INDIA’S SUPREME COURT ORDERS ENQUIRY INTO
ANTI-CHRISTIAN RIOTS
India’s Supreme Court has ordered the state government in Orissa to outline
the steps it is taking to halt violence against Christians that has displaced
over 10,000 people. Thousands are now sheltering under police guard in seven
camps after a wave of brutal attacks that have already left 16 dead. Yesterday
one of these camps was besieged by a Hindu mob of 1,000 people, prompting the
Supreme Court to order the deployment of four more police battalions. The
central government has refrained from intervening, prompting condemnation from
the Pope and the Italian government. A Christian lawyer at Orissa High Court
said Orissa state has failed time and again to protect its Christian minority.
In part, the violence seems to be a reaction to conversions to Christianity
amongst the lowest castes and their determination to become eligible for better
jobs.
Sources: The Guardian (3/9); Christian Today (5/9); Baptist Times (4/9)
Http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/sep/03/india
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