Believing in the destiny of people, of living in peace and justice, the following recommendations are put forward for realizing a vision for a better Pakistan.

National Human Rights Institutions and Human Rights observance

Permanent Commissions for Human Rights and Minorities:

1. We strongly recommend that two independent and permanent Commissions be constituted one for human rights and the other Minorities, with the powers of a Tribunal, which can entertain complaints and a timely redress can be provided.

2. We strongly urge the government to constitute an impartial and independent Commission of Inquiry to study the situation of religious minorities and make recommendations to the government and people of Pakistan.

3. We strongly recommend that the government should invite UN Special Rapportuer on Religious Tolerance, to observe the state of affairs with regard to her mandate and the progress on recommendations made by the former Special Rapportuer after his visit 1995.

4. We strongly recommend that the Chairperson of the National Commission on the Status of Women should be a person from judiciary or civil society. The bureaucracy and politicians should never be a majority as members of such commissions.

We also encourage the government of Pakistan to sign and ratify all international treaties concerning, Civil and political Rights, eradicating Torture, Economic, Social and Cultural rights.

Religious Discrimination:

4. We strongly recommend a constitutional arrangement outlawing religious discrimination which implies an outright rejection of religious discrimination through constitutional amendment and establishing institutions to monitor the implementation of non discrimination as a state policy.

5. In order to eliminate religious discrimination and intolerance the education curriculum must be thoroughly revised.

6. Life, liberty, well-being and properties, places of worship and graveyards should be protected proactively.

7. Religious minorities should be saved from assimilation by upgrading their social and economic status through affirmative action. This implies providing sufficient opportunities for admission in the Colleges and Universities and reservations of quota and employment.

Religious Freedom:

8. The government should provide an equal ground for all religious communities in the media, education and other spheres of national life for propagation of their faith. The law must take its course and justice should be ensured in all incidents which pose threats to religious freedom of the citizens of Pakistan. Stopping state agencies and non-state actors from interfering with people’s right to religious freedom would be an imperative.

Hate Speech:

9. The laws meant to be maintain peace and harmony must be properly implemented.

10. The steps such as stopping provocation through loud speakers banning extremist outfits, and seizing the hate mongering literature must be intensified, evaluated and their success must be ensured.

Discriminatory Legislation:

11. We demand an amendment in the Constitution of Pakistan so that it acknowledges the multi-religious, multi-cultural, multi-national, multi-ethnic linguistic status of the Pakistani society. The Constitution must make no preferences among the citizens on the basis of religion. Therefore; we ask for the repeal of Article 2, Article 31, Article 31-D, Article 41, Article 203, Article 203 A-J, Article 227 and Article 260.

12. We demand a repeal of all legislation in the name of Islam which has been proven to be unjust namely Hudood Ordinance, Blasphemy laws (Section 295 B, C and 298 A, B and C), Law of evidence, Shariat Act 1991, Qanoon-e-Shahadat and Qisas and Diyat Ordinance.

13. We also demand abolition of policies styled on the religious basis e.g. granting 20 extra marks for the ability to remember holy Quran by heart (Hafiz), six months rebate to prisoners on learning Quran and visit of the government functionaries to religious sites on state expanses.

14. We strongly urge the government that prohibition laws should be revised on the basis of present realities of the Pakistan society rather than any religious interpretation.

Blasphemy Laws:

15. Besides repeal of the Blasphemy laws, we demand that the government should pay an appropriate compensation to the victims of Blasphemy laws for their economic, social and psychological loses.

Crimes against women:

16. We demand that a legal protection and remedy should be provided against domestic violence aiming at protecting the women and children.

17. Repeal of all discriminatory laws against women (Hudood Ordinances, Qisas and Diyat Ordinance section 10 and Citizenship Act).

18. We demand that appointments of female human rights officers and
women police in all police stations to curb the crimes against women.

Land Grabbing and Evictions:

19. Protection of Communal Properties Ordinance 2002 should be discussed and tabled in the parliament for enactment. Moreover its implementation in letter and spirit must be ensured so that it does not become a nuisance. Each case of land grabbing of communal property must be properly dealt and punished in accordance with law.

20. We urge the government to consider allotment of land, for housing and agriculture to all members of religious minorities through affirmative actions.

Crimes among Minorities:

21. We strongly recommend that the government should provide subsidy to schools run by religious communities for mass literacy. Institutions such as education foundation established at provincial level should work effectively on these lines.

22. We urge the minority community and their leadership to educate their members for sound and useful citizenship more intensely.