Pakistan: Christian couple on death row for blasphemy

[Tilly lavenas]

Dear Friends,  Please send this letter or in your own words about Shagufta Kausar and Shafqat Emmanuel who face execution for allegedly sending ‘blasphemous’ texts to a mosque cleric.  The threat of violence follows many who are accused of blasphemy, and groups will threaten or kill the accused and other people associated with them, including their lawyers, family members, and members of their own community. 

We couldn’t find an email address for the ambassador in Washington so we’ve included addresses for the embassy’s two political officers. Thanks! Tilly & Guy

 

Punjab Usman Buzdar, Chief Minister,
Chief Minister’s Office
7 Club Road, GOR 1
Lahore

Pakistan
Email: psos...@gmail.com

 
Dear Chief Minister Buzdar
 
I’m deeply worried about Shafqat Emmanuel and Shagufta Kausar, who, as you must know, were convicted of blasphemy and sentenced to death in 2014. They have been in prison for eight years waiting for their appeal hearing.
 
I strongly urge you to release Shafqat and Shagufta and ensure that they and their lawyers are given adequate security upon their release. Pakistan’s blasphemy laws will continue to endanger religious minorities and put lives at risk if they are not repealed.
 
Yours sincerely,
 
Please send a copy to the embassy in your country:
HE Mr Moazzam Ahmad Khan

High Commission for the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
35-36 Lowndes Square
London SW1X 9JN
phcl...@phclondon.org

 
HE Asad Majeed Khan
Embassy of Pakistan
3517 International Court, N.W.
Washington, DC 20008
sal...@embassyofpakistanusa.org  Salman Sharif
fo...@embassyofpakistanusa.org  Fozia Manzoor


For more information about Amnesty’s Urgent Action, 27/21, 4 March 2021, https://www.amnesty.org/download/Documents/ASA3337742021ENGLISH.pdf