Richard L Benkin Reports began trickling out of Bangladesh this spring about an anti-Hindu violence in the heart of its capital carried out in three stages: March 30, April 17,…
I previously reported on the abduction of a young Hindu woman from her family’s home in northern Bangladesh (Bangladeshi Hindu Abducted, Forced to Convert to Islam, Canada Free Press, August…
Richard L. Benkin In a few weeks, I again will be with in a number of illicit camps throughout North and Northeast India. They fled to the world’s largest democracy…
Whenever I tell people I “do human rights work,” they automatically assume I am some sort of leftist. People who know me find that hilarious; but it is rather tragic…
Bangladesh’s Hindu population is dying. That is an irrefutable fact,supported by decades of data. A consistent torrent of reports documenting anti-Hindu incidents in Bangladesh has bombarded anyone who had an…
Richard Benkin Bangladesh’s Hindu population is dying. That is an irrefutable fact,supported by decades of data. A consistent torrent of reports documenting anti-Hindu incidents in Bangladesh has bombarded anyone who…
Dr. Richard L. Benkin A sign hanging over the entrance to the Bhadrakali Women’s Camp in West Bengal (WB) states that since 1969, the camp has been affiliated with the…
Section I. Freedom of Religion The Constitution provides for freedom of religion, and states that adequate provisions shall be made for minorities to profess and practice their religions freely; however,…
I just returned from a month in India during which time an incredible number of significant events were occurring. My primary mission in going was to document and raise awareness…
I was inspired to write this essay by a Pakistani journalist friend. Later, during a lecture tour in South East Asian countries, where Indian and Chinese origin minorities are also…