Nepal Urged To Respect Christians Rights In New Constitution

<p><span>An advocacy group has urged Nepal's assembly meant to write a new constitution and serve as Parliament to guarantee religious freedom of Christians and other minorities, amid calls for a constitutional ban on all conversions to Christianity or other religions.</span></p><p><span></span><br><br><span>Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) told BosNewsLife it asked Nepal's Constituent Assembly to follow recommendations of the chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC).</span></p><p><span></span><br><br><span>Chairman Anup Raj Sharma said in published remarks that “the state should be secular and guarantee rights to more minorities", including Christians, "protecting them from the Hindu majority” in the Himalayan nation.</span></p>
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