PETITION TO THE INDIAN AMBASSADOR TO IRELAND Seeking action to stop the ongoing attacks by Hindu extremists on Christians in India Signed by 17 TDs and Senators CHURCH IN CHAINS PO Box 10447, Glenageary, Co. Dublin, Ireland T 01-282 5393 E info@churchinchains.ie W www.churchinchains.ie
TEXT OF PETITION TO INDIAN AMBASSADOR ABOUT THE PERSECUTION OF CHRISTIANS IN INDIA I write, as a member of the Oireachtas, to express my deep concern at the fact that Christians in India face violent attacks from Hindu extremists on an ongoing basis. I understand that the incidence of such attacks has been growing alarmingly in recent years – over 700 such incidents were reported in 2017 according to figures provided by Church in Chains to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs earlier this year and anti-Christian violence has continued on a weekly basis throughout 2018 . It is clear based on the multiplicity of reports from monitoring agencies, including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, that attackers are generally acting with impunity and are rarely arrested. I am disappointed to learn that, to date, you have not responded to many expressions of concern about this issue and failed to respond to an invitation to appear before the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs. I ask that you convey our appeal to your government to take effective action to combat the attackers, protect the victims and promote religious freedom. CHURCH IN CHAINS PO Box 10447, Glenageary, Co. Dublin, Ireland T 01-282 5393 E info@churchinchains.ie W www.churchinchains.ie
TDs and Senators who signed petition to Indian Ambassador calling for protection for Indian Christians From top left to bottom right: Bobby Aylward TD, Senator Ivana Bacik, Seán Barrett TD, Pat Casey TD, Joan Collins TD, Noel Grealish TD, Seán Haughey TD, Senator Kevin Humphreys, John Lahart TD, Mattie McGrath TD, Kevin Moran TD, Senator Rónán Mullen, Senator David Norris, Maureen O’Sullivan TD, Willie Penrose TD, Eamon Ryan TD, Robert Troy TD. CHURCH IN CHAINS PO Box 10447, Glenageary, Co. Dublin, Ireland T 01-282 5393 E info@churchinchains.ie W www.churchinchains.ie
FIVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PERSECUTION OF CHRISTIANS IN INDIA 1. What will happen to this petition and when can we expect to receive a response? 2. What is your government going to do to stop the attacks on Christians? 3. Do you support anti-conversion laws or do you view them as a threat to religious freedom? 4. Why has India has been designated as Country of Particular Concern by the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom? 5. Why is anti-Christian violence increasing under the present government? CHURCH IN CHAINS PO Box 10447, Glenageary, Co. Dublin, Ireland T 01-282 5393 E info@churchinchains.ie W www.churchinchains.ie
1 st Quarter Report 2020 PERSECUTION RELIEF has recorded and served PERSECUTION INCIDENTS Since Jan 2016 to Mar 2020 6
�nnual Report 201� TYPES OF PERSECUTION JANUARY TO DECEMBER 2019 199 104 85 Incidents Incidents Incidents Threats, Physical Church A�ack. Harassment & Violence In�mida�on. 28 17 52 Incidents Incidents Incidents Boyco� & Church Arrested Discrimina�on Building Burnt 06 04 20 Incidents Incidents Incidents Ghar Wapsi Murdered Others ��
�nnual Report 201� PERSECUTION STATISTICS STATE WISE 2019 527 INCIDENTS UP TN KA MH BR MP WB 109 75 32 31 30 27 26 U�ar Pradesh Ta�il Nadu �arnata�a Maharashtra Bihar Madhya Pradesh �est Bengal OD CG TS KL AP GJ DL 22 21 20 20 17 15 12 Chha�sgarh Odisha Telangana Kerala �ndhra Pradesh �u�arat �elhi HR JK PB HP RJ UK JH 6 6 5 12 9 9 8 �har�hand �aryana Jammu & Kashmir Pun�a� Himachal Pradesh Ra�asthan U�ar�hand TR HR ML MN AR AN PY 4 3 2 2 2 1 1 Tripura �a�an � �iu Meghalaya Manipur �runachal Pradesh �nda�an Islands Puducherri PERSECUTION STATISTICS MONTH WISE 2019 (527 incidents) JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC 45 45 40 27 23 29 35 58 63 46 69 47 ��
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