Britain prime minister should raise at G20 the issue of violence against Christians in India
Campaigners for the Freedom of Religion and Belief:
RELIGIONS NEWS AGENCY (REDNA) – Campaigners for the Freedom of Religion and Belief have held a roundtable discussion in parliament to discuss the British response to violence in the north-east Indian state of Manipur.
The clashes have been between the predominantly Christian Kukis and the mainly Hindu Meiteis and have resulted in 150 deaths and churches and homes being destroyed.
David Campanale, from the International Freedom of Religion or Belief Alliance, is quoted as saying that the PM should raise the issue of religious discrimination in Manipur before any trade deals are signed with India.
Premier Christian News quotes the PM’s Special Envoy on Freedom of Religion or Belief, Fiona Bruce MP, saying her deputy had raised the issue on a recent trip to India and she maintained that the response by the government so far had been “inadequate”.