India: Further information on fear for safety

Index Number: ASA 20/019/2008
Date Published: 5 September 2008
Categories: India

The Orissa state authorities have set up 20 relief camps to provide sanctuary for Christians forced to flee their homes in Kandhamal district. The Christian minority have come under attack since the murder of a prominent Hindu nationalist leader on 24 August 2008, and 20 have so far been killed.