Tag: forced conversion
In Pakistan, healing for victims of abduction and forced marriage
The number of cases of forced conversion is increasing at a dangerous pace in Pakistan
India’s Supreme Court declares ‘forced religious conversion’ as threat to security
"It is a very serious issue that affects the nation’s security and freedom of religion and conscience"
Christian minor escapes forced conversion in Pakistan
Religious minorities continue to live in fear in Pakistan where the majority of those forcibly converted are low-caste Hindus and Christians
2,000 Christian, Hindu women, girls kidnapped annually in Pakistan
The International Christian Concern said “persistent advocacy is necessary to influence the Pakistani authorities to change course”
Court in India’s Tamil Nadu state admits forced conversion petition
The Madras High Court admitted the petition and posted the matter to a regular bench on June 6 after the summer vacation ends
Court in Pakistan returns custody of 14-year-old girl to Christian family
An estimated 1,000 women and girls from Pakistan’s Hindu and Christian community are forcibly converted to Islam every year
South Korean nuns arrested for ‘illegal conversions’ in Nepal freed on...
The nuns spent two months in jail after a district court in the city of Pokhara rejected an earlier bail application
Christian rights group, Catholic bishop decry detention of South Korean nuns...
"The arrests … bring into question the future of religious freedom in Nepal," said William Stark the group International Christian Concern
Karnataka bishops raise concern over proposed anti-conversion law
Karnataka chief minister orders check on “forced conversions” after reportedly receiving complaints
Pakistan’s anti-forced conversion bill draws concern from clerics
Religious leaders are objecting to several provisions of the proposed measure, including the minimum age of conversion
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