Over 50 dalit people have complained to Tiruchirapalli district Collector about police harassment following a dispute over their participation in the annual car festival of a church in the Periyavarseeli village.The villagers came from the neighboring Pokkattakudi Seshasamudram near Lalgudi town on May 13 after police allegedly beat them up over the weekend. The trouble …
John Malhotra Former Lok Sabha Speaker Purno A Sangma, who is contesting the July 19 election for the office of the President, had hardly anything satisfactory or substantial to say about Kandhamal killings, massacre of Graham Staines and anti-conversion law during an interview last week. Appearing on CNN-IBN’s Devil’s Advocate, Sangma was quizzed on his …
Dr. John Dayal New Delhi: Geneva is not the usual place for a government to reassure its people on their future security, but India does have a golden opportunity there during the United Nations-conducted Universal Periodic Review (UPR), which takes place towards the end of May 2012. In a manner of speaking, the UPR, which every …
If a new proposal from the law ministry is approved, registration of marriages in India can be carried on without divulging the religion of the parties concerned. According to sources, the law ministry is bringing an amendment to reform the Births and Deaths Registration Act, 1969. One of the proposals made to the Union Cabinet …
While witnessing to the world is essential for every Christian, it must be done according to Gospel principles, with respect and love for all human beings, states a new document that serves as a protocol for Christian witness in the pluralistic context of India. The document, which was the result of a national level consultation …
Human Rights Council Nineteenth session | Agenda item 3 Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development. Written statement* submitted by the International association for Religious Freedom, a non-governmental organization in general consultative status The Secretary-General has received the following written statement which is …