‘Hindus most discriminated in Pak, Bangladesh’
An American Congressman has slammed the alleged ethnic cleansing of Hindus in Pakistan, Bangladesh and Bhutan and said that Hindus have been discriminated much more than any other ethnic group…
Hindu Human Rights Report
The Hindu American Foundation (HAF) has released its first annual report on the status of Hindu human rights in Bangladesh, Pakistan and the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. Entitled…
Ensure Equal Rights for Minority Women in Pakistan
Why This Is Important Article 16 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights promises all people, without any limitation due to race, nationality or religion, the right to marry and…
The Decline of the Hindu Population in Bangladesh
At the time of Partition in 1947, the Hindu population, in what is now Bangladesh, was about 31%.4 By 1961, Hindus comprised 19% of the population. By 1974, the Hindu…
People’s Republic of Bangladesh
Bangladesh was created after the India-Pakistan War of 1971, a conflict—elaborated in this report—that was preceded by the massacre of an estimated two million East Pakistani citizens and the ethnic…
Attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh between January 1, 2004 and November 30, 2004
Attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh are commonplace with the government doing little or nothing to prevent them. Common attacks include murders, rapes, lootings, kidnappings, and temple destructions. In October, The…
Attacks on Hindus in Pakistan between January 1, 2004 and December 31, 2004
In October, Ameer Jalaal reported in The Dawn that in the Sindh province of Pakistan, “kidnapping for ransom is a common phenomenon in which unseen hands play a more damaging…
Survey of annual human rights reports: documentations and omissions
The impetus of this report, beyond the need to comprehensively document Hindu human rights abuses in South Asia, is to augment the perfunctory coverage this issue receives in the annual…
Plight of Hindus in Pak, Malaysia worrisome: BJP
Alleging violation of human rights of Hindus in Pakistan and Malaysia, the BJP on Sunday sought intervention of the President and the Prime Minister in the matter. Talking to reporters…
Human Rights in Bhutan
The constitution and laws provide for freedom of religion, and the government generally enforced these protections in practice. Mahayana Buddhism is the state's "spiritual heritage," although in the southern areas…