Geneva, March 7 — Lara Delutis, a volunteer with the Sambhali Trust, told the 61st session of the UN Human Rights Council about the struggles of minority migrants who have relocated from Pakistan to India and stressed the importance of grassroots support for these communities.
Speaking to ANI on the sidelines of the session, Delutis said visits to Rajasthan left a strong impression after meeting many women and families who had migrated from Pakistan years earlier. She described how those personal encounters shaped her understanding of the migrants’ needs.
Delutis said Sambhali Trust — a community-based non-profit working in Rajasthan — focuses on asylum seekers in desert areas, offering livelihood programs, education and emergency assistance to help families rebuild their lives.
On why families leave Pakistan, she pointed to religious discrimination as a driving factor, calling it intolerable and a primary reason many felt compelled to depart.
Drawing on her time in India, Delutis also offered a message of compassion and openness. She said she had learned the value of open-hearted conversation and simple gestures such as a namaste, urging people to remember their roots and approach one another with warmth and goodwill.
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