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PETITION TO THE INDIAN AMBASSADOR TO IRELAND Seeking action to stop the ongoing attacks by Hindu extremists on Christians in India Signed by 17 TDs and Senators CHURCH IN CHAINS PO Box 10447, Glenageary, Co. Dublin, Ireland T 01-282 5393 E


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PETITION TO THE INDIAN AMBASSADOR TO IRELAND

Seeking action to stop the ongoing attacks by Hindu extremists on Christians in India Signed by 17 TDs and Senators

CHURCH IN CHAINS PO Box 10447, Glenageary, Co. Dublin, Ireland T 01-282 5393 E info@churchinchains.ie W www.churchinchains.ie

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TEXT OF PETITION TO INDIAN AMBASSADOR ABOUT THE PERSECUTION OF CHRISTIANS IN INDIA

I write, as a member of the Oireachtas, to express my deep concern at the fact that Christians in India face violent attacks from Hindu extremists on an ongoing basis. I understand that the incidence of such attacks has been growing alarmingly in recent years – over 700 such incidents were reported in 2017 according to figures provided by Church in Chains to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs earlier this year and anti-Christian violence has continued on a weekly basis throughout 2018. It is clear based on the multiplicity of reports from monitoring agencies, including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, that attackers are generally acting with impunity and are rarely arrested. I am disappointed to learn that, to date, you have not responded to many expressions of concern about this issue and failed to respond to an invitation to appear before the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs. I ask that you convey our appeal to your government to take effective action to combat the attackers, protect the victims and promote religious freedom.

CHURCH IN CHAINS PO Box 10447, Glenageary, Co. Dublin, Ireland T 01-282 5393 E info@churchinchains.ie W www.churchinchains.ie

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TDs and Senators who signed petition to Indian Ambassador calling for protection for Indian Christians From top left to bottom right: Bobby Aylward TD, Senator Ivana Bacik, Seán Barrett TD, Pat Casey TD, Joan Collins TD, Noel Grealish TD, Seán Haughey TD, Senator Kevin Humphreys, John Lahart TD, Mattie McGrath TD, Kevin Moran TD, Senator Rónán Mullen, Senator David Norris, Maureen O’Sullivan TD, Willie Penrose TD, Eamon Ryan TD, Robert Troy TD.

CHURCH IN CHAINS PO Box 10447, Glenageary, Co. Dublin, Ireland T 01-282 5393 E info@churchinchains.ie W www.churchinchains.ie

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FIVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PERSECUTION OF CHRISTIANS IN INDIA

  • 1. What will happen to this petition and when can we

expect to receive a response?

  • 2. What is your government going to do to stop the

attacks on Christians?

  • 3. Do you support anti-conversion laws or do you view

them as a threat to religious freedom?

  • 4. Why has India has been designated as Country of

Particular Concern by the United States Commission

  • n International Religious Freedom?
  • 5. Why is anti-Christian violence increasing under the

present government?

CHURCH IN CHAINS PO Box 10447, Glenageary, Co. Dublin, Ireland T 01-282 5393 E info@churchinchains.ie W www.churchinchains.ie

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6 1st Quarter Report 2020

has recorded and served

PERSECUTION RELIEF

PERSECUTION

INCIDENTS

Since Jan 2016 to Mar 2020

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  • nnual Report 201

JANUARY TO DECEMBER 2019

TYPES OF

PERSECUTION

Incidents

199

Threats, Harassment & Inmidaon.

Incidents

52

Arrested

Incidents

28

Boyco & Discriminaon

Incidents

17

Church Building Burnt

Incidents

06

Ghar Wapsi

Incidents

04

Murdered

Incidents

20

Others

Incidents

85

Physical Violence

Incidents

104

Church Aack.

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  • Uar Pradesh

UP 109

Tail Nadu

TN 75

Madhya Pradesh

MP 27 WB 26

est Bengal ndhra Pradesh

AP 17

uarat

GJ 15

Bihar

BR 30

elhi

DL 12

harhand

JH 12

aryana

HR 9 JK 9

Jammu & Kashmir arnataa

KA 32

Maharashtra

MH 31

Odisha

OD 22

Chhasgarh

CG 21

Telangana

TS 20

Kerala

KL 20

Puna

PB 8

Himachal Pradesh

HP 6

Raasthan

RJ 6

Uarhand

UK 5

Tripura

TR 4

aan iu

HR 3

Meghalaya

ML 2

Manipur

MN 2

runachal Pradesh

AR 2

ndaan Islands

AN 1

Puducherri

PY 1

PERSECUTION STATISTICS STATE WISE 2019

PERSECUTION STATISTICS MONTH WISE 2019 (527 incidents)

527 INCIDENTS

JAN 45 FEB 45 MAR 40 APR 27 MAY 23 JUN 29 JUL 35 AUG 58 SEP 63 OCT 46 NOV 69 DEC 47

nnual Report 201