Christians’ return to Orissa, slow and without security
ICC Note: Important update on how Christians are doing in Orissa, India.
by Nirmala Carvalho
06/18/09 Bhubaneshwar, India (AsiaNews) - “Complete normality is yet to be restored”. Those are the words of vice-chairman of the National Commission for Minorities (NCM), after his visit to the refugee camps in the villages of Baliguda and Raika, in Khandhamal, the district worst hit by anti-Christian violence in Orissa.
During his visit on June 14th and 15th Pinto met with 3 thousand refugees, to personally verify their living conditions and the general situation in the area. The Vice President of the NCM was able to determine progress made in the return of the refugees to their villages. At the end of the two day visit the declared: “It is the government’s duty to ensure that not a single person feels the need to stay in the relief camp”... [Go To Full Story]
