Mob Lynchings in India Provoke International Wave of Protests
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…
Filmmaker Terrorized for Exposing Caste Slavery in Tamil Nadu
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…
Gandhi Statues Inspire International Public Protests On His Birthday
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…
“Caste Apartheid” Responsible for Death of Dalit Scholar Rohith Vermula
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…
Minority Groups Plan Protest at Indian Consulate Over Dalit Student Suicide
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…
New Website to Document Unlawful Killings and Torture by Police in Punjab
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…
“Challenge the Darkness,” Appealed Manmeet Singh Bhullar Weeks Before Tragic Death
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…
Unionist Punjabi Statesman Sir Chhotu Ram Commemorated in California
“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…
15 Year Hunger-Striker Irom Sharmila: “Repeal India’s AFSPA or I Die of Starvation”
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,”…
Indian Parliament Will Consider Criminalizing Religious Liberty
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…