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| Who we are? |
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| The All India Christian Council (aicc) is a nation-wide
alliance of Christian denominations, mission agencies, institutions,
federations and Christian lay leaders. We have lived and worked side by
side for the cause of Christ through several decades. |
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| The formation of the aicc in 1999 was the spontaneous
response of these entities who sought to have a united voice to protect
and serve the interests of Christians. The alliance now cuts across
denominational barriers to act against the growing violence and hate
campaigns against the Christian community, minorities and oppressed
castes. We are unique for several reasons. The idea from the
beginning was to pursue proactive and not just reactive actions to help
the Christian community and other minorities, as well as Dalits,
tribals and backward communities. We mobilize committed and talented
people to put their energies into safeguarding these peoples through
all constitutional means. We now have a large network of activists in
most states of India who carefully document discrimination and
atrocities, strengthen our nation’s communities, and promote equal
treatment of people. The aicc is the largest alliance in India of Church
bodies and Christian entitiesthat are actively carrying out
Christ's sacrificial mission. The aicc is fully committed to the
Church's mission of demonstrating the love of Christ in society
through word and deed. The aicc supports freedom of conscience and
India's pluralistic culture, encourages tangible expression of
Christ's loving mission, and defends the right of all Indians to
practice his or her faith. The aicc believes the right to practice
one's faith includes a responsibility to respect the freedom of
conscience for people of other faiths.
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| What do we believe? |
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The aicc is built around two commitments. The council will maintain
its integrity in these two areas:
- The commitment to the unique person of the Lord Jesus Christ and His compassion
to a needy humanity.
- The commitment to secular, pluralistic and democratic India.
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| Composition and Affiliation |
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The fast growing aicc membership includes over 5,000 associations,
federations, denominations, institutions, NGOs, mission agencies and Christian lay
leaders as of early 2006.
- The aicc allies and
works together with major ecclesiastical bodies
in the country, crossing denominational
boundaries in its perspectives, leadership, work
and commitment.
- The aicc works with
civil liberties and human rights groups and
leaders.
- The aicc networks with
Indian associations abroad.
- The aicc networks with international human rights groups such as Dalit Freedom
Network, Christian Solidarity Worldwide, Release International and such other groups.
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| Our Functions |
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| The Council operates through various divisions of
leadership such as National Executive body, State, District and Zonal
units.
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| Fact Finding Missions: |
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| When major atrocities or cases of discrimination are
reported, small groups of investigators are sent out. They collect facts
and interview victims, community members, and authorities before reporting
to our national office. |
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| Advocacy Units: |
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| A team of eminent lawyers across the nation pursues
constitutional, social and civil justice for all members and partners of
the council in the country. |
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| Communication Network: |
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| The research, information, and communication division
examines human rights practices and socio-economic issues and conditions.
Then information and recommended actions are reported to council members
and concerned partners. |
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| Active Integration: |
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| Maintaining its non-political and non-violent ethos as
well as its commitment to nation building, the council promotes active
integration with all other civil liberties groups and associations in the
nation. We celebrate India's rich cultural diversity, and the Council is
committed to building bridges of peace and communal harmony everywhere. |
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| Relief and Rehabilitation Projects: |
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| During national calamities, the Council rallies
members to help suffering victims. We have partnered with relief
agencies and other reputable organizations to assist victims of the
Orissa super cyclone (1999), Gujarat earthquake (2001) and Asian tsunami (2004).
The Council also helps with localized tragedies such as floods in Mumbai. |
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