Check Out Our New Events Calendar! |
Our Hindus for Human Rights event calendar is LIVE!
This calendar outlines all Hindus for Human Rights and partner events -- from local meetups, chapter organizing meetings, film screenings, book clubs, author talks, and more! Be sure to keep up with the calendar to see what's happening near you. |
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January 16th, 2025: Know Your Rights, Know Your Voice: Join the Interfaith Center of New York for a critical gathering exploring the role of faith communities in supporting the newest New Yorkers. Learn more here.
January 18th, 2025: HfHR's Bay Area Chapter Organizing Meeting: This in-person gathering will be an opportunity for HfHR members and supporters to come together and collectively strategize about how to build a thriving HfHR chapter in the Bay as we enter 2025. Learn more here.
January 20th, 2025: Reclaiming the Dream: An Interfaith Call to Action: Join Sunita Viswanath, Executive Director of Hindus for Human Rights, as part of an inspiring panel of interfaith leaders gathering for an urgent call to action. Learn more here.
January 20th, 2025: Multifaith Prayer Circle During Inauguration: As the 47th U.S. president is inaugurated, join a multifaith prayer circle to honor what we are feeling as we face the next four years. This gathering will remind us that we are not alone. Learn more here.
January 23rd, 2025: HfHR's NYC Chapter Organizing Meeting: Join other Hindus for Human Rights (HfHR) members and supporters as we gather to build community, share concerns and priorities going into the new Trump era, and strategize together about how to build an HfHR chapter in New York City! Learn more here. |
Attend a HfHR Chapter Meeting Near You! |
Hindus for Human Rights Responds to Rutgers University Decision on Caste Discrimination |
Hindus for Human Rights strongly supported the University Task Force’s recommendation that Rutgers add caste as a protected category. To this end, we launched an email campaign urging senior administration officials to adopt caste protections, because we know that the absence of such a policy creates an additional and unnecessary barrier for individuals who face caste discrimination to report their experiences and seek justice and accountability.
While we're disappointed in the administration’s failure to adopt this much-needed civil rights policy, we are glad to see the university explicitly acknowledge for the first time that caste discrimination is prohibited at Rutgers, and we hope that the administration will make good on their promise to clearly communicate the fact that caste is covered under existing anti-discrimination policies to the campus community. |
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Call Upon President Biden to Pardon Ravi Ragbir! |
Ravi Ragbir is a 60-year-old husband, father, and nationally recognized leader in the immigrant rights movement.
During the Trump administration, Ravi’s outspoken advocacy for immigrant rights made him a target. In January 2018, ICE officials in New York arrested Ravi and another leader of the New Sanctuary Coalition for deportation. These actions came during a period when many prominent immigrant rights activists were suddenly being targeted by federal immigration officials. Community allies—including 31 members of Congress and more than 1,800 community organizations and individuals—spoke out against ICE’s targeting of Ravi.
A pardon is the only real and permanent protection from deportation under the incoming second Trump administration. We are urging President Biden to grant Ravi's pardon before he leaves office.
We humbly ask that you please take a few moments to sign and circulate the petition supporting Ravi Ragbir's pardon. We only have until January 20th to urge President Biden for a pardon before Trump's administration deports Ragbir. |
Learn All About Progressive Hinduism With Our Hinduism 101 Guide! |
Our Hinduism 101 guide is LIVE! This extensive guide takes a deep dive into progressive Hinduism, from the basics of Hinduism to gender and sexuality in Hinduism to even understanding the role of sacred groves in Hinduism. Our guide tackles questions of caste, progressive takes on controversial festival origins, and more. Be sure to check all ten pages out under our ‘Hinduism 101’ dropdown menu on our website! |
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Hindus for Human Rights is proud to be one of over 17 organizations, including the National Council of Jewish Women and Interfaith Alliance, to file briefs with the 5th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals opposing Louisiana's law requiring public school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments. Check out the stories below to learn more about the case and how we have been involved. |
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The Secretary General of the Socialist Party of India, Sandeep Pandey, the Gandhian peace activist who returned Magsaysay award in support of Palestinian people, reimagines religious spaces into a progressive, welcoming gathering ground for all that values inclusion, harmony, and service to humanity. |
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"Under BJP rule, the complex, multi-religious character of these cities is increasingly being transformed into a sanitized monochrome Hinduism." Learn more on India's religious pilgrimages & how they are co-opted by the right wing BJP from Ananya Vajpeyi, fellow at the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies in New Delhi. |
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The Maha Kumbh Mela, in Prayagraj —formerly Allahabad — reflects both the huge sweep of Hindu tradition and the shifting, identitarian political narratives shaping modern India. Cutting-edge technology like radio-frequency wristbands, AI chatbots, and navigation apps is enhancing the experience for over 400 million attendees. All against a backdrop of growing polarization, contested identities and exclusions. As it unfolds, it will offer fascinating insights into India’s intersection of faith, innovation, and politics.
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Become an HfHR Member Today! |
An HfHR membership gives you access to a community of progressive, change-oriented Hindus, our exclusive WhatsApp community, affinity groups, weekly community calls, merch discounts, local organizing groups, and more. Join today! |
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The HfHR weekly digest serves as your weekly guide to progressive Hindu advocacy. Find things you can do to take action, articles to read, podcast episodes to listen to, and more!
*Note: Readings are curated from a diverse range of sources and do not necessarily represent the views of HfHR.
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