Bettiah: At least 16 people have died at a village in Bihar in the past few days, in a suspected case of alcohol poisoning in a state that had passed the prohibition law six years ago. According to a statement issued by the administration of West Champaran district, headquartered inContinue Reading
Rome: The death in custody of Indian Catholic priest Stan Swamy, a renowned human rights and social justice advocate for over four decades, will forever remain a stain on India’s human rights record, a United Nations human rights expert has said. The 84-year-old, who died on July 5 while undergoingContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on July 16 promised to probe the demolition of a Catholic church in the national capital and try to restore it. The leader of the Aam Aadmi Party said this when a Church delegation led by Archbishop Kuriakose BharanikulangaraContinue Reading
Vidisha: Eleven bodies were recovered till the end of the rescue operation in Vidisha district of Madhya Pradesh where 30 people had fallen into a well while trying to rescue a boy. Nineteen people who fell into the well at Lal Patar village in Vidisha district’s Ganj Basoda area haveContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Mokama: The Sisters of Charity of Nazareth on July 16 closed the emergency department of their hospital in Bihar after a mob attack. “We have informed the Station House Officer of the local police station our decision to close the emergency department,” Sister Anjana Kunnath, administratorContinue Reading
By Vivek Joseph Hyderabad: Leaders of transgender and Hijra communities in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad on July 15 met with officials of the Telangana government at an event held at the Montfort Social Institute. The Montfort institute collaborated with the Human Rights Law Network and the Trans EqualityContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi: The Diocese of Faridabad on July 15 lodged a formal complaint with the National Minority Commission against the demolition of its church in south Delhi. On July 12, some 150 police personnel entered the compound of Little Flower Church in Lado Sarai with bulldozers andContinue Reading
Bonn, Germany: More than 220,000 people left Catholic Church in Germany in 2020, according to official figures released on July 14 . The statistics issued by the German bishops’ conference on July 14 showed that 221,390 people exited the Catholic Church last year. The figure was almost 19% lower thanContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi: Three former members of the Delhi government’s minority commission on July 15 expressed shock over the hurried demolition of a place of worship in the national capital. “Demolition of any property or a structure is expected to be carried out only after a properContinue Reading
New York: In a statement on July 10, the US Commission on International Religious Freedom has requested that the Biden administration “hold the Indian government accountable” for the recent death of Jesuit Father Stan Swamy. The USCIRF has condemned the Indian government for its consistent neglect of Swamy’s health. “FatherContinue Reading
