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...
by admin_HRWF | Jan 12, 2021 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
South Korean jailed along with three other suspects. Morning Star News (04.01.2021) – https://bit.ly/38DdY5i – A Korean Christian and three nationals of India are in jail in Uttar Pradesh state, accused of fraudulent conversion attempts while...
by admin_HRWF | Nov 9, 2020 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
Father Stanilaus Lourduswamy, along with 15 others, allegedly conspired with Maoist rebels to destabilize the federal government in what critics have called ‘absurd.’ By Anto Akkara National Catholic Register (03.11.2020) – https://bit.ly/2UbhZG8...
by admin_HRWF | Sep 29, 2020 | Women's Rights & Gender Equality
The 19-year-old victim was gang raped by four men in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras town, about 100km from New Delhi. Al Jazeera (29.09.2020) – https://bit.ly/34cR2GZ – A woman died in hospital in the Indian capital, New Delhi, on Tuesday, weeks after...
by admin_HRWF | Sep 2, 2020 | LGBTQI People and Human Rights
Trans people are often rejected by families and denied jobs, education and healthcare. By Annie Banerji Thomson Reuters Foundation (25.08.2020) – https://tmsnrt.rs/2EGln85 – Discrimination, housing and the impact of COVID-19 are among the top...
