Forcibly-married 14-year-old Maira hopes for Easter miracle

VIENNA (1 April 2021) – Maira* loved to sing hymns at her church's Easter service. This Easter, she is forced to hide rather than be able to join in celebrations....

Pastor in India Locked in Room and Left to Die

The last thing pastor Shelton Vishwanathan recalled happening before he lost consciousness in a village in northeast India was Hindu extremists threatening to offer him as a sacrifice to their...

Pakistani convert seeks protections at Europe’s top court

STRASBOURG (19th March 2021) – A Pakistani national is fighting for his life at the European Court of Human Rights. Swiss authorities had rejected his request for religious asylum. The...

On International Women’s Day, 14-year-old survivor Maira hopes for freedom

VIENNA (5 March 2021) – This International Women’s Day, Christian girls in Pakistan fear for their safety. Maira Shabaz knows the dangerous reality more than most. She escaped her captor...

Stop the Myanmar genocide – human rights groups stand up for religious minorities at UN Human Rights Council after military coup

Home for Christmas: Hope at last for exiled families in India

CHHATTISGARH, INDIA (21 December 2020) - Will there be peace on Earth for India’s persecuted Christians? Thanks to a Court victory secured through allied lawyers of ADF India, sixteen families from villages in the Kondagon district of Chhattisgarh, India, are setting...

Teenagers win legal struggle to attend school in Vietnam

VIETNAM/WASHINGTON DC (16 December 2020) – Three Christian teenagers in Vietnam have been granted permission to attend high school after the government waived the requirement for identity documents. They are...

On International Human Rights Day, Christian women in Pakistan hope for freedom

VIENNA (10 December 2020) – Many Christian women in Pakistan face a difficult Christmas this year. Unable to celebrate the birth of Christ publicly, they must worship in secret, fearing discrimination, mob violence, or even jail time under blasphemy laws. For teenagers, the fear is exceptionally great....

One attack per day on Christians in India

NEW DELHI (12 November 2020) – With more than 200 attacks on Christians in India this year so far recorded by the United Christian Forum violence monitor, violence against religious...