Faisalabad, Pakistan, Nov 18, 2011 / 00:52 am
Pakistan’s Christians face a “particularly perilous” situation in prisons and suffer severe discrimination, a local Catholic lawyer says.
Moazzam Aslam Bhatti, who works in Faisalabad, said that Christian prisoners are disadvantaged in the distribution of food, clothing and medicine as well as in their ability to practice their religion.
“This situation must change,” he told Aid to the Church in Need.
Most Christians who face charges cannot secure lawyers because of their poverty and low social position. Increased legal need is necessary to improve the situation.