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Mob Lynchings in India Provoke International Wave of Protests
August 13, 2017 | Admin
Oppressed groups unite in solidarity against Hindu nationalist attacks
New Delhi, Delhi: August 13, 2017 — From California to Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh to New York, groups impacted by a rising tide of mob lynchings of minorities in India are … Read More
Filmmaker Terrorized for Exposing Caste Slavery in Tamil Nadu
August 7, 2017 | Admin
Divya Bharathi faces death threats, criminal charges for documentary
Madurai, Tamil Nadu: August 7, 2017 — After releasing a documentary exposing in vivid detail the daily lives of manual scavengers in Tamil Nadu, 26-year-old filmmaker Divya Bharathi has been slapped … Read More
Gandhi Statues Inspire International Public Protests On His Birthday
September 28, 2016 | Admin
From Ghana to California, protesters plan Oct. 2 demonstrations against the Indian icon
Davis, CA, USA: Sept. 26, 2016 — Communities in California and Ghana are organizing demonstrations against statues of Indian political icon Mohandas Gandhi which they perceive as … Read More
“Caste Apartheid” Responsible for Death of Dalit Scholar Rohith Vermula
January 26, 2016 | Admin
Communities raise concern that officials are at fault for culpable homocide
Organizations representing Indian-American interests gathered in San Francisco at the Indian Consulate on Friday to submit an official memorandum decrying government policies following the suicide of a Dalit student … Read More
Minority Groups Plan Protest at Indian Consulate Over Dalit Student Suicide
January 21, 2016 | Admin
Indian Communities to remember low-caste student leader Rohith Vemula of Hyderabad
San Francisco, CA — Community leaders from various Indian diaspora groups will gather at the Indian Consulate in San Francisco for a protest at noon on Friday. Protests have already … Read More
New Website to Document Unlawful Killings and Torture by Police in Punjab
December 12, 2015 | Admin
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 state of Punjab. Released by the Khalra Mission Organisation, the Punjab Human Rights Organisation, and Ensaaf ReportPunjabPolice.org hopes to “shine a spotlight on the officials and institituitons that violate human rights.”
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“Challenge the Darkness,” Appealed Manmeet Singh Bhullar Weeks Before Tragic Death
November 24, 2015 | Admin
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 tragically died on Nov. 23 while stopping to … Read More
Unionist Punjabi Statesman Sir Chhotu Ram Commemorated in California
November 21, 2015 | Admin
“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 minorities in commemorating the 134th birth anniversary of … Read More
15 Year Hunger-Striker Irom Sharmila: “Repeal India’s AFSPA or I Die of Starvation”
November 18, 2015 | Admin
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,” says the Iron Lady of Manipur, Irom Sharmila, … Read More
Indian Parliament Will Consider Criminalizing Religious Liberty
November 4, 2015 | Admin
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 in their respective houses of parliament to criminalize religious conversion … Read More