They were fiercely angry and threw the slaughtered cow’s head at the temple gate to underline the seriousness of their threat — no temple in this locality. The leader of…
Introduction There is currently a popularization of South Asian culture in the West. The "dot head" or bindi is no longer a mark of gender subordination and ethnic backwardness, but…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Hindus constitute an important minority in a number of countries around the world. These communities, especially in South Asia, have experienced a tumultuous history, often suffering severe human rights violations.…
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…
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…