Forced Conversions

Documentation of coerced religious conversion cases drawn from NGO reports, UN human rights bodies, and judicial records. Each entry notes the legal status of the case and the documented state response.

2 entries documented

Forced Conversion2021-10-13

Documented Violence and Forced Conversion Against Hindu Minorities in Bangladesh (2021 onwards)

Minority rights organisations including Hindu American Foundation and the Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council documented incidents of violence, property seizure, and forced conversion targeting Hindu communities in Bangladesh following the October 2021 communal violence in Comilla. State prosecutorial response has been partial.

ongoingBangladeshHindu minoritycommunal violence

Forced Conversion2023-01-01

Documented Forced Conversions of Minority Women in Pakistan (2023 Report)

The USCIRF 2023 Annual Report and NGO documentation by the Movement for Solidarity and Peace identified at least 1,000 cases annually of Hindu, Christian, and Sikh girls and women in Pakistan subjected to abduction, forced marriage, and forced conversion to Islam, concentrated in Sindh and Punjab provinces.

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