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Goanetter Francis Rodrigues (Vasco/Toronto) book launch in
London, England @ the World Goa Day festivities on 15 Aug at 7pm
Details http://www.konkanisongbook.com
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Excerpts:
The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has placed
India on its "Watch List" for New
Delhi's<http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/india/US-body-puts-India-under-Watch-List-on-religious-freedom-/articleshow/4888149.cms#>largely
inadequate response
in protecting its religious minorities.
In a statement, USCIRF said India earned the "Watch List" designation due to
the "disturbing increase" in communal violence against religious minorities
-- specifically Christians in Orissa in 2008 and Muslims in Gujarat in 2002
-- and the largely inadequate response from the Indian government to protect
the rights of religious minorities.
"It is extremely disappointing that India, which has a multitude of
religious communities, has done so little to protect and bring justice to
its religious minorities under siege," said Leonard Leo, USCIRF chair.
USCIRF's India chapter was released this week to mark the first anniversary
of the start of the anti-Christian violence in Orissa.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/india/US-body-puts-India-under-Watch-List-on-religious-freedom-/articleshow/4888149.cms
