The European Centre for Law and Justice this month criticized the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe for underreporting attacks against Christians in Europe, Christian Daily International reported.
Thibault van den Bossche, an ECLJ advocacy officer, said an April 21 PACE resolution highlights antisemitism and Islamophobia but fails to “fully acknowledge the reality of attacks and discrimination against Christians in Europe.”
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“Such an imbalance weakens the overall coherence of the resolution and raises questions about the equal treatment of different religious groups,” Van den Bossche said in a press statement.
The most recent mention of anti-Christian activity in the resolution dates to 2015, Van den Bossche said. The resolution was entitled, “Combating discrimination based on religion and protecting freedom of religion or belief in Europe.”
The Vienna-based Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians in Europe (OIDAC Europe) has documented more recent incidents, including the arrest this month in Barcelona, Spain of a man from North Africa on April 11 for assaulting a Christian woman on the city’s famed La Rambla boulevard.
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EDITOR’S NOTE — This story was written by Chris Eyte and originally published by Christian Daily International.
