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NCSC asks Andhra govt to submit details about action taken over Christian
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 23 (ANI): The National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) on Thursday asked Andhra Pradesh Chief Secretary to submit information on large scale religious conversions of SCs into Christianity in the state within 15 days.
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VHP passes resolutions on illegal conversions, liberation of monasteries,
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Faridabad (Haryana) [India], July 18 (ANI): The Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Sunday passed resolutions for steps to be taken for protection against Coronavirus pandemic, prevention of illegal religious conversions and liberation of Mutt-Mandirs (monasteries and temples).
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Missionaries do funding for religious conversions: MP Minister Usha Thakur
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], July 11 (ANI): Making a controversial statement, Madhya Pradesh Tourism and Culture Minister Usha Thakur on Saturday said missionaries do funding for religious conversions.
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Delhi Bar Council suspends license of lawyer who performed 'Nikah' at his
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): The Bar Council of Delhi (BCD) has suspended the license of a lawyer for allegedly using his chamber for performing Muslim marriage (Nikah) and religious conversions, the Secretary, BCD said on Monday.
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Pak's limited response to COVID-19 marred by lack of transparency, enforce
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 25 (ANI): The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan's (HRCP) annual report on the state of human rights in 2020 claimed that the government's initial response to the COVID-19 pandemic was marred by a lack of transparency and enforcement.
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Pakistan: 13-yr-old Christian girl forcibly converted to Islam, father see
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 16 (ANI): The forced conversion of girls from religious minorities to Islam continues unabated in Pakistan and its latest victim is a 13-year-old Christian girl.
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Overseas Pakistani Christian group holds demonstration against kidnapping,
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
The Hague [Netherlands], June 13 (ANI): Overseas Pakistani Christian alliance organised a demonstration jointly with Global Human Rights Defence (GHRD) against kidnapping, forced conversion, forced marriages of Pakistani minor Christian's girls before Dutch Parliament on Saturday.
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Pakistan witnessed substantial human rights violations in 2020: Report
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], May 4 (ANI): As in preceding years, Pakistan witnessed substantial human rights violations in 2020, from forced conversions of religious minorities and crimes against women to enforced disappearances and curbs on freedom of expression, the Human Rights Commission of Pakist
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Gujarat Assembly passes bill to stop 'love jihad'
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], April 2 (ANI): To bring more stringent punishment against forced religious conversions through marriage, Gujarat Vidhan Sabha passed the 'Gujarat Freedom of Religion Act, 2021' with a majority.
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Gujarat govt to table 'love jihad' bill before Assembly today
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], April 1 (ANI): The state government is set to amend the Gujarat Freedom of Religion Act, 2003 to bring more stringent punishment against forced religious conversions through marriage.
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US Congressman expresses solidarity with Sindhi community as Pak crackdown
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 9 (ANI): Amid the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Pakistan against the Sindhis, US Congressman Adam Schiff has condemned the human rights abuses in Sindh province, including disappearances, torture, forced conversions and extrajudicial killings.
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Haryana to table bill against 'love jihad' in upcoming budget session of A
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], February 26 (ANI): After Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh another Bharatiya Janata Part governed state, Haryana is set to present an anti-conversion bill against religious conversions. The draft of the "love jihad" bill has been prepared and will be present in the upcomin
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