http://www.christianpost.com/article/20090416/shariah-in-swat-valley-expected-to-worsen-rights-abuse-says-u-s-group/index.html

Shariah law, or Islamic law, officially went into effect in a region in Pakistan this week and will likely result in "egregious" human rights violations, warns a U.S. body in charge of monitoring religious freedom in the world and advising the U.S. government.

Under Taliban-enforced shariah law in North West Frontier Province’s (NWFP) Swat Valley, human rights and religious freedom – especially for women and members of religious minorities – are expected to suffer severely, said the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF).

“The violent, Taliban-associated extremists based in NWFP’s Swat Valley consistently demonstrate their disregard for fundamental human rights, and use public beheadings and beatings as a means of enforcing their control,” said Felice D. Gaer, USCIRF chair, in a statement.