Statements
Statements of Founding Patron in Chief Advocate Soba Sorya on the rights of Christians in Pakistan.
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Forty years at the bar: what 1982 taught me about faith and the law
Lessons from the lower courts of 1982, the High Court in 1996, and a life in which faith and the law were never separate.
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Raising the next generation of Christian advocates in Pakistan
Scholarships, mentoring and a seat beside a senior in court: how the Alliance raises young Christian advocates from poor families.
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The real CLAP in Pakistan: one Alliance, one founder, one record
There is one Christian Lawyers Alliance Pakistan, one founder and one record. How a family in trouble can know it has reached us.
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Why I founded Christian Lawyers Alliance Pakistan (CLAP) in 2020
After nearly four decades at the bar, why I gathered believing lawyers in Lahore in 2020 and what I wanted the Alliance to be.
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The Islamabad High Court judicial commission on blasphemy law abuse: a Founding Patron in Chief’s response
Why CLAP welcomed the Islamabad High Court commission on blasphemy law misuse, what it should examine, and what we will submit.
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Jaranwala, one year on: what the law owes the burned churches
One year after churches were burned in Jaranwala, what the law of Pakistan owes the community: prosecution, compensation, rebuilding.
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Sargodha and the pattern of mob violence against Pakistani Christians
A rumour, a crowd, and police who arrive too late. Naming the pattern behind mob violence against Christians so that it can be broken.
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Forced conversion of minor girls: the first hours decide everything
FIR, birth and school certificates, habeas corpus, age determination and a protection order: what to do when a Christian girl is taken.
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A false blasphemy accusation is a sentence before the trial: what a Senior Advocate does in the first 48 hours
The practical steps a family and its lawyer must take in the first two days after a blasphemy accusation, before the crowd decides the case.
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Why Pakistan’s Christians need Christian lawyers in Pakistan
Why a small, poor community needs advocates who share its faith, and why I serve as Patron in Chief of Christian lawyers in Pakistan.
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Write to the office of the Patron in Chief
For legal aid, a forced conversion or blasphemy case, a press enquiry or an invitation to speak. Every message reaches the office of Founding Patron in Chief Advocate Soba Sorya in Lahore.
