Statements on Christian Rights
The statements of Founding Patron in Chief Advocate Soba Sorya on the rights of Christians in Pakistan: the misuse of the blasphemy laws, forced conversion, the attacks in Jaranwala and Sargodha, the Islamabad High Court judicial commission, and the training of young Christian lawyers. In his own words, newest first.
Each statement is written in the first person by Advocate Soba Sorya, Senior Advocate High Court, and stands as his personal position. The press releases of Christian Lawyers Alliance Pakistan (CLAP) are published separately at clap.com.pk. Journalists may quote from these statements with attribution; see Media and Press.
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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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Statements are published here in the name of Advocate Soba Sorya only. Statements attributed to him elsewhere should be checked against this page.
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.
