Hindus For Human Rights
@hfhr.bsky.social
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 Art Auction is LIVE!
w original pieces by our brilliant 2026 calendar artists— looking to brighten a wall, start (or grow!) an art collection, or find a special gift, these one-of-a-kind works are meant to be lived with and talked about ...
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w original pieces by our brilliant 2026 calendar artists— looking to brighten a wall, start (or grow!) an art collection, or find a special gift, these one-of-a-kind works are meant to be lived with and talked about ...
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November 27, 2025 at 12:02 AM
HfHR Art Auction is LIVE!
w original pieces by our brilliant 2026 calendar artists— looking to brighten a wall, start (or grow!) an art collection, or find a special gift, these one-of-a-kind works are meant to be lived with and talked about ...
www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticket...
w original pieces by our brilliant 2026 calendar artists— looking to brighten a wall, start (or grow!) an art collection, or find a special gift, these one-of-a-kind works are meant to be lived with and talked about ...
www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticket...
On Constitution Day, we remember that India’s strength lies not in majoritarian power, but in a shared commitment to justice and dignity for all.
Ambedkar’s vision isn’t fully realized, but it still guides us.
Let's stand for a secular, equal, and inclusive India — in law and in life.
Ambedkar’s vision isn’t fully realized, but it still guides us.
Let's stand for a secular, equal, and inclusive India — in law and in life.
November 26, 2025 at 7:36 PM
On Constitution Day, we remember that India’s strength lies not in majoritarian power, but in a shared commitment to justice and dignity for all.
Ambedkar’s vision isn’t fully realized, but it still guides us.
Let's stand for a secular, equal, and inclusive India — in law and in life.
Ambedkar’s vision isn’t fully realized, but it still guides us.
Let's stand for a secular, equal, and inclusive India — in law and in life.
Join @HindusForHR for our ninth #BaithaksForLiberation workshop:
🌱 Connecting the Self, Nature & Divinity in Hinduism
with HfHR member Raju Rajan
Explore how Hindu traditions shape ecological care, responsibility, and liberation from suffering.
🗓 Nov 30 • 12PM ET
🔗 tinyurl.com/NovemberBait...
🌱 Connecting the Self, Nature & Divinity in Hinduism
with HfHR member Raju Rajan
Explore how Hindu traditions shape ecological care, responsibility, and liberation from suffering.
🗓 Nov 30 • 12PM ET
🔗 tinyurl.com/NovemberBait...
November 26, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Join @HindusForHR for our ninth #BaithaksForLiberation workshop:
🌱 Connecting the Self, Nature & Divinity in Hinduism
with HfHR member Raju Rajan
Explore how Hindu traditions shape ecological care, responsibility, and liberation from suffering.
🗓 Nov 30 • 12PM ET
🔗 tinyurl.com/NovemberBait...
🌱 Connecting the Self, Nature & Divinity in Hinduism
with HfHR member Raju Rajan
Explore how Hindu traditions shape ecological care, responsibility, and liberation from suffering.
🗓 Nov 30 • 12PM ET
🔗 tinyurl.com/NovemberBait...
Help us push back on anti-Indian racism, anti-immigrant hate, Hindutva, and bigotry in all its forms—and build a fearless, progressive Hindu voice for justice in 2026. Donate today: www.hindusforhumanrights.org/donate
November 25, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Help us push back on anti-Indian racism, anti-immigrant hate, Hindutva, and bigotry in all its forms—and build a fearless, progressive Hindu voice for justice in 2026. Donate today: www.hindusforhumanrights.org/donate
Honored to join the Shri Shakti Mariammaa Temple anniversary in Ozone Park and share Know Your Rights cards with the community.
Gratitude, protection, and love for all who gather in this space. Om Shakti! 🔱
Gratitude, protection, and love for all who gather in this space. Om Shakti! 🔱
November 24, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Honored to join the Shri Shakti Mariammaa Temple anniversary in Ozone Park and share Know Your Rights cards with the community.
Gratitude, protection, and love for all who gather in this space. Om Shakti! 🔱
Gratitude, protection, and love for all who gather in this space. Om Shakti! 🔱
Today, on Transgender Day of Remembrance, we honor the trans and gender-expansive people whose lives were taken by hate, neglect, and systems built to deny their dignity.
We remember them not as statistics, but as whole human beings—loved, brilliant, fierce, and deserving of safety and joy.
We remember them not as statistics, but as whole human beings—loved, brilliant, fierce, and deserving of safety and joy.
November 20, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Today, on Transgender Day of Remembrance, we honor the trans and gender-expansive people whose lives were taken by hate, neglect, and systems built to deny their dignity.
We remember them not as statistics, but as whole human beings—loved, brilliant, fierce, and deserving of safety and joy.
We remember them not as statistics, but as whole human beings—loved, brilliant, fierce, and deserving of safety and joy.
Texas Gov. Abbott’s move to label @CAIRNational a “terrorist organization” is defamatory, lawless, and Islamophobic
We stand w CAIR and Muslim communities in Texas. Using state power to punish dissent is an attack on democracy and the First Amendment.
More from CAIR: www.cair.com/press_releas...
We stand w CAIR and Muslim communities in Texas. Using state power to punish dissent is an attack on democracy and the First Amendment.
More from CAIR: www.cair.com/press_releas...
www.cair.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Texas Gov. Abbott’s move to label @CAIRNational a “terrorist organization” is defamatory, lawless, and Islamophobic
We stand w CAIR and Muslim communities in Texas. Using state power to punish dissent is an attack on democracy and the First Amendment.
More from CAIR: www.cair.com/press_releas...
We stand w CAIR and Muslim communities in Texas. Using state power to punish dissent is an attack on democracy and the First Amendment.
More from CAIR: www.cair.com/press_releas...
For the sixth year in a row, USCIRF has recommended India be designated a “Country of Particular Concern” for systematic religious freedom violations – from CAA and “love jihad” laws to bulldozer demolitions and open hate speech by those in power. www.uscirf.gov/sites/defaul...
www.uscirf.gov
November 20, 2025 at 5:07 PM
For the sixth year in a row, USCIRF has recommended India be designated a “Country of Particular Concern” for systematic religious freedom violations – from CAA and “love jihad” laws to bulldozer demolitions and open hate speech by those in power. www.uscirf.gov/sites/defaul...
Our Hindus for Human Rights Gala Auction is live!
Bid on stunning original works created by our 2026 calendar artists — and support a more just, inclusive future.
Every bid fuels our advocacy.
🎨🕊️ Start bidding now: www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticket...
Bid on stunning original works created by our 2026 calendar artists — and support a more just, inclusive future.
Every bid fuels our advocacy.
🎨🕊️ Start bidding now: www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticket...
Hindus For Human Rights Gala Auction
Welcome to our online fundraising auction for Hindus for Human Rights.Each item up for bid has been created by our amazing 2026 calendar artists and donated for auction today. By participating in our…
www.zeffy.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Our Hindus for Human Rights Gala Auction is live!
Bid on stunning original works created by our 2026 calendar artists — and support a more just, inclusive future.
Every bid fuels our advocacy.
🎨🕊️ Start bidding now: www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticket...
Bid on stunning original works created by our 2026 calendar artists — and support a more just, inclusive future.
Every bid fuels our advocacy.
🎨🕊️ Start bidding now: www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticket...
@AbdulWahidS’ latest piece gives a raw, unflinching look at the trauma of wrongful incarceration, the fear of being targeted again simply for being Muslim and outspoken.
His story reminds us how majoritarian policing and surveillance erode human rights.
Read it now. thewire.in/rights/after...
His story reminds us how majoritarian policing and surveillance erode human rights.
Read it now. thewire.in/rights/after...
After Each Incident of Terrorism, I Fear I will Fall Victim to the State's Terror
For people like Abdul Wahid Shaikh – who in the past has been branded a terrorist and imprisoned for years under baseless charges before being acquitted – such fears are not paranoia. They are lived…
thewire.in
November 19, 2025 at 5:07 PM
@AbdulWahidS’ latest piece gives a raw, unflinching look at the trauma of wrongful incarceration, the fear of being targeted again simply for being Muslim and outspoken.
His story reminds us how majoritarian policing and surveillance erode human rights.
Read it now. thewire.in/rights/after...
His story reminds us how majoritarian policing and surveillance erode human rights.
Read it now. thewire.in/rights/after...
Our Portland Chapter meets on Nov 22 for a community conversation on how Hindu nationalism and caste show up in our everyday spaces.
📍 Hillsboro Public Library
🕚 11 AM–12 PM
RSVP: tinyurl.com/yktu9993
Join us for an honest, justice-centered discussion.
📍 Hillsboro Public Library
🕚 11 AM–12 PM
RSVP: tinyurl.com/yktu9993
Join us for an honest, justice-centered discussion.
November 19, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Our Portland Chapter meets on Nov 22 for a community conversation on how Hindu nationalism and caste show up in our everyday spaces.
📍 Hillsboro Public Library
🕚 11 AM–12 PM
RSVP: tinyurl.com/yktu9993
Join us for an honest, justice-centered discussion.
📍 Hillsboro Public Library
🕚 11 AM–12 PM
RSVP: tinyurl.com/yktu9993
Join us for an honest, justice-centered discussion.
Rajna Swaminathan brings her groundbreaking mridangam artistry to the #HFHRGala2025 — weaving tradition and experimentation into a sound unlike anything else today.
You don’t want to miss this performance.
🎟️ Tickets: tinyurl.com/HfHRGala2025
You don’t want to miss this performance.
🎟️ Tickets: tinyurl.com/HfHRGala2025
November 18, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Rajna Swaminathan brings her groundbreaking mridangam artistry to the #HFHRGala2025 — weaving tradition and experimentation into a sound unlike anything else today.
You don’t want to miss this performance.
🎟️ Tickets: tinyurl.com/HfHRGala2025
You don’t want to miss this performance.
🎟️ Tickets: tinyurl.com/HfHRGala2025
As We are heartbroken by reports that 45 Indian Umrah pilgrims from Telangana were killed in a bus crash near Medina. We stand with their families & communities, and pray for healing for survivors. We must hope for a world where every sacred journey can be safe. 🕊️ apnews.com/article/indi...
Dozens of Indian pilgrims killed in bus accident in Saudi Arabia, officials say
Dozens of Indian pilgrims were killed after a bus was in collision with a truck near Medina, Saudi Arabia, Indian officials said.
apnews.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:57 PM
As We are heartbroken by reports that 45 Indian Umrah pilgrims from Telangana were killed in a bus crash near Medina. We stand with their families & communities, and pray for healing for survivors. We must hope for a world where every sacred journey can be safe. 🕊️ apnews.com/article/indi...
Vaibu Mohan & Zachary Catron bring their bold new Carnatic–Western collaboration Sati: Goddess Incarnate to the #HFHRGala2025 — reimagining divine rebellion through sound.
This is not a performance you want to miss.
🎟️ Tickets: tinyurl.com/HfHRGala2025
This is not a performance you want to miss.
🎟️ Tickets: tinyurl.com/HfHRGala2025
November 16, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Vaibu Mohan & Zachary Catron bring their bold new Carnatic–Western collaboration Sati: Goddess Incarnate to the #HFHRGala2025 — reimagining divine rebellion through sound.
This is not a performance you want to miss.
🎟️ Tickets: tinyurl.com/HfHRGala2025
This is not a performance you want to miss.
🎟️ Tickets: tinyurl.com/HfHRGala2025
Ladakh is living through a profound crisis of trust.
A month after police opened fire on peaceful protesters—killing four and injuring dozens—locals say the Modi government has abandoned them. The arrest of Sonam Wangchuk has only deepened the pain.
@TarushiAswani’s: thediplomat.com/2025/11/how-...
A month after police opened fire on peaceful protesters—killing four and injuring dozens—locals say the Modi government has abandoned them. The arrest of Sonam Wangchuk has only deepened the pain.
@TarushiAswani’s: thediplomat.com/2025/11/how-...
How India’s Himalayan Frontier Lost Faith in Modi’s Rule
An inside look at Ladakh’s unrest – and the mood in the region today.
thediplomat.com
November 15, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Ladakh is living through a profound crisis of trust.
A month after police opened fire on peaceful protesters—killing four and injuring dozens—locals say the Modi government has abandoned them. The arrest of Sonam Wangchuk has only deepened the pain.
@TarushiAswani’s: thediplomat.com/2025/11/how-...
A month after police opened fire on peaceful protesters—killing four and injuring dozens—locals say the Modi government has abandoned them. The arrest of Sonam Wangchuk has only deepened the pain.
@TarushiAswani’s: thediplomat.com/2025/11/how-...
Amritarupa Laha is bringing something truly extraordinary to our #HFHRGala2025 — a fusion of Bharatanatyam, waacking, and jazz that bends tradition into something breathtakingly new.
You don’t want to miss this performance.
🎟️ Get your ticket now: tinyurl.com/HfHRGala2025
You don’t want to miss this performance.
🎟️ Get your ticket now: tinyurl.com/HfHRGala2025
November 15, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Amritarupa Laha is bringing something truly extraordinary to our #HFHRGala2025 — a fusion of Bharatanatyam, waacking, and jazz that bends tradition into something breathtakingly new.
You don’t want to miss this performance.
🎟️ Get your ticket now: tinyurl.com/HfHRGala2025
You don’t want to miss this performance.
🎟️ Get your ticket now: tinyurl.com/HfHRGala2025
Shaheen Bagh’s legacy continues to shine.
What began as a women-led protest in 2019 opened space for a new, confident Muslim public sphere. Initiatives like Miles2Smile carry that forward—rebuilding, educating children, & transforming trauma into resilience.
frontline.thehindu.com/news/muslim-...
What began as a women-led protest in 2019 opened space for a new, confident Muslim public sphere. Initiatives like Miles2Smile carry that forward—rebuilding, educating children, & transforming trauma into resilience.
frontline.thehindu.com/news/muslim-...
Shaheen Bagh’s Legacy: A New Muslim Civil Society in India
From relief work to media reform, new Muslim-led groups born after Shaheen Bagh are reshaping activism, identity, and civic life across India.
frontline.thehindu.com
November 15, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Shaheen Bagh’s legacy continues to shine.
What began as a women-led protest in 2019 opened space for a new, confident Muslim public sphere. Initiatives like Miles2Smile carry that forward—rebuilding, educating children, & transforming trauma into resilience.
frontline.thehindu.com/news/muslim-...
What began as a women-led protest in 2019 opened space for a new, confident Muslim public sphere. Initiatives like Miles2Smile carry that forward—rebuilding, educating children, & transforming trauma into resilience.
frontline.thehindu.com/news/muslim-...
HfHR is proud to join 100+ orgs endorsing Rep. Rashida Tlaib’s H.Res.876, recognizing the genocide of the Palestinian people in Gaza.
Naming genocide is the first step to ending it.
Om Shanti. tlaib.house.gov/posts/tlaib-...
Naming genocide is the first step to ending it.
Om Shanti. tlaib.house.gov/posts/tlaib-...
Tlaib Introduces Resolution Recognizing the Genocide of the Palestinian People in Gaza
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (MI-12), alongside 20 other Members of Congress, introduced H.Res.876 – Recognizing the Genocide of the Palestinian People in Gaza. This…
tlaib.house.gov
November 15, 2025 at 3:34 AM
HfHR is proud to join 100+ orgs endorsing Rep. Rashida Tlaib’s H.Res.876, recognizing the genocide of the Palestinian people in Gaza.
Naming genocide is the first step to ending it.
Om Shanti. tlaib.house.gov/posts/tlaib-...
Naming genocide is the first step to ending it.
Om Shanti. tlaib.house.gov/posts/tlaib-...
You’re invited to A Celebration of Hope 🌿
Join us for the Hindus for Human Rights Gala 2025 — a space for justice, courage & community.
📅 Dec 13 | ⏰ 12PM PT / 3PM ET / 8PM BT (GMT)
👉 Register: tinyurl.com/HfHRGala2025
#HfHR #CelebrationOfHope #HumanRights
Join us for the Hindus for Human Rights Gala 2025 — a space for justice, courage & community.
📅 Dec 13 | ⏰ 12PM PT / 3PM ET / 8PM BT (GMT)
👉 Register: tinyurl.com/HfHRGala2025
#HfHR #CelebrationOfHope #HumanRights
November 12, 2025 at 8:16 PM
You’re invited to A Celebration of Hope 🌿
Join us for the Hindus for Human Rights Gala 2025 — a space for justice, courage & community.
📅 Dec 13 | ⏰ 12PM PT / 3PM ET / 8PM BT (GMT)
👉 Register: tinyurl.com/HfHRGala2025
#HfHR #CelebrationOfHope #HumanRights
Join us for the Hindus for Human Rights Gala 2025 — a space for justice, courage & community.
📅 Dec 13 | ⏰ 12PM PT / 3PM ET / 8PM BT (GMT)
👉 Register: tinyurl.com/HfHRGala2025
#HfHR #CelebrationOfHope #HumanRights
Bringing caste prejudice into New York’s public square is unacceptable. We condemn the Times Square protest targeting India’s Chief Justice; it undermines the dignity of the judiciary and constitutional values shared across democracies. Sign the petition👇
c.org/S4KCxJSRjt
#CasteDiscrimination
c.org/S4KCxJSRjt
#CasteDiscrimination
Sign the Petition
Condemnation of Caste-Based Protest Against the Hon’ble Chief Justice of India at Times Sq
c.org
November 12, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Bringing caste prejudice into New York’s public square is unacceptable. We condemn the Times Square protest targeting India’s Chief Justice; it undermines the dignity of the judiciary and constitutional values shared across democracies. Sign the petition👇
c.org/S4KCxJSRjt
#CasteDiscrimination
c.org/S4KCxJSRjt
#CasteDiscrimination
This weekend at Shree Krishna Mandir, our own Rohan Narine joined a special puja and shared important Know Your Rights resources with the community — building awareness, protection, and solidarity from within. 🕉️✊ #KnowYourRights #CommunityPower
November 12, 2025 at 5:07 PM
This weekend at Shree Krishna Mandir, our own Rohan Narine joined a special puja and shared important Know Your Rights resources with the community — building awareness, protection, and solidarity from within. 🕉️✊ #KnowYourRights #CommunityPower
@nandinisenmehra represented Hindus for Human Rights ANZ at the Symposium on Understanding Caste Discrimination in the Diaspora — moderating a powerful panel on Intersections of Caste, Class & Identity in Womxn’s Liberation Movements.
Hosted by @uniofnottingham @Deakin
#AntiCaste #CasteEquality
Hosted by @uniofnottingham @Deakin
#AntiCaste #CasteEquality
November 12, 2025 at 9:16 AM
@nandinisenmehra represented Hindus for Human Rights ANZ at the Symposium on Understanding Caste Discrimination in the Diaspora — moderating a powerful panel on Intersections of Caste, Class & Identity in Womxn’s Liberation Movements.
Hosted by @uniofnottingham @Deakin
#AntiCaste #CasteEquality
Hosted by @uniofnottingham @Deakin
#AntiCaste #CasteEquality
We are horrified by the explosion in Islamabad that killed 12 people. Our prayers are with all who lost their lives and those injured.
असतो मा सद्गमय । तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय । मृत्योर्मा अमृतं गमय ।
Om Shanti Shanti Shanti.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
असतो मा सद्गमय । तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय । मृत्योर्मा अमृतं गमय ।
Om Shanti Shanti Shanti.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Suicide bombing in Islamabad kills 12, says Pakistan's interior minister
Mohsin Naqvi says the bomber tried to gain entry to a court complex but was unable to get inside.
www.bbc.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:58 PM
We are horrified by the explosion in Islamabad that killed 12 people. Our prayers are with all who lost their lives and those injured.
असतो मा सद्गमय । तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय । मृत्योर्मा अमृतं गमय ।
Om Shanti Shanti Shanti.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
असतो मा सद्गमय । तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय । मृत्योर्मा अमृतं गमय ।
Om Shanti Shanti Shanti.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
“From caste-based justice to caste-based governance.” Teltumbde warns the census can become a tool to manage grievances, not dismantle hierarchy. Transparency + redistribution > quota arithmetic. Read: frontline.thehindu.com/books/anand-... #CasteCensus
From Justice to Governance: Anand Teltumbde on the BJP’s Caste Census Politics
A century after the last caste count, India faces hard questions: will counting caste expose inequality—or entrench it under data and power?
frontline.thehindu.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:07 PM
“From caste-based justice to caste-based governance.” Teltumbde warns the census can become a tool to manage grievances, not dismantle hierarchy. Transparency + redistribution > quota arithmetic. Read: frontline.thehindu.com/books/anand-... #CasteCensus
Bloomberg’s new investigation into alleged Indian plots to assassinate Sikh activists abroad underscores the urgency of confronting transnational repression —and highlights a diplomatic crisis spanning the US, Canada, and India.
Read here 👉 www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
Read here 👉 www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
The Attacks on Sikh Separatists That Rocked India’s Relations With the West
The inside story of how two alleged murder plots brought India, the US and Canada to a diplomatic crisis.
www.bloomberg.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Bloomberg’s new investigation into alleged Indian plots to assassinate Sikh activists abroad underscores the urgency of confronting transnational repression —and highlights a diplomatic crisis spanning the US, Canada, and India.
Read here 👉 www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
Read here 👉 www.bloomberg.com/features/202...