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Hindus For Human Rights
Hindus for Human Rights ( ) is a U.S.-based non-profit advocacy group founded in 2019. The organization supports pluralism, civil rights, and human rights in South Asia and North America and focuses on providing a Hindu voice of resistance to caste, Hindutva, racism, and all forms of bigotry and oppression. History The organization was founded in the summer of 2019 in the wake of Narendra Modi's re-election as Prime Minister of India. It was co-founded by Sunita Viswanath, Raju Rajagopal, Deepak Gupta, Sapthagiri Iyengar, Sunil Sakhalkar, and Punya Upadhyaya. Advisory board members of Hindus for Human Rights include Rajmohan Gandhi, T.M. Krishna, Martin Macwan, Faisal Khan, Linda Hess, Swara Bhaskar, and Khalid Anis Ansari. Advocacy Hindus for Human Rights has protested against the Howdy Modi rally in 2019 and the Citizenship Amendment Act. HfHR has also organized press conferences and webinars in support of former and current activists and political prisoners in India incl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunita Viswanath
Sunita Viswanath is an Indian-American activist who has worked in women's and human rights organizations. She co-founded the human rights organizations Women for Afghan Women, Sadhana: Coalition of Progressive Hindus, and Hindus for Human Rights. Early life and education Viswanath was born in Chennai, India. She moved between London and Chennai during her early age, and later moved to the US when she was 19. Viswanath received a BA in mathematics from Douglass College, Rutgers University and a MA in sociology from SNDT Women's University. Activism Women for Afghan Women In 2001, Viswanath co-founded the nonprofit humanitarian organization Women for Afghan Women (WAW). In 2002, Viswanath edited the volume of essays, ''Women for Afghan Women: Shattering Myths and Claiming the Future.'' Initially founded to support the Afghan community in Queens, WAW expanded in 2005 to support the rights and needs of women in Afghanistan. In 2011, Viswanath was awarded the Feminist Maj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swara Bhaskar
Swara Bhasker (also spelled Bhaskar; born 9 April 1988) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films. Best known for her supporting work in mainstream productions and starring roles in independent films, she has won two Screen Awards and has been nominated for a Filmfare Award on three occasions. Swara made her film debut with a supporting role in the 2009 drama '' Madholal Keep Walking'', a commercial failure. She got wider recognition for her supporting role in the commercially 2011 successful romantic comedy ''Tanu Weds Manu''. Her performance in the film was well received by critics and she garnered a Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress nomination. Swara garnered further praise for her performance in the critically acclaimed romantic drama ''Raanjhanaa'' (2013), the role earned her second Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress nomination. She then reprised her role from ''Tanu Weds Manu'' in the film's sequel and later appeared in the family drama ''Prem Ratan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Human Rights Organizations
:''The list is incomplete; please add known articles or create missing ones'' The following is a list of articles on the human rights organisations of the world. It does not include political parties, or academic institutions. The list includes both secular and religious organizations. International non-governmental organizations * Amazon Watch *Amnesty International *Anti-Slavery International * Article 19 *Avocats Sans Frontières * Breakthrough * CARE *Carter Center * CCJO René Cassin *Center for Economic and Social Rights *Center for Human Rights & Humanitarian Law *Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions (COHRE) *Civil Rights Defenders *Coalition for the International Criminal Court *Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative * CryptoRights Foundation *Cultural Survival * Disabled Peoples' International *Enough Project *Equality Now *Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor *Every Human Has Rights *Forum 18 * Fourth Estate *Free the Slaves *Freedom from Torture *Freedom House * Fri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stan Swamy
Stanislaus Lourduswamy, SJ (26 April 1937 – 5 July 2021), popularly known as Stan Swamy, was an Indian Catholic priest, a member of the Jesuit order, and a tribal rights activist for several decades. Swamy was the oldest person to be accused of terrorism in India. On 8 October 2020, Swamy was arrested and charged by the National Investigation Agency under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, for his alleged role in the 2018 Bhima Koregaon violence and links to the Communist Party of India (Maoist). Swamy was suffering from Parkinson's disease and had requested bail on medical grounds, which was rejected multiple times. While incarcerated, his health deteriorated and died on 5 July 2021. Life Early life Swamy was born on 26 April 1937 in Trichy, Tamil Nadu, India. In the 1970s, he studied theology and received a master's degree in sociology in the Philippines, where he encountered a series of protests and demonstrations against the administration. During his furth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sudha Bharadwaj
Sudha Bharadwaj (born November 1, 1961) is a trade-unionist, activist and lawyer who has lived and worked in Chhattisgarh for over three decades. She is an active member of the Chhattisgarh Mukti Morcha (Mazdoor Karyakrta Committee). She was among the activists, lawyers and academics arrested on 28 August 2018 under UAPA in the contentious Bhima Koregaon case. On 8 December 2021, she was granted bail by a special NIA Court. Life Early life Sudha was born in Boston and lived in the United States and United Kingdom as a child. Sudha's mother, Krishna Bharadwaj, was a well known academic and economist, who had founded the Centre for Economics Studies and Planning at Jawaharlal Nehru University. At age 11, she moved with her mother to Delhi. She joined the integrated mathematics (five year) program of IIT Kanpur The Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT Kanpur) Hindi: भारतीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान कानपुर) is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anand Teltumbde
Anand Teltumbde (born 15 July 1950) is an Indian scholar, writer, and civil rights activist who is a management professor at the Goa Institute of Management. He has written extensively about the caste system in India and has advocated for the rights of Dalits. He is also a longtime critic of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and was imprisoned in 2020 along with other activists and intellectuals who were critical of the government. His arrest has been condemned by other academics and human rights organizations, and legal experts have said that the charges against him appear to be fabricated. Biography Teltumbde was born on 15 July 1950 in Rajur, a village in the Yavatmal district of Maharashtra state, to a family of Dalit farm labourers. He is the oldest among eight siblings. He is married to Rama Teltumbde who is a granddaughter of B. R. Ambedkar. He earned a mechanical engineering degree from Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology in 1973, an MBA from the Indian Institute ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Umar Khalid
Umar Khalid (born Syed Umar Khalid) is an Indian student activist, former research scholar at Jawaharlal Nehru University, former leader of Democratic Students' Union (DSU) in JNU. He was allegedly involved in the Jawaharlal Nehru University sedition row and is an accused under the UAPA law. Khalid is also associated with United Against Hate (UAH), a campaign founded along with Nadeem Khan (social activist) in July 2017 in response to the series of lynchings. Early life and education Umar Khalid was born in Jamia Nagar, New Delhi, and has lived there for the last 30 years. His father, Syed Qasim Rasool Ilyas, is from Maharashtra, while his mother is from Western Uttar Pradesh. S.Q.R. Ilyas is the National President of the Welfare Party of India and a former member of Students Islamic Movement of India, a banned Islamist Terrorist organisation, which he left in 1985. Khalid studied history at the Kirori Mal College of the University of Delhi, Delhi University. He later did his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanjiv Bhatt
Sanjiv Bhatt is a former Indian Police Service officer of the Gujarat-cadre. He is known for his role in filing an affidavit in the Supreme Court of India against the then Chief Minister of the Government of Gujarat, Narendra Modi, concerning Modi's alleged role in the 2002 Gujarat riots. He claimed to have attended a meeting, during which Modi allegedly asked top police officials to let Hindus vent their anger against the Muslims. However, the Special Investigation Team appointed by the Supreme Court of India concluded that Bhatt did not attend any such meeting, and dismissed his allegations. In 2015, Bhatt was removed from the police service, on the grounds of "unauthorised absence". In October 2015, the Supreme Court quashed Bhatt's plea for constituting a special investigation team (SIT) for cases filed against him by Gujarat Government. The court lifted a stay on his trial in these cases and asked him to face prosecution. The court observed that, "Bhatt was in active touch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Citizenship Amendment Act
The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 was passed by the Parliament of India on 11 December 2019. It amended the Indian nationality law, Citizenship Act, 1955 by providing a pathway to Indian citizenship for Religious persecution, persecuted religious minorities from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan who are Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis or Christians, and arrived in India before the end of December 2014.Citizenship Amendment Bill: India's new 'anti-Muslim' law explained , BBC News, 11 December 2019. The law does not grant such eligibility to Muslims from these countries. The act was the first time that religion had been overtly used as a criter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howdy Modi
The following is a list of international prime ministerial trips made by Narendra Modi since he became the Prime Minister of India following the 2014 Indian general election. He did not make any international trips in 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic. Summary of international trips As of , Narendra Modi has made 67 foreign trips, visiting 63 countries including the visits to United States to attend the United Nations General Assembly, to Asian countries, following his '' neighbourhood first'' and '' act east'' policies. : 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2022 Multilateral meetings See also * List of international trips made by prime ministers of India * History of Indian foreign relations * Premiership of Narendra Modi References External links Outgoing Visits– by Ministry of External Affairs {{DEFAULTSORT:Modi, Narendra, Prime Ministerial trips made by Prime Ministerial trips Indian prime ministerial visits Prime Ministerial trips ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linda Hess
Linda may refer to: As a name * Linda (given name), a female given name (including a list of people and fictional characters so named) * Linda (singer) (born 1977), stage name of Svetlana Geiman, a Russian singer * Anita Linda (born Alice Lake in 1924), Filipino film actress * Bogusław Linda (born 1952), Polish actor * Solomon Linda (1909–1962), South African Zulu musician, singer and composer who wrote the song "Mbube" which later became "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" Places * Linda, California, a census-designated place * Linda, Missouri, a ghost town * Linda, Tasmania, Australia, a ghost town * Linda, Georgia, village in Abkhazia, Georgia * Linda, Bashkortostan, village in Bashkortostan, Russia * Linda Valley, Tasmania * 7169 Linda, an asteroid * Linda, a small lunar crater - see Delisle (crater) Music * ''Linda'' (Linda George album), 1974 * ''Linda'' (Linda Clifford album), 1977 * ''Linda'' (Miguel Bosé album), 1978 ** "Linda" (Miguel Bosé song), the title song * "Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
501(c)(3)
A 501(c)(3) organization is a United States corporation, trust, unincorporated association or other type of organization exempt from federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of Title 26 of the United States Code. It is one of the 29 types of 501(c) nonprofit organizations in the US. 501(c)(3) tax-exemptions apply to entities that are organized and operated exclusively for religious, charitable, scientific, literary or educational purposes, for testing for public safety, to foster national or international amateur sports competition, or for the prevention of cruelty to children or animals. 501(c)(3) exemption applies also for any non-incorporated community chest, fund, cooperating association or foundation organized and operated exclusively for those purposes.IR ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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