected citizens and address the Human right violations by Taliban"said SAHRA chair Roger Nair.
SAHRA is a Human Rights Organization that helps spread the knowledge of Human rights.There are 30 human rights under the UN charter but the awareness is generally not there.
SAHRA is dedicated to helping individuals and or group of individuals whose human rights have been violated.
An Adopt a tent program is under way by SAHRA for facilitating IDP refugees .
Donations can be made at: TD Bank
IDP Relief Fund
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Account number = 500-3534
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at 11:17 on May 31st, 2009
Minorities don't have rights in Islamic Republic of Pakistan
at 20:47 on June 1st, 2009
why dont you go and look whats happening in india.. they burn alive christians and kill many low class hindus sikhs not too long ago.. ..its easy to critizing when you are not living somwhere you never had experience .. Pakistan army have many hindu sikh christian parsi doctors they living side by side in society . any doubt go find by yourself you are more then welcome i promise you will back with handfull of experience
at 22:49 on May 31st, 2009
The human right is very important to a democratic and peacefull society.
Hope no war and no crime in our planet.
at 05:53 on June 15th, 2009
Excellent article, and I would like to know more about this org. Sahra. I didn't know we had human rights orgs. Like this in canada