#RedWednesday Petition

Raped, forced to marry and convert, and now facing death threats, Christian girl Maira Shahbaz, 14, from Pakistan, urgently needs asylum

Maira and her family are in hiding from extremists who accuse her of apostasy and want her dead. The family are in immediate danger.

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Her case is ongoing. Regardless of what the court eventually decides, Maira’s life will forever be in danger. There is the threat of honour killing. Extremists in Pakistan consider her an apostate and will kill her at the first chance. Her lawyer said men have been looking for her, knocking on doors and asking for her whereabouts.

Maira’s life is in constant danger because she is condemned as an apostate by her abductor and his supporters. Unless Maira and her family can leave Pakistan they will always be at risk of being killed.

—Sumera Shafique, lawyer for Maira Shahbaz

Petition Consent
- I wish to add my name to the Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) petition calling on Prime Minister Boris Johnson to grant UK asylum to Maira and her family. For more details about Maira’s case click here
- I would like regular email updates about Maira, ACN advocacy cases like hers, and other work being done by the charity
#RedWednesday Parliamentary event
- I would like to attend ACN’s online #RedWednesday Parliamentary Event on 25th November 2020 at 4.30pm BST at which we are due to hear from Maira herself. Please register here
Report Copy
- I would like to receive 1 copy of ACN’s Set Your Captives Free report – released on #RedWednesday 25th November 2020 – which tells the story of Maira and others like her: men, women, girls and boys unjustly detained for their faith.
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Raped, forced to marry and convert, and now facing death threats, Christian girl Maira Shahbaz, 14, from Pakistan, urgently needs asylum

Maira’s life is in constant danger because she is condemned as an apostate by her abductor and his supporters. Unless Maira and her family can leave Pakistan they will always be at risk of being killed.

—Sumera Shafique, lawyer for Maira Shahbaz

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