Try refreshing your browser, or Attacks on minority women in Pakistan spark calls to reopen Office of Religious Freedoms closed by Liberals Back to video The office was shut down in 2016 and replaced with the new Office of Human Rights and Freedoms, which the Liberal government said would be more inclusive of all human rights abuses. “I call upon the Prime Minister to re-establish the Office of Religious Freedoms and resolve to work with our allies to end these religious persecutions,” Bergen said. Andrew Bennett, the former Ambassador of the Office of Religious Freedom, said Pakistan has a long-held persecution ideology towards its minority groups. He said discussions about religious minorities in Pakistan were taking place while the Office of Religious Freedom was operating, but those conversations have since ended. The creation of the Office of Religious Freedoms in Canada was inspired by his death.

Source: National Post March 05, 2021 11:03 UTC