Preventing and addressing violence and atrocities against minorities 2014, para. 9
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Sectarian killings of religious minorities reportedly rose by more than one fifth in Pakistan in 2013. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan stated that 687 people had been killed in over 200 sectarian attacks, 22 per cent more than in 2012, while 1,319 people had been injured, a 46 per cent rise. In Bangladesh, numerous violent attacks have been targeted at members of the Hindu minority on the basis of their religion, as raised in a press release by several mandate holders in March 2013, and attacks continue to date.