Letter: Plea to end genocide as a weapon of war
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.Sir: Simon May (Letters, 27 April) asks: 'Where are the voices of the great religions on the carnage in Bosnia? Where is the Pope and all the bishops? Where is the reborn Russian Orthodox Church? Where are the Muslim leaders?'
The European Evangelical Alliance and the Evangelical Alliance of the UK are awaiting a reply to a joint letter to Prime Minister John Major, urging action against genocide as a weapon of war.
Not only in Bosnia, but also in Nagorny Karabakh and the Sudan, innocent people of all ages are facing systematic execution, often in the most barbarous of manners. Fears of such murder drive many thousands of others to flee their homes and add to the rapidly rising tide of displaced peoples.
On behalf of well over one million evangelical Christians, we respectfully called upon the Government to commit itself, together with other European governments and UN members, to intervene militarily, if appropriate, to both protect the victims and put an end to this barbarous practice wherever it occurs. If human rights declarations are to have any value, human dignity must be protected.
Yours sincerely,
MIKE MORRIS
International Secretary
Evangelical Alliance UK
London, SE11
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments