Hindus for Human Rights

About Company

There are numerous religious and non-religious organizations around the world who work to defend the human rights of vulnerable communities. However, there is an urgent need for vivid and inclusive voices from a Hindu perspective. As bigotry in the name of a (fraudulent) Hinduism has become more powerful than ever, it is time for us to speak up.

Many groups working for a just world are shaped and supported by Hindus all over the world. In general, we have been happy to be part of such groups without a specific need to claim a Hindu voice. However, as unprecedented violence against minorities (Muslims, Dalits, Adivasis, and women) consumes India, and as increasing numbers of Hindus in the diaspora appear to support India’s alarming shift to majoritarian Hindu rule, we feel that it is time to proclaim ‘Not in Our Names!’ HfHR is a voice of Hindus for the good of all beings: vasudaiva kutumbakam.

We acknowledge that there are newer groups that have come into existence to defend the rights of Hindu populations in the diaspora. But considering that there are over a billion adherents of Hinduism in the world, surprisingly, there has been no major effort to organize and speak as Hindus specifically for the human rights of all.

The creation of Hindus for Human Rights USA (HfHR) is a small step to fill this vacuum and to provide a platform for creative Hindu voices in these troubling times. We are especially grateful for the opportunity to amplify brave voices from India where speech is being increasingly criminalized.