{"id":248,"date":"2018-12-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-12-28T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.britishasianchristians.org\/full-previous-archive\/2018\/12\/28\/uk-foreign-office-commissions-report-on-global-christian-persecution-to-compensate-on-failure-to-protect-asia-bibi\/"},"modified":"2023-04-30T05:25:54","modified_gmt":"2023-04-30T04:25:54","slug":"uk-foreign-office-commissions-report-on-global-christian-persecution-to-compensate-on-failure-to-protect-asia-bibi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.britishasianchristians.org\/full-previous-archive\/uk-foreign-office-commissions-report-on-global-christian-persecution-to-compensate-on-failure-to-protect-asia-bibi\/","title":{"rendered":"UK Foreign office commissions report on Global Christian persecution to compensate on failure to protect Asia Bibi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>UK Foreign Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, has commissioned an independent, global review into the persecution of Christians worldwide. A report that BPCA and     many other NGOs&nbsp; have been petitioning for a period of longevity. BPCA welcomes this incredibly positive     overture from the UK government. <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1252\" height=\"704\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kwZWewqQiOo\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\"><\/iframe><br \/>    Wilson Chowdhry speaking on BBC National news in the wake of the commissioning of the new persecution report.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> This unprecedented review will be led by the Bishop of Truro, the Rt Rev Philip Mountstephen. The objectives of the review are to gain a deeper understanding<br \/>\n    of global Christian persecution and to provide pragmatic steps and recommendations to remediate the problems that Christians under threat experience.<br \/>\n    An annual survey undertaken by Open Doors states that North Korea, Afghanistan, Somalia, Sudan and Pakistan&nbsp;experience the greatest Christian<br \/>\n    persecution, however, Christian persecution happens in numerous countries.<\/p>\n<p> This seeming about-face by the UK government can be juxtaposed against its reprehensible refusal of asylum to persecuted Pakistani Christian mother<br \/>\n    of five, Asia Bibi. Perhaps this is the UK\u2019s way of redeeming itself in the eyes of the world who remain shocked that one of the most powerful nations<br \/>\n    on earth, often lauded for its human rights record, would turn its back on a desperate Christian woman while controversially welcoming home jihadi<br \/>\n    brides and IS soldiers. Despite a BPCA poll suggesting that a huge majority of British people polled would prefer Asia Bibi as a neighbour than Jihadi<br \/>\n    John.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p> In the preceding years BPCA have held and attended many conferences and meetings on the matter of Christian persecution with various groups including:<br \/>\n    the All Party Parliamentary Group for International Religious Freedom or Belief, the All Party Parliamentary Group for Pakistani Minorities and the<br \/>\n    All Party Parliamentary Group for Ahmadis and we have also consistently collaborated with other faiths to have minority repression recognised.<\/p>\n<p> In the past Lord Alton has expressed his fears that getting Britain to conduct such an investigation into Christian persecution was unlikely because<br \/>\n    it wouldn\u2019t satisfy the \u201cPC\u201d brigade who continue to turn a blind eye to Christian suffering. Following this BPCA submitted a report highlighting the<br \/>\n    fact that there are some nations that Christians simply cannot seek asylum in because it is too dangerous and they will be re-persecuted attempting<br \/>\n    to express the need of a heightened risk-assessment for Christian asylum in the west, while moving away from equally true arguments that Christians<br \/>\n    are proven to align better with western Judeo-Christian values.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p> Lord Alton wisely proffered the suggestion that BPCA alter its framework when dealing with and discussing the plight of Christians worldwide \u2013 he<br \/>\n    suggested it was more accurate to speak of their persecution in terms of genocide because Christians indeed are exposed to genocidal practices<a href=\"http:\/\/ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk\/could-the-uk-lead-the-efforts-to-prevent-and-prosecute-the-acts-of-genocide\/\"><strong> (click here)<\/strong><\/a>.<br \/>\n    Though this would help with many Christians those suffering in Pakistan would still be ignored due to not being a nation that is war torn and it is<br \/>\n    hard to prove state-sponsored hatred due to the devious politics in Pakistan, so we have had to continue with our demand for the recognition of Christian<br \/>\n    persecution.&nbsp;According to Open Doors, 215 million Christians are persecuted worldwide and 250 Christians are killed per month for their faith.<br \/>\n    How does this staggering statistic not shock people into action and expose deeply entrenched hatred towards Christians globally?<\/p>\n<p> Persecution of Christians in Pakistan is pervasive. While there are numerous examples of Christian persecution this article will illuminate a few<br \/>\n    pertinent instances. Firstly, despite the enactment of anti slavery laws in 1992, pursuant to the Bonded Labor System (Abolition) Act 1992, there remain<br \/>\n    1 million Pakistani-Christian brick-kiln slaves that lead lives of indentured servitude. In the preceding 6 years there have been 11 terror attacks<br \/>\n    targeting Christians, including the horrific Peshawar Church bombing in 2013 which killed 129 people. There have also been countless mob attacks including<br \/>\n    Gojra, Gujranwala and St Joseph\u2019s Colony.<\/p>\n<p> Furthermore, Asia Bibi is not the only blasphemy victim \u2013 there are currently 40 blasphemy cases on foot and despite only comprising 2% of the population,<br \/>\n    over half of these cases involve Ahmadi and Christian defendants and we produced a list of 16 Christians convicted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.britishpakistanichristians.org\/blog\/blasphemy-victims-like-asia-bibi-spend-another-christmas-alone\"><strong>(here)<\/strong><\/a>.<br \/>\n    This is a clear illustration that these laws are used as weapons to repress already marginalised minorities. All across Pakistan, particularly in Karachi,<br \/>\n    blasphemy laws are used to usurp proprietary and other rights. They are also used to settle personal vendettas, satiate the macabre desires of diabolical<br \/>\n    Imams and repress an already voiceless, marginalised segment of the population.<\/p>\n<p> There are countless other examples of Christian persecution in Pakistan. According to Muslim NGO (the Movement for Solidarity and Peace), 700 Christian<br \/>\n    girls are kidnapped, raped and forced into Islamic marriage every year and 300 Hindu girls suffer the same fate. Although BPCA regards this as a conservative<br \/>\n    statistic, it is elucidatory of the endemic problems in Pakistan and provides welcome independent evidence. In the month of August alone there have<br \/>\n    been 14 documented cases of severe persecution and human rights violations against Christians. This included the murder of four Christians: Vicky Salem<br \/>\n    in Lahore, Amara in Sheikhupura, Yousaf Masih in Okara and Mehwish Shaukhat in Hyderabad.<\/p>\n<p>Discrimination, prejudice and hatred is inculcated and indoctrinated at the educational level from a young age. According to a study conducted by the<br \/>\n    United States Commission for International Religious Freedom in 2013, Christians are demonised, caricatured and portrayed as spies for the West in<br \/>\n    national curriculum textbooks.&nbsp;Hindus are also portrayed as traitorous and equally caricatured and stereotyped. Therefore, prejudicial attitudes<br \/>\n    need to be challenged from the educational level. BPCA notes that the UK sends 225 million pounds per year to Pakistan for holistic education. Perhaps<br \/>\n    the review could alter the UK aid programme to lever changes ensuring that (a) prejudicial attitudes are not expressed in national curriculum textbooks<br \/>\n    and that (b) a proportion of funds is earmarked to ensure the disparity between Muslim and Christians education is tackled &#8211; currently there is a 7%<br \/>\n    literacy rate in the Christian minority.<\/p>\n<p>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/shCDmVoNV2s\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p> Christian persecution is not unique to Islamic nations. Open Doors reveals that due to burgeoning Hindu Nationalism India is now 11<sup>th<\/sup> on<br \/>\n    its list of countries where Christians are most persecuted. While the source of Christian persecution depends on the location in India, the prime perpetrators<br \/>\n    of Christian persecution are Hindu radical groups including: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), Shiv Sena and Vishya<br \/>\n    Hindu Parishad (VHP). Hindu radicals also dominate the central government in New Delhi. In Muslim-majority areas, Christians experience persecution<br \/>\n    at the hands of the Muslim majority. In the poorer regions of the country (Bihar, Jharkand and Chhattisgarh), the Naxalite movement (Maoist rebels)<br \/>\n    also persecutes Christians.<\/p>\n<p> Indeed, there are numerous examples of Christian persecution in India. In November 2016, a pastor and his family showed a Jesus film to their village.<br \/>\n    When they returned to their home it had been burnt to the ground. In May 2017, seven pastors were arrested for hosting a prayer meeting in a follower\u2019s<br \/>\n    home in Uttar Pradesh <a href=\"https:\/\/www.britishpakistanichristians.org\/BlogRetrieve.aspx?PostID=787623&amp;A=SearchResult&amp;SearchID=1307148&amp;ObjectID=787623&amp;ObjectType=55\"><strong>(click here)<\/strong><\/a>.<br \/>\n    Last year Pastor Sultan was shot outside his church <a href=\"https:\/\/www.britishpakistanichristians.org\/BlogRetrieve.aspx?PostID=771482&amp;A=SearchResult&amp;SearchID=1307150&amp;ObjectID=771482&amp;ObjectType=55\"><strong>(click here)<\/strong><\/a>.&nbsp;These<br \/>\n    are very frightening and tangible examples of avid and growing Christian persecution around the world.<\/p>\n<p> As another example, the Egyptian Christian church (overwhelmingly comprised of orthodox Coptics), is under constant threat. Open Doors ranks Egypt<br \/>\n    as the 17<sup>th<\/sup> most dangerous country for Christians. Over 75 Christians died in extremist attacks in 2017 alone in Egypt.<\/p>\n<p>It is also worth noting that is it simply not safe for Christians in UN asylum camps, particularly because of the tenuous relationship that they have<br \/>\n    with other asylum seekers, especially Muslim asylum seekers who are adamant on converting them.<\/p>\n<p> One only needs to look at the atrocious situation in the Moria UN Camp on Lesbos Island in Greece. The camp is comprised of a majority Muslim population<br \/>\n    and Christians suffer extreme persecution including: being prevented from holding worship services, tents being burnt to the ground, forced conversions,<br \/>\n    bullying and harassment. If they escape the camp they are subject to Greece\u2019s \u201cgeographic restriction\u201d policy (which the UNHCR abides) where they are<br \/>\n    forced to return to the camp where they were originally re-persecuted, before their application for asylum will be assessed. Exceptions only apply<br \/>\n    where the applicant has a severe health condition <a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianpost.com\/news\/christians-barred-asylum-leaving-refugee-camp-harassment-muslim-migrants.html\"><strong>(click here)<\/strong><\/a>.<br \/>\n    BPCA has called on the UN and Greek Authorities to review this dangerous policy which sees Christians return to conditions of persecution and believe<br \/>\n    the UK report could shed light on this matter.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p> BPCA Chairman, Wilson Chowdhry, wrote an email to Greece&#8217;s Ambassador to the United Kingdom Dimitris Caramitsos asking for a change to the current<br \/>\n    policy. Chowdhry wrote:<\/p>\n<p> <span style=\"color: rgb(79, 129, 189);\">\u201cThe majority of Christian refugees escape but are being refused asylum by Greek authorities who only consider adverse health as a mitigating factor     and not Christian persecution,&#8221; Chowdhry&#8217;s email continued. &#8220;We are seeking your help in obtaining a change in the current Greek policy in which the     risk of proven re-persecution of Christians counts as a mitigating factor for asylum assessment for escapees of Moria Camp.&#8221; <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Caramitsos has hitherto not responded to Chowdhry&#8217;s email.<\/p>\n<p> When Lord Alton and BPCA Chairman Wilson Chowdhry travelled to Thailand circa 3 years ago to seek help for the swathes of Pakistani-Christian asylum<br \/>\n    seekers in desperate need of help, they met with Special Protection Officer Peter Trotter. At that time there were approximately 7000 Pakistani Christians<br \/>\n    in dire need of help. They asked Peter Trotter, \u201cWhy is it so difficult for Pakistani Christians to seek asylum?\u201d the answer given was that the UNHCR<br \/>\n    follows Britain\u2019s policy wherein it is stated that Christians only suffer \u201csevere discrimination\u201d and not \u201cpersecution\u201d despite avid anecdotal evidence<br \/>\n    that they are exposed to significant genocidal practices.&#8221; Lord Alton and Mr Chowdhry were equally appalled that the UN had not even bothered to undertake<br \/>\n    their own analysis of the situation.&nbsp; Thailand a country once believed to be extremely tolerant, has in their treatment of Pakistani Christians<br \/>\n    and other asylum seekers been found to be very protectionist, when it comes to preserving a uniform cultural identity. More about the dilemma of Pakistani<br \/>\n    Christians can be viewed on a 1 hour BBC documentary <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.britishpakistanichristians.org\/BlogRetrieve.aspx?PostID=696929&amp;A=SearchResult&amp;SearchID=1307168&amp;ObjectID=696929&amp;ObjectType=55\">(click here)<\/a>,<\/strong>&nbsp;our<br \/>\n    Chairman Wilson Chowdhry chaperoned Chris Rogers around Thailand to facilitate the filming.<\/p>\n<p> If you continue to harbour any doubt that Christians are persecuted, one only needs to look at the very visceral and confronting footage of thousands<br \/>\n    of rioters taking to the street calling for the blood of Asia Bibi after she was acquitted on blasphemy charges in late October. This was a very visceral,<br \/>\n    palpable and tangible representation of the pervasive and widespread hatred against Christians. The hope is that the UK\u2019s new inquiry will provide<br \/>\n    an accurate representation of the lived reality of many Christians and therein facilitate a fairer asylum seeker process.<\/p>\n<p> BPCA hopes the report will result in engagement with more stable and affluent Islamic, Hindu, and Buddhist nations, as it would be safe and wide for<br \/>\n    Muslim and Hindu asylum seekers to be relocated to majority Muslim and Hindu countries respectively, where it is believed that they will integrate<br \/>\n    much easier due to a cultural affinity.&nbsp; This is not to say people from other faiths should not be invited to the UK and other western nations<br \/>\n    but a choice should be offered, especially considering the desires of many Muslims to enter countries with existing Sharia law provisions and for Hindus<br \/>\n    who are frightened of being converted in the west.&nbsp; For definite the current spectator status of Islamic, Hindu and Buddhist nations who exempt<br \/>\n    themselves from the global migration concern is an alarming failure of global conscience and we hope the report sheds light on this. Similarly, BPCA<br \/>\n    believes that Christian asylum seekers can only relocate to countries with large Christian populations because anywhere else they inevitably are re-persecuted.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p> Moreover, BPCA welcomes Jeremy Hunt\u2019s initiative to conduct a proper examination of global Christian persecution. It is hoped that this will improve<br \/>\n    the risk assessment tool used when assessing Christian asylum seekers and that it will enable a fairer assessment of their plight.<\/p>\n<p>BPCA Charmain, Wilson Chowdhry, made the following remarks,<\/p>\n<p> <span style=\"color: rgb(79, 129, 189);\">\u201cAlthough I find the UK\u2019s refusal of asylum to Asia Bibi contemptible, this is an encouraging step in the right direction and I hope it embodies an accretion     towards the proper recognition of Christian persecution.&#8221; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(79, 129, 189);\"> BPCA have been calling for such a review for years and therefore, it is with praise and gratitude that we welcome this move by Jeremy Hunt. We hope     that other nations follow suit.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(79, 129, 189);\">&#8220;This report will become a extremely rigorous tool to stem the rise in anti-Christian hatred and violence across the world and allow Christians to worship and live in peace within their respective nations.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><span style=\"color: rgb(79, 129, 189);\">&#8220;The world has stood silent while millions of Christians have suffered some of the most ignominious persecution, this report may well be the watershed moment that brings about real change. I am proud that it is Britain that was first to traverse this much needed pathway to a better world.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>It&#8217;s truly great that so many of you appreciate our work and have sent thanks. However, our work does come at a cost and we cannot continue our work     without the help of the donations you provide.&nbsp; We provide much needed assistance only through your donations.&nbsp; If you would like to see our     work continue please help us with a small donation which need be only what you can afford &#8211; no gift is too large or small and it is always gratefully     received.&nbsp; You can donate through a variety of means all of which can be found by clicking <a href=\"https:\/\/britishpakistanichristians.worldsecuresystems.com\/donate\">(here)<\/a>.<\/strong>    <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UK Foreign Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, has commissioned an independent, global review into the persecution of Christians worldwide. A report that BPCA and many other NGOs&nbsp; have been petitioning for a period of longevity. BPCA welcomes this incredibly positive overture from the UK government. 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