Friday, November 23, 2012

Rights of Indian Christians being denied

Photo: Barnabas Aid
Millions of Indian Christians are being denied their constitutional rights by the government, which is refusing to give them a place in the country's hierarchical caste system.

According to the human rights group, Barnabas Aid the Indian Constitution recognises two groups of historically disadvantaged people, the Scheduled Castes (SCs) and the Scheduled Tribes (STs).

Legislation exists to redress the socio-economic deprivation they have suffered and bolster their rights.

"But Christian Dalits and tribal Christians are being denied this important status on the grounds of their faith," said a spokesperson for the group. Read more

1 comment:

Mr. Mcgranor said...

Such a culture and government is merely a mockery of our/your/somebodies Western values; and as a consequence such insincere inclusion was placed there by people that didn't know any better.