{"id":98456,"date":"2026-07-24T16:08:59","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T16:08:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=98456"},"modified":"2026-07-24T16:08:59","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T16:08:59","slug":"eu-lawmakers-push-special-envoy-on-pakistan-forced-conversions-ahead-of-appeal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/eu-lawmakers-push-special-envoy-on-pakistan-forced-conversions-ahead-of-appeal\/","title":{"rendered":"Legisladores de la UE presionan por un enviado especial sobre las conversiones forzadas en Pakist\u00e1n antes de la apelaci\u00f3n"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Members of the European Parliament are urging Mairead McGuinness, the European Union\u02bcs special envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief, to engage with Pakistan over forced religious conversions as the country\u02bcs Federal Constitutional Court is due to hear 13-year-old Maria Shahbaz\u02bcs appeal on Friday.The calls follow growing concern over reports of the abduction, forced conversion, and marriage of girls from Pakistan\u02bcs Christian and Hindu minority communities. In a resolution passed in the European Parliament on July 9, lawmakers called on\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? 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In a resolution passed in the European Parliament on July 9, lawmakers called on\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-98456","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":71701,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/eu-discusses-increased-christian-persecution-in-south-asia\/","url_meta":{"origin":98456,"position":0},"title":"EU Discusses Increased Christian Persecution in South Asia","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"marzo 3, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The European Parliament came together in Brussels, Belgium, on Dec. 4 to discuss the rising violence against Christians in South Asia. 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