"We are intrigued by the response of those in power, and saddened at the silence of the government to whom we look upon for support in meeting the gravest challenge our community has faced in the 53 years since the independence of India, " de Lastic said in a statement.
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Always associated with of the Indian Human Rights movement, John Dayal after 1997 became the International and national face of the Christian human rights movement together with Delhi Archbishop Alan de Lastic, with whom he co-founded the United Christian Forum for Human Rights which was subsequently adopted by the Catholic, Protestant and Evangelical churches as the ecumenical Christian human rights organisation.
