Overview
- United Christian Forum figures show reported cases of violence rose from 139 in 2014 to 834 in 2024, totaling nearly 5,000 over the decade.
- From January to September 2025, organizers logged 579 violent incidents but only 39 criminal complaints, which participants said reflects entrenched impunity.
- Speakers cited misuse of state anti-conversion laws to arrest people for prayer or charity, despite a Supreme Court ruling that FIRs without specific allegations constitute abuse of process.
- Leaders warned that Foreign Contribution Regulation Act actions have cut funding to thousands of NGOs, including 1,626 Christian organizations, following a 2020 affidavit requirement for office bearers.
- Testimonies described denial of burial rights and coercion in tribal regions, while advocates pressed for ending the exclusion of Dalit Christians from Scheduled Caste benefits.