On International Women's Day (8 March)Global council of Indian Christians( GCIC) urges Pakistan to Free Asia Bibi the Christian Woman Sentenced to Death in Pakistan under 'Blasphemy Law'

A court in Pakistan on Nov.7 sentenced the Catholic woman to death, on accusation that that she had blasphemed Prophet Mohammed. She says she was forced to defend her religion after Muslim women on June 19, 2009 called her an “infidel” and Christianity a “religion of infidels” and pressurized her to embrace Islam. Asia Bibi and her children were allegedly beaten after the incident and the woman has been in jail for the past year.

" International Women's Day is commemorated by the United Nations which continues to run themes on political and human rights, and gender equality, to create social awareness of the struggles of women worldwide.

GCIC asks for a international resolution to the blasphemy law. Pakistan refuses though to lift the law