In an atmosphere of increasing animosity towards religious minorities by rightwing groups in India, the Madras High Court in Tamil Nadu state recently delivered a judgement stressing the need for religious tolerance towards other religious practices. The Court was dealing with a writ petition from a Hindu man challenging the permission granted by the Kanyakumari […]
Though Christians are beaten, persecuted, attacked again and again, they have not lost hope, stated Christian human rights activist Asif Bastian, from The Voice of Justice group. He said Christians are ‘repeatedly attacked by Islamic fanatics and criminals with impunity’. Civil society groups in Pakistan called for an end to ‘unabated attacks on people belonging […]
What is happening to the world’s most diverse radio broadcasting service? Not many people know that the Central government is quietly shutting down the ‘autonomous’ regional services of All India Radio. What is interesting is that the local AIR stations are most popular. Why is the Union government shrinking the space for vernacular languages and […]
पटना के गायघाट स्थित महिला रिमांड होम में एक युवती के साथ हुए कस्टोडियल रेप के उजागर होने बाद पटना हाईकोर्ट के द्वारा स्वत: संज्ञान लिए जाने की प्रशंसा करते हुए पद्मश्री सुधा वर्गीज, जानी- मानी सामाजिक-राजनीतिक नेत्री कंचन बाला और सामाजिक कार्यकर्ता तबस्सुम अली , विन्दु कुमारी और प्रतिमा कुमारी ने एक संयुक्त बयान […]
Even as the Winter Olympics opens in Beijing on Friday (4th February), Chinese authorities have detained activists in their homes and sent others to jail. Censors have shut down the social media accounts of prominent critics. Officials have also warned participating athletes that protest could bring prosecution. Chinese citizens and foreign athletes participating in the […]
Fr Cedric Prakash SJ forwards an appeal to all liberal citizens as well as to the Church Outside the St. Michael’s Church in Mahim Mumbai is a powerful slogan. “God will always abide with me, even if I retreat!” In many ways this creative caption sums up the raging controversy on ‘Abide With Me’ that […]
Cedric Prakash SJ, human rights, reconciliation and peace activist/ writer reflects on the recent chain of events taking place in India, and asks a question that has been begging for an answer. ‘The Quint’ (3 January 2022) has an article ‘Events on Christ will end with “Jai Sri Ram”: Behind Church Attacks in Haryana’. The […]
Jesuit activist and social rights campaigner Cedric Prakash SJ examines the latest action in Gujarat against a shelter run by the MC sisters: State actors are trying to implicate the nuns for ‘frauduent and forced conversion’. It is been happening with frightening regularity all over India and particularly in States run by the Bhartiya Janata […]
On this World Food Day- 16th October- Human Rights campaigner Fr Cedric Prakash SJ – gives us serious food for thought. Come 16 October – and the world once again is together as one, to focus on the most basic need for a person’s survival: food! The first ‘World Food Day’ was observed in 1994, […]
The Union Home Minister Amit Shah, on Thursday said that the government is targeting to strengthen the education of Forensic Science in India. The centre is aiming to make it mandatory for forensic teams to visit crime scenes that attract imprisonment of more than 6 years. He admitted that currently India is insufficient in trained […]
Last week in the district of Kandhamal in Odisha four families were kicked out of their own houses. The reason for this was their faith. Their houses were demolished and they were not allowed to access common public resources, such as the village well. Because of this hostile environment some of them had to flee […]
Sir, It was on Aug 11 that a heinous crime took place to a boy merely 16 years old. Difficult to say, that it is fortunate or unfortunate, that the boy ( Nitish Kumar ) died today after going through unbearable suffering for more than 40 days. Who would have thought that one morning would […]
