A cry for help

Published April 18, 2013
A minority Hindu refugee from Pakistan gestures with a placard during a protest outside the United Nations office in New Delhi.
A minority Hindu refugee from Pakistan gestures with a placard during a protest outside the United Nations office in New Delhi.
A young minority Hindu refugee from Pakistan breaks down during a protest outside the United Nations office in New Delhi on April 17, 2013.
A young minority Hindu refugee from Pakistan breaks down during a protest outside the United Nations office in New Delhi on April 17, 2013.
A Pakistani Hindu breaks down as others shout slogans during a protest against alleged human rights violations in Pakistan, outside the United Nation office in New Delhi.
A Pakistani Hindu breaks down as others shout slogans during a protest against alleged human rights violations in Pakistan, outside the United Nation office in New Delhi.
A Pakistani Hindu woman crouches as she participates in a protest against alleged human rights violations in Pakistan, outside the United Nation office in New Delhi.
A Pakistani Hindu woman crouches as she participates in a protest against alleged human rights violations in Pakistan, outside the United Nation office in New Delhi.
An elderly Pakistani Hindus woman makes an appeal during a protest against alleged human rights violations in Pakistan, outside the United Nation office in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, April 17, 2013. A group of Hindus from Sindh area in Pakistan are living in India after leaving their home country a year ago for fear of being persecuted, according to news reports. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
An elderly Pakistani Hindus woman makes an appeal during a protest against alleged human rights violations in Pakistan, outside the United Nation office in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, April 17, 2013. A group of Hindus from Sindh area in Pakistan are living in India after leaving their home country a year ago for fear of being persecuted, according to news reports. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
Pakistani Hindus hold placards as they shout slogans during a protest against alleged human rights violations in Pakistan, outside the United Nation office in New Delhi.
Pakistani Hindus hold placards as they shout slogans during a protest against alleged human rights violations in Pakistan, outside the United Nation office in New Delhi.
A young Pakistani Hindu boy holds a placard during a protest against alleged human rights violations in Pakistan, outside the United Nations office in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, April 17, 2013.
A young Pakistani Hindu boy holds a placard during a protest against alleged human rights violations in Pakistan, outside the United Nations office in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, April 17, 2013.

Hindu refugees from Pakistan and right-wing Hindu activists staged a protest outside the UN office urging for intervention in the rehabilitation of the Hindu minority community living in Pakistan and those who have been forced out of their ancestral homeland in various provinces of the country. — Photos and Text by Agencies

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