Washington DC: September 7, 2008. 911: The American Friends of Baluchistan will observe the seventh anniversary of the 911 attacks on the U.S. by holding a protest in front of the Pakistan embassy on Sept. 11 at 1200 hrs.
More than 3,000 people from 90 nationalties were killed in the Al Qaeda atta

USA: September 7, 2008. Federation of Indian Christian Organizations in North America is shocked to note that the inhuman events taking place against Christians in Orissa is continuing in spite of assurances from the Centre and the State Governments. The Orissa Government has been reduced to a posi

MULTAN: September 1, 2008. (Khadijah Shah reports) The brick kiln workers staged a rally in favour of their demands organized by the JPCP a Human rights body of Catholic Church nd a large number of laborers participated in it. Over 100 laborers assembled at Chungi NO. 9 and marched towards Chowk Kac

New Delhi, Saturday, 30 August 2008: The All India Muslim Majlis-e Mushawarat (AIMMM) President Dr Zafarul-Islam Khan expressed his concern over the statement issued yesterday by 32 civil society organisations and important personalities in Kashmir expressing their fears that Indian intelligence age

USA: 29 August 2008. Indian Muslim Council-USA (IMC-USA), an advocacy group working toward safeguarding India’s pluralist and tolerant ethos, denounces in the strongest terms, the ongoing massacre of Christians and the killing of the Hindutva leader in the Indian state of Orissa.
According to news

Aarhus, Denmark: August 29, 2008. Mr. Stephen Gosh, leader of SIOE based in Denmark have urged Christians in an Open Letter to oppose introduction of Sharia law in European law. SIOE is a pan-European movement whose motto is “Racism is the lowest form of stupidity! Islamophobia is the height of comm

Lahore, Aug 29: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan has written to Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and NWFP Chief Minister Ameer Haider Hoti, asking them to urgently address the security situation in Swat district, and ensure that the local population is not targeted by a haphazard military op

The Catholic Church is closing all its institutions in India on 29th to protest the burning alive of Christians and destruction of Christian institutions. In expression of our solidarity and to support our grieving community in India, FIACONA will observe prayer vigil in front of the United Nations

USA: August 27, 2008. Federation of Indian Christian Organizations in North America is deeply anguished and tormented by the mindless and macabre events taking place against Christians in Orissa. Every religion of the world condemns and prohibits violence of any kind. According to ibnlive.com with

Lahore August 25: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has demanded that the country’s next president must be non-contentious for democracy to survive.
A statement by HRCP said: HRCP has consistently called for a transition to democracy and the departure of President Musharraf has been a

Federation of Indian Christian Organizations in North America is deeply troubled by the increasing number of incidents of violence against Christians in India. Especially notable are the states of Karnataka and Orissa. Karnataka has had 143 incidents of violence against Christians but the following

The World Sindh Institute, a Washington DC-based justice and human rights advocacy group, wholeheartedly congratulates the people of Pakistan for finally breaking the choke-hold of a notorious military dictator on their freedoms and constitutional rights. The WSI joins millions of Pakistani people

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from a remote area of Balochistan province, that five women were buried alive, allegedly by the younger brother of Mr. Sadiq Umrani, the provincial minister and a prominent leader of the Pakistan People's Party, the ruling party. Howe

Dhaka: August 9, 2008. (JP) After repeated delays, the trial of a Bangladeshi Muslim editor arrested for advocating ties with Israel began in Dhaka on Wednesday.
Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury, editor of the Weekly Blitz, an English-language newspaper published in the Bangladeshi capital, is facing a

Sargodha: August 8, 2008. (Report by Khadijah Shah)Provincial Minister for Human Rights and Minority affairs Punjab, Kamran Michael and Khalil Tahir Sindhu, MPA Punjab, came to Sargodha from Lahore, in a form of procession of nearly 100 motorbikes and 40 to 50 cars, with people holding flags and ban