Tag: forced conversion
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
Indian bishop decries ‘fake news’ about alleged ‘forced conversion’
The prelate said Church institutions and religious missionaries “are at the service of the community without distinction of caste or creed”
Rights group hits forced conversion of Christian girl in Pakistan
Forced conversion of girls is “the most egregious example of modern slavery and religious abuse,” said a human rights group
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