Targeted Killing of Hazara in Quetta Gains International
Recognition
Quetta, Pakistan: May 19, 2012
International outcry against the human rights abuses in Quetta,
Pakistan have raised awareness for the targeted killing of the Hazara, a Shia
minority. Protestors are mobilizing worldwide under the Hazara People
International Network. Protests have occurred in Brussels, Stockholm, Munich, Sydney,
and Toronto in effort to end the ‘Hazara genocide’ in Pakistan. A Pakistani official
in Stockholm offered condolences for the innocents martyred and that “we will
send word of your sentiments to the appropriate governmental institutions in
Pakistan." Regardless of the Pakistani states’ efforts, protestor Farahnaz
Ispahani said that “being a Hazara or a Shia is enough to earn death” in Pakistan.
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