Geneva, March 5 -- During the 61st session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva, Jubilee Campaign representative Hulda Fahmi, during an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Torture, highlighted the case of Shagufta Kiran, a Christian woman imprisoned in Pakistan over blasphemy allegations.

Fahmi urged the council to prioritise the repeal of anti-apostasy and blasphemy laws worldwide, noting that many individuals remain imprisoned under what she described as dehumanising conditions for exercising their freedom of conscience.

She specifically called for the release of several religious prisoners, including Kiran, while highlighting the broader impact of such laws on minority communities.

Shagufta Kiran, a Pakis...