by admin_HRWF | Apr 12, 2021 | Women's Rights & Gender Equality
Forced marriage has long been a problem in India and Pakistan, but the pandemic has made things worse by forcing millions out of work Girls are seen by some as a financial burden from the moment they menstruate. For desperate families, marrying them off seems an easy...
by admin_HRWF | Mar 10, 2021 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
By Nirmala Carvalho Hindu nationalists in the state legislature voted the bill on 8 March as a gift to women. For the president of the Global Council of Indian Christians, the law “promotes hatred, divisions and tensions between different communities”, and...
by admin_HRWF | Feb 24, 2021 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
Vijayesh Lal, leader of the Evangelical Fellowship of India, says Christians are making a difference in times of Covid-19: “Local churches are providing relief to their neighbouring communities”. Evangelical Focus (22.02.2021) –...
by admin_HRWF | Feb 5, 2021 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
Christian leaders want all eight Indian states to repeal their anti-conversion laws to ensure religious freedom UCA News reporter, New Delhi – (03.02.2021) – https://bit.ly/2N1Lt9q – The Indian government, run by the pro-Hindu Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP),...
by admin_HRWF | Jan 13, 2021 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
While a common feature of all three laws is the declaration of such marriages as “null and void” and the penalising of conversions done without the prior approval of the state, they differ in the quantum of punishment prescribed and other things. By Apurva...
