South Asia Human Rights Journalist Association

United Nations Headquarter, New York,February 6, 2024: An engaging and captivating interactive session took place at the United Nations headquarters in Conference Room 6, on the subject of: “Challenges to the Realization of Right to Self-Determination in the Contemporary Global Context.” The main speakers who participated in the fascinating event included: Ms. Fionnuala d. NiAolain, Former United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Counter-terrorism; Commissioner at International Court of Justice; and Professor at University of Minnesota; Ambassador Munir Akram, Permanent Representative of Pakistan; Ambassador M. Maged Abdelaziz, Permanent Observer Mission of the League of Arab States; Ambassador Hameed Ajibaiye Opeloyeru, Permanent Observer for the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai, Chairman, World Forum for Peace & Justice.  Others who participated in the general discussion included the Ambassador of Algeria, Ambassador of Eretria, Representatives from the embassy of India, Iran, Turkey, Venezuela, Morocco and Syria.

Mumbai: Jun 4, 2023: A 24-year-old Dalit man was killed by Hindutva goons when he was celebrating Dr BR Ambedkar’s birth anniversary Bondhar Haveli village i in Nanded district of Maharashtra state in India. The deceased was identified as Akshay Bhalerao, news agency PTI reported. 
A 24-year-old Dalit man was killed on for celebrating Dr BR Ambedkar's birth anniversary. The incident happened in Maharashtra's Bondhar Haveli village in Nanded district .

Imphal, May 23: Three journalists covering the violence in Indian disturbed Manipur’s East Imphal district were assaulted by Indian army personnel, reported the Imphal Free Press. The journalists – Soram Inaoba and Nongthombam Johnson from the channel Mami TV and Brahmacharimayum Dayananda from the news agency ANI – were  assaulted with batons by Indian personnel while they were recording footage of a burning building from a construction site at the New Checkon area of Imphal.

Kolkata, May 23: Indian Border Security Force (BSF) personnel   brutally tortured a 30-year-old Johirul Islam in custody in Indian state West Bengal.The BSF personnel arrested Johirul Islam, a 30-year-old muslim from his house was brutally tortured him in their custody in Sahebganj.The details of the incident emerged after rights activist Kirity Roy wrote a letter to the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), seeking an independent and non-partisan investigation of the incident which occurred on 21 February this year.

Raipure, May 23:  Two Indian Central Reserve Police Force's jungle warfare unit CoBRA commandos were injured in an attack in Indian disturbed state Chhattisgarh.

Srinagar, May 16 :  The  Indian home ministry controlled State Investigating Agency  has arrested two activists in Srinagar in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir.The State Investigating Agency  along with  police personnel during house raids arrested Javed Bhat alias Ajmal Khan  and Zahoor Ajmed Bhat alias Bilal in Srinagar city.

Washington, May 16 : The International Religious Freedom report released by the US administration has said that attacks  on religious minorities, including killings, assaults, and intimidation,  in the name of cow protection, conversion, interfaith relationship and communal violence occurred throughout last year in  India.

 New Delhi, May 13 : The Hindutva Vishva Hindu Parshad (VHP) leader, Pravin Togadia, has said that Muslims should not be allowed to reach higher government posts in India. 

New Delhi, May 12:A Hindutva Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh  (RSS) Pracharak (publicist) and Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader has vowed to convert 30,000 mosques into temples and made hate speeches targeting Muslims at an event in Rajasthan state. The video of RSS Pracharak Ishwar Lal’s hate speeches has gone viral on social media courtesy of Hindutva Watch, a Twitter handle that tracks hate crimes.