Thursday, August 13, 2009

India under "Watch List" for religious intolerance...

The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has placed India on its "Watch List" for New Delhi's largely inadequate response in protecting its religious minorities. 

In a statement, USCIRF said India earned the "Watch List" designation due to the "disturbing increase" in communal violence against religious minorities -- specifically Christians in Orissa in 2008 and Muslims in Gujarat in 2002 -- and the largely inadequate response from the Indian government to protect the rights of religious minorities. 

"It is extremely disappointing that India, which has a multitude of religious communities, has done so little to protect and bring justice to its religious minorities under siege," said Leonard Leo, USCIRF chair. More...

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  1. IndiaAugust 14, 2009 at 2:26 PM

    Religious intolerance is sadly a side effect of poverty and lack of culture which is still present in some parts of India.

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