Freedom of Religion and Belief
IMAGE SOURCE, PTI -The explosions took place during a prayer meeting of the Jehovah’s Witnesses INDIA: Bomb attempt against Jehovah’s Witnesses’ gathering: three dead and dozens injured A former Jehovah’s Witness claims responsibility. After Germany (March 2023)...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
INDIA: Report on Hindu nationalism, legal repression and mob violence International Christian Concern (05.10.2023) – International Christian Concern (ICC) released a report today outlining the concerning religious freedom conditions for Christians and other religious...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
EU-INDIA: Religious freedom in the context of a Free Trade Agreement HRWF (21.09.2023) – On 19 September, the DROI committee held an exchange of views on the human rights dimension of the negotiations on an EU-India Free Trade Agreement. In...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
INDIA: Muslim Law Board’s stand sought on nikah halala The controversial short-term marriage forms are not practiced commonly in India, says the AIMPLB; with regard to minimum age, it adds that Islam allows marriage when boys and girls come of age. By ZIYA US SALAM...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
INDIA: UN experts alarmed by continuing abuses in Manipur UN OHCHR (04.09.2023) – UN experts* today raised the alarm about reports of serious human rights violations and abuses in the Northeast State of Manipur in India, including alleged acts of sexual...