Tag: Human rights
Indian Catholic activist honored for work with Dalits
Arokiasamy has demonstrated “enormous courage and taken grave risks” in his work as he rescued about 25,000 victims in 3,000 incidents
Persecution against Christians on the rise worldwide, says report
Overall, 5,898 Christians were killed, 5,110 churches were attacked or closed, 6,175 Christians were arrested without trial
Hundreds flee to India following clashes in Myanmar’s Chin state
Reports said at least 3,000 people have been displaced in recent days by fighting between local defense groups and government forces
Nun rape case verdict in India evokes sympathy, support for victim
Support and sympathy for a Catholic nun continue to pour in a week after a court in Kerala in India dismissed her case against a bishop
Human life is the most valuable work asset, says Pope Francis
“Workplace safety means safeguarding human resources, which are of inestimable value in the eyes of God"
Philippine Christian youth group warns against mandatory military service
The youth group expressed alarm over the proposal, saying the Philippine military has been “instruments of state-sponsored violence”
Opposing violence against women and children
Reporting sexual abuse and saving the victims with protection and therapy with legal action by victims is essential to fight abuse
Afghanistan the most dangerous place to be Christian, advocacy group says
A takeover of the government by the Taliban has made it even harder — now, impossible— to live openly as a Christian
Christians under attack in India, says new report
There were at least 300 attacks on Christians in India in the past nine months
Pakistani woman sentenced to death for ‘blasphemous’ WhatsApp status
Blasphemy is a hugely sensitive issue in Muslim-majority Pakistan, and laws prohibiting it can carry a potential death sentence
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