Chandler Regional Medical Center and Mercy Gilbert Medical Center, AZ, USA.
Health Hum Rights. 2011 Jul 14;13(1):E62-9.
During the catastrophic floods of 2010 in Pakistan, approximately 500 internally displaced families belonging to the Ahmadiyya sect of Islam were denied humanitarian relief. The failure of international agencies and Pakistan's government to protect basic human rights in the context of disaster relief raises profound questions. If all humanitarian work associated with natural disasters must be governed by canons of human rights, how should international agencies deal with legally empowered official discrimination? A review of the history of the Ahmadiyya community in Pakistan reveals decades of state-sanctioned persecution, particularly through its anti-blasphemy laws, and poses a serious challenge to the international community. When effective intervention is predicated on cooperation with state institutions, how can international relief agencies avoid becoming implicated in official discrimination? The denial of flood aid to Pakistan's Ahmadiyya community highlights the need for concerted action in disaster settings to prevent discrimination against vulnerable groups. Discriminatory legislation is not only a violation of basic norms enshrined in international compacts, it is a key problem for disaster relief.
在 2010 年巴基斯坦发生的灾难性洪水中，约有 500 户属于伊斯兰教艾哈迈迪教派的国内流离失所家庭被拒绝提供人道主义救援。国际机构和巴基斯坦政府在灾难救援方面未能保护基本人权，这引发了深刻的问题。如果与自然灾害相关的所有人道主义工作都必须遵循人权规范，那么国际机构应如何应对具有法律授权的官方歧视？对巴基斯坦艾哈迈迪教派历史的审查揭示了几十年来得到国家批准的迫害，特别是通过其反亵渎法，并对国际社会构成严重挑战。当有效的干预取决于与国家机构的合作时，国际救援机构如何避免被牵连到官方歧视中？拒绝向巴基斯坦的艾哈迈迪教派社区提供洪水援助，凸显了在灾难环境中需要采取协调行动，防止对弱势群体的歧视。歧视性立法不仅违反了国际契约中规定的基本规范，也是救灾工作的一个关键问题。
