
Pakistani Christians Seek Freedom From Debt Slavery
Organization aims to liberate victims from predatory loans and forced labor in brick kilns.
Organization aims to liberate victims from predatory loans and forced labor in brick kilns.
The act applies to Christians in the Islamabad Capital Territory, a territory in the northwestern area of the Punjab region surrounding Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan.
The Pope’s appeal was on the front pages of Pakistani newspapers Monday. Catholics expressed their gratitude to the Pope for his words toward those affected by the flooding.
Pakistan, a South Asian nation of 220 million people officially known as the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is ranked as the eighth-worst country in the world in which to be a Christian by the charity Open Doors.
‘Forced conversion has become a major tool for the persecution of Christians and Hindus in Pakistan,’ said a representative from the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Pakistan.
An Italian interparliamentary group held a conference in Rome on June 26, shedding light on the failure of Western countries — and especially the European Union — to address human-rights abuses.
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