Organizations for Minorities of India

California Education Commission denies anti-Dalit revisions in favor of academic-backed positions on history of caste-based violence

A web-based form aimed at empowering victims to hold India’s government police agencies accountable has been launched amid a growing international concern for human rights violations among the nation’s northwestern…

Canadian Sikh legislator lived to speak for human rights, especially in South Asia Calgary, Alberta: Nov. 24, 2015 — The late Manmeet Singh Bhullar, an MLA from Alberta, Canada who…

“His death was a great blow to real freedom in India,” concludes gathering Hayward, CA: Nov. 22, 2015 — Traveling from Hyderabad, India to join a California gathering of Indian…

World’s longest hunger-striker pleads for “mass support” against AFSPA legislation Imphal, Manipur: Nov. 18, 2015 — “What I really want from the world is their voice against this draconian law,”…

BJP MPs demand 10-year prison sentence for unregulated conversion New Delhi, India: Nov. 5, 2015 — Two members of India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) announced they will introduce bills…

Congressmen ask U.S. Secretary of State to advocate for rights to “practice religion free from violence” Washington, D.C.: Oct. 31, 2015 — On the eve of the 31st anniversary of…

“Pray, fervently, for Punjab,” pleads priest, calling on U.S. officials to “give a voice to those who don’t have one” Sacramento, CA: Oct. 22, 2015 — The following is a statement…

“People are getting beat up, and hurt, and a few have been killed,” says priest Sacramento, CA: Oct. 20, 2015 — Fr. Joshua Lickter, whose Christian church in California, USA…

Navkiran Kaur Khalra speaks about the 1995 disappearance and killing by Indian police of her father, Jaswant Singh Khalra, and his work to expose secret genocide in Punjab, India. Transcript…

“Peaceful dissent is routinely brutally suppressed,” warns human rights group Punjab, India: October 15, 2015 – Protests against desecration of a copy of the Sikh holy book, Guru Granth Sahib,…

Sikh and Christian leaders gathered at Trinity Anglican Church in Marysville for a forum on Caste violence and religious persecution in India.

Sikh and Christian leaders will host a dinner and seminar on October 10 at Trinity Anglican, a Christian Church in Marysville, CA to discuss similar persecution facing both communities in…

Sikhs, Christians, Muslims, and African American leaders commemorated the 20th anniversary of the disappearance of Punjabi human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra.

“I’ve never been treated like an Untouchable – not until yesterday,” says Modi protester The following is a personal report by Jada Bernard, an advisor to Organization for Minorities of…

“I will break you,” threatens Modi follower while shoving protester in view of police The following is a personal report by Pieter Friedrich, an advisor to Organization for Minorities of…

“Nothing short of a complete boycott will satisfy the voices Modi has silenced,” say protesters San Jose, CA: Sept. 25, 2015 — A recent statement by Silicon Valley Congressman Mike…

Minorities commemorate 20th death anniversary of Sikh martyr Jaswant Singh Khalra San Jose, CA: Sept. 24, 2015 — Leadership from the Christian, Sikh, Muslim and Dalit communities will gather at…

“No one should shake hands with a monster,” speakers tell council San Jose, CA: Sept. 25, 2015 — “I must warn you that your presence places a stamp of approval…

Demonstrators call Prime Minister Modi a monster, chanting: “Shame on Google” Mountain View, CA: Sept. 20, 2015 — As Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi plans to tour Silicon Valley tech…

Modi reception in CA is designed for “rehabilitating his image as a pogrom-tainted politician,” say protesters San Jose, CA: Sept. 16, 2015 — A coalition of South Asian Americans and…

Silicon Valley’s Googleplex to fete Indian Prime Minister as South Asian Americans question his human rights record Mountain View, CA: Sept. 16, 2015 — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s plans…

Supporters of hunger-striker in India renew outreach to U.S. Congress Washington, D.C.: Sept. 13, 2015 — A U.S.-based human rights group is reaching out to several congressional offices to ask…

“Hey boss, we need the turban in France,” called Bhajan Singh to the passing consul “You banned our turban. That’s no good!”

Rep. Hanna aware of “consistent persecution that religious minorities face in India” Utica, NY: Sept. 9, 2015 — Congressman Richard Hanna offered his strong support for human rights in India,…

“Put pressure and bring awareness in this country,” urge Sikh community leaders Fresno, CA: Sept. 8, 2015 — “We should remember the legacy of Satwinder as a martyr,” said Steve…

California representative discusses genocide-linked Modi, anti-conversion laws, and hunger-striker Khalsa Davis, CA: Sept. 3, 2015 — “Modi’s history is well known,” Northern California Congressman John Garamendi told advocates for Indian…

John Dayal on religious nationalism, massacres of minorities, and freedom of faith New Delhi, India: August 25, 2015 — Indian journalist Dr. John Dayal, who recently visited Orissa to discover…

Christian leader ponders “connection between his death and his family’s peaceful protests” in India Sacramento, CA: August 17, 2015 — Fr. Joshua Lickter, who has repeatedly appealed on behalf of…

Dr. Dayal discusses how his career as a journalist led to him becoming an activist after witnessing human rights violations of tribals, Muslims, Christians, and others. He says that, in…

Dalip Singh Saund spoke against “coddling kings and dictators and protecting the status quo” The same year the United States passed the Civil Rights Act of 1957, an immigrant in…

Christian congregants “regularly pray for a Sikh man and his plight in India”

“The Butcher of Gujarat in the USA is unsettling,” say NRI minorities SAN JOSE, CA: July 25, 2015 — “Mr. Narendra Modi was deemed the Butcher of Gujarat after his…

Supporters call arrests “torture by the Brahmanical Indian State” LUDHIANA, PUNJAB: July 22, 2015 — As a delegation of senior officials representing the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) party in…

OFMI advisor Pieter Friedrich presented the following remarks at a July 19 banquet hosted by the Begampura Educational and Cultural Society of Sacramento, CA. Ladies and Gentlemen — I am…

“Until they become conscious, they will never rebel, and until after they have rebelled, they cannot become conscious.” — George Orwell Political prisoner is a deviant, as per my observation.…

Speakers term Brahmanical caste system a “legal apartheid” Stockton, CA: July 15, 2015 — When he took the stage at University of the Pacific in Stockton, CA to speak to…

“Liberty of speech means that it is unassailed even when the speech hurts; Liberty of Press can be said to be truly respected when the Press can comment in the…

Speakers to “question whether caste ideology has truly been abandoned in India” Stockton, CA: June 13, 2015 — The conversion of Indian minorities to Hinduism drew worldwide attention late last…

OFMI: This is Steve Macias with the Organization for Minorities of India, and today we have a very special guest, the fiancé of the longest held political prisoner in India…

The only minority on our planet is an individual. The socioreligious communities in India who are repeatedly told or reminded about their social rank in society must undo what they…

Steve Macias, Organization for Minorities of India, interviews Irom Chanu Sharmilla's fiancé Desmond Coutinho as he struggles to see the one he loves suffer through the agony of force-feeding, police…

Logren requests Congress ask for release of Surat Singh Khalsa and remember victims of 1984 genocide Washington, DC: June 6, 2015 — In remarks delivered in the U.S. House of…

Steve Macías, Organization for Minorities of India, interviews Prabha Karan for a closer look on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's assault on the right to free speech in India.

Surat Singh Khalsa, of California, detained despite congressional support Sacramento, CA: June 1, 2015 — Children of a California man on hunger-strike in India report their father, who has refused…

Cause of Indian political prisoners reaches U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry San Jose, CA: May 29, 2015 — Six California congressional representatives issued a letter to United States Secretary…

“He starves himself because he himself is starving for justice,” say demonstrators Sacramento, CA: May 26, 2015 — Genocide against minorities in India was a front-row topic at a Sacramento…

Californian Communities Unite Behind Indian Minorities Who Are “Hungry for Justice” Sacramento, CA: May 20, 2015 – South Asian diaspora will unite with community organizers and state legislators in California…

Racial discrimination suspected after congressional staff repeatedly refuse to be pictured with American Sikhs Houston, TX: May 18, 2015 – The cause of a determined Californian on the 123rd day…

“Victims of genocide are still suffering unjustly as political prisoners in Indian jails,” says South Asian activist Sacramento, CA: May 17, 2015 – South Asian diaspora plan to rally for…

Members of Human Rights Commission and Sikh Caucus asked to speak in recognition of Khalsa San Jose, CA: May 15, 2015 – A delegation joined Devinderdeep Kaur Sran on Wednesday…

“What impacts one minority group in India impacts them all,” explains Anglican priest Roseville, CA: May. 12, 2015 – Community leaders from Sikh, Christian, and Mulnivasi communities in Northern California…

Congressman Tom McClintock (R-CA) earned appreciation from perhaps a broader audience than he expected when he held a community town hall at the Roseville Sikh Gurdwara on Tuesday, May 5…

Son of hunger-striking Surat Singh Khalsa says he was “tortured multiple times” during two-month imprisonment Ludhiana, Punjab, India: May 6, 2015 – A week after his April 27 release from a…

Congressman Tom McClintock will hold a town hall meeting at Gurdwara Sahib Roseville, 1090 Main Street, at 6pm on Tuesday, May 5th. The meeting is open to the public.

Ravinder Singh Gogi returns to the side of his hunger-striking father, Surat Singh Khalsa. After two months in an Indian jail, charged under a preventive law for visiting his father…

Ravinderjit Singh Gogi is a political prisoner who is being tortured, says family in California Stockton, CA: Apr. 21, 2015 – U.S. citizen Ravinderjit Singh Gogi remains indefinitely detained in…

McNerney joined five other U.S. representatives — Tom McClintock, Patrick Meehan, Mike Honda, Zoe Lofgren, and John Garamendi — in signing an April 15 letter to U.S. Secretary of State…

“Hinduism is nothing but a tool for propagation of caste,” says Mulnivasi Sangh vice-president Stockton, CA: Apr. 4, 2015 – Over 75 people gathered in Lathrop, a small town in…

Human rights advocates unite behind fundamental value of human equality Vancouver, BC, Canada, Mar. 19, 2015 – In 15th-century India, spiritual teacher Guru Ravidas spoke about his vision of a…

Sikh Temple calls Ravinder Singh “one of our own arrested and possibly tortured as we speak” Sacramento, CA, USA: Mar. 13, 2015 – “We came here today to pray for…

Stockton Gurdwara, oldest Sikh-American institution in the USA, accepts proclamation Stockton, CA, USA: Mar. 11, 2015 – A 30-year-old massacre of Sikhs by the government of India gained fresh attention…

U.S. citizen Ravinder Singh jailed in India as Californians call for his freedom Lathrop, CA, USA: Mar. 9, 2015 – An American citizen has been taken as a political prisoner…

Community demands the release of Lathrop businessman Ravinder Singh Gogi held without bail in Indian Jail Lathrop, CA, USA: Mar. 5, 2015– Ravinder Singh Gogi, American Citizen and owner of…

An interview by Organization for Minorities of India An interview with Surinder Singh Pachisa​, a journalist in Chandigarh, Punjab, who was arrested and released on February 26, 2015 for covering…

A panel discussion by Organization for Minorities of India OFMI moderator Steve Macías leads panelists Dr. Amrik Singh (OFMI Advisory Board) and Jada Bernard (human rights activist) in a conversation…

“I shall be the first person to burn it out,” said constitutional-framer Dr. Ambedkar, a cross between Thomas Jefferson and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. who is renowned as a champion…

Constituents share concerns about Indian State’s proposals for a national anti-conversion law ROSEVILLE, CA: Jan. 19, 2015 – Constituents of Northern California Congressman Tom McClintock joined an official delegation from human…

  Johannesburg, South Africa – The EFF put up its first official 2021 election billboard with a picture of party leader Julius Malema and the words “Land and Jobs Manje…

We do not condone the taking down of Gandhi’s statue either by violence or vandalism. We condemn the Hindu Mahasaba’s violent shooting of Gandhi in India and the spilling of…

The Organization of Minorities for India would like to categorically refute claims which are being peddled by some individuals and news outlets, that we are complicit in the vandalization of…

Gandhi decapitated from the head to his ankles Another statue of Gandhi has fallen! This time the statue of Gandhi has been forcibly taken down in the City of Davis…

RSS infiltrates the farmer protests in India The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) affiliate, the Bharatiya Kisan Sangh(BKS) claims to support the farmer protests but with reservations. The BKS is an…

As the farmer protests rage on in India, more protests are being staged in many countries outside the Indian consulate in solidarity with the farmers of India. On the heels…

Racist Gandhi’s statue defaced once again in Washington DC, this time in support for farmers in India. Washington DC: December 11, 2020 The statue of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi has been…

OFMI JOINS IN PROTEST AGAINST THE TYRANNICAL BEHAVIOUR OF THE INDIAN GOVERNMENT AS THE FARMERS RESIST THE FARM BILLS   December 4, 2020: OFMI joins in protest with the farmers of…

New Video: “Seas of Emotion: Tsunami of Truth Submerges Gandhi” August 1, 2020: Irving, TX — Global anti-racism protests and gender equality marches are finding common ground in the African…

Global backlash against Gandhi sees vandalism and petitions for removal of statues Davis, CA: June 27, 2020 — From the Netherlands to California and London to Washington, DC, statues of…