By Santosh Digal Indian women need better treatment by society and government, says Sister Sujata Jena, a social worker and human rights activist. The member of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary was reacting to a survey report that projected India as the world’s most dangerous country for womenContinue Reading
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Mumbai: The Christian community led a silent protest outside the civic ward office in Bandra West Friday against the proposed takeover of church land for road widening purposes. Around 300 protesters including priests and nuns, NGOs and parishioners of Bandra Deanery joined the rally, some praying with rosary and candles.Continue Reading
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By Matters India Reporter Bangalore: The Council of Catholic Women of India (CCWI) has condemned the gang-rape of five NGO workers in India’s Jharkhand state. “We condemn the increasing incidents of brutality against women and children and resolve to raise the issue at all fora, demanding protection and justice,” JulietContinue Reading
Around 5 million cases were registered every year in India, mostly committed by first-time offendersContinue Reading
Hundreds of thousands of Christians will be affectedContinue Reading
New Delhi: In a first, a Dalit women’s collective organised a side event and offered testimonies of caste-based gender violence, at the 38th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, currently under way in Geneva. The All India Dalit Mahila Adhikar Manch (AIDMAM), a collective of Dalit women andContinue Reading
An 11-member team had gone to Kochang village to hold awareness classesContinue Reading
Bishop Varghese Chakkalakal of Calicut said that minorities have no reason to worry under the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government. Bishop Chakkalakal was addressing the media after meeting V Muraleedharan, BJP Rajya Sabha MP in Kozhikode. The bishop said that top leaders of the BJP including PM Modi cannot beContinue Reading