Hindus For Human Rights
@hfhr
We advocate for pluralism, civil and human rights in South Asia and North America, rooted in the values of shanti (peace), nyaya (justice) and satya (truth).
HfHR Bay Area will stand with India’s students and demand accountability. Monday, July 20 | 7 PM San José City Hall 200 E. Santa Clara Street Join us.
At Gandhi’s statue in DC, HfHR and The Azadi Project stood with Sonam Wangchuk and India’s students. Paper leaks are not an isolated scandal; they expose a system built to keep opportunity and power in the hands of the few. The government must listen.
Rajiv Sinha of HfHR UK speaks with DIG Debate about the spread of Hindu nationalist politics in the UK, far-right symbolism, and what this means for community relations and democratic values. Watch: www.instagram.com/reel/Da2362Y...
This Friday in Washington, DC: Join Hindus for Human Rights and The Azadi Project in solidarity with Sonam Wangchuk as he continues his hunger strike demanding the resignation of India’s education minister. 📍 Gandhi Statue, Q St & 21st St NW 🕓 July 17, 4 PM #SonamWangchuk
We are grateful to Swami Satmitranand, a new member of Satya Dharma Samvad, and Swami Raghvendra, who recently met with former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shri Digvijay Singh Ji and presented him with the HfHR 2026 calendar.
We are honored to welcome @harsh_mander to our Advisory Board. A human rights 7 peace worker, writer, teacher, and founder of Karwan e Mohabbat, Harsh has spent decades standing w communities facing hunger, homelessness, hate violence, and state neglect. buff.ly/98jcGQo
His interview from prison is a devastating reminder that political prisoners are not symbols or case files — they are human beings whose lives, bodies, and minds are being damaged by the state. Free Umar Khalid. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
We join civil society partners in standing with survivors of torture everywhere. The Intl Day in Support of Victims of Torture is a reminder that torture is never acceptable, govts must protect human dignity, uphold the law, and ensure accountability. buff.ly/caihDbr
Sonam Wangchuk’s hunger strike at Jantar Mantar brings satyagraha into conversation with CJP’s cockroach politics. This is not just about exams. It is about whether young Indians can trust the systems deciding their futures. Read our analysis: buff.ly/idQdnYZ
On Hul Diwas, we honor the Santhal rebellion and the enduring legacy of Adivasi resistance. May this day strengthen our commitment to dignity, land rights, justice, and self-determination for Indigenous communities. newsonair.gov.in/jharkhand-ob...
We honor Sant Kabir’s fearless vision of a world beyond caste, communal hatred, and hollow ritual — a world rooted in truth, humility, devotion, and the shared dignity of all people.
Today we honor Hosay, an Indo-Caribbean commemoration rooted in Muharram and the memory of Karbala. Across the Caribbean and diaspora, Hosay carries grief, artistry, resistance, and the sacred memory of communities shaped by indenture and survival.
To our friends and family marking Ashura during Muharram, we hold you in our hearts during this sacred season. May these days of reflection and remembrance bring comfort, strength, community, and peace to all who observe.
We condemn the life sentences handed to Dr. Mahrang Baloch and Sibghatullah Baloch by the Anti-Terrorism Court in Quetta. Both have peacefully demanded an end to Pakistan’s human rights violations against Baloch people—and were sentenced without trial. x.com/mjdawar/stat...
This Father’s Day, we honor the fathers and father figures who practice care as dharma: showing up, protecting without domination, loving without condition, and teaching courage through compassion. May every family know dignity, safety, and joy.
Eugene OREGON friends: join Hindus for Human Rights this Sunday for an open house at the Eugene Public Library. Learn about our work for justice, inclusion, pluralism, and a progressive Hindu response to human rights concerns in India and the U.S. RSVP: tinyurl.com/hfhreugene
Khurram Parvez, a Kashmiri human rights defender, was granted bail after nearly 4.5 years in jail without a completed trial. Bail is not freedom: and he remains jailed in another case. Human rights work is not a crime. Read more buff.ly/ej8tGRB
Parama Ekadashi is remembered through a story of a married couple facing the ultimate hardship with devotion, discipline, and care. Its lesson is of spiritual companionship: sustaining one another with humility and courage. May our practice become compassion, service, and justice.
What does majoritarian politics mean for LGBTQ+ rights in India and the U.S.? Join our Desh Videsh Conversation Series with Anish Gawande and Janani Ramachandran, moderated by Thrisha Mohan. Sat, June 13 12 PM ET / 9 AM PT / 9:30 PM IST Register: tinyurl.com/June2026DeshVidesh
This World Environment Day, we honor Mā Bhūmi, Mother Earth, not as a resource to consume, but as sacred ground that holds and sustains us. , Climate justice is ahimsa in action: care, restraint, repair & solidarity with those already on the frontlines. Learn more: www.worldenvironmentday.global
On Indian Arrival Day in Suriname, we honor the descendants of Indian indentured workers who carried memory, language, labor, faith, and resilience across oceans. Diaspora history is survival, transformation, and the making of new worlds. Learn more: www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/press/pre...
Saturday, June 13: Join us in Jackson Heights for an Interfaith Day of Action & Celebration. We’ll canvass, register South Asian neighbors to vote, and celebrate our community together. 10 AM at Diversity Plaza RSVP: tinyurl.com/interfaithnyc
Join Thu, June 4 for the Nationwide Religious Liberties Policy Townhall. HfHR Deputy ED Sravya Tadepalli & Raja Gopal Bhattar, a friend of HfHR, will join a broad multifaith speaker lineup on religious liberty, civil rights & civic responsibility. 5 PM PT / 8 PM ET youtube.com/live/IVoZwjo...
On Mabo Day, we remember Eddie Koiki Mabo and the generations of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who refused the lie of terra nullius. Land, memory, law, and dignity are connected. Justice begins by telling the truth. Learn more: www.nma.gov.au/defining-mom...
Pride is part of our communities, our histories, and our movements. LGBTQ+ people have always been here — in our families, faiths, diasporas, organizing, grief, and joy. Inspired by Marsha P. Johnson, we affirm: liberation must reach all of us.
June is National Caribbean American Heritage Month. These histories are part of our story too — through Indo-Caribbean, Afro-Caribbean, migrant, mixed, and diasporic communities whose lives have shaped movements for freedom, identity, labor, faith, art, and justice. Independence. Identity. Unity.
On Ganatantra Diwas, Nepal’s Republic Day, this year’s celebration comes after the Gen Z protests and a renewed demand for democracy, secularism, and accountability. Read more on the unfinished and ongoing promise of the republic. www.hindusforhumanrights.org/en/blog/gana... #GanatantraDiwas
Three years after Manipur was torn apart by ethnic violence, the crisis remains dangerously unresolved - treated as a forgotten war zone. The people of Manipur deserve safety, accountability, justice & a political response rooted in human dignity. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/26/w...
Eid Mubarak Wishing peace, abundance, and renewed strength to all who are celebrating Eid al-Adha. May this sacred day of devotion, sacrifice, and sharing deepen our commitment to dignity, justice, and care for one another. Shorter graphic text
Bhagya Reddy Varma’s Adi-Hindu movement rejected the degrading language of untouchability and insisted on dignity, history, education, and self-definition. Read: www.hindusforhumanrights.org/en/blog/bhagya-reddy-varma-anti-caste-leader-adi-hindu-organizer-and-pioneer-of-dalit-education