Protest video -- Coalition Against World Hindu Congress Chicago 2018
CDCD India
Published on Sep 6, 2018
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MEDIA ADVISORY Indian Americans protest militant Hindutva conclave Press conference on September 6th in New York City to highlight worsening human rights situation, media censorship and subversion of constitutional rights under the Hindu nationalist (Hindutva) forces in India, and the impact of Hindutva in the United States.
Sept 1, 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
The Coalition for the Defence of the Constitution and Democracy (CDCD), a coalition of South Asian human rights, Muslim, Dalit, and secular activist groups, will hold a press conference in New York City to protest against World Hindu Congress (WHC), a Hindutva conclave organized by US-based Hindu nationalist organizations such as Vishwa Hindu Parishad - America (VHP-A) and Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh (HSS).
The WHC event will be held in Lombard (Chicago), U.S. from September 7 – 9, 2018. It features a list of speakers and participants from militant Hindutva organizations, many of whom are directly responsible for the ongoing persecution of minorities in India. This includes the supreme leader of the RSS, Mohan Bhagwat, the Chief Minister of the state of Uttar Pradesh, Ajay Singh Bisht (a.k.a. “Yogi Adityanath”) and others.
What : Press meeting hosted by the coalition partners of CDCD to:
● Highlight the growing brutal persecution of minorities, Dalits, public intellectuals and human rights defenders in India, including attacks on press freedom and the subversion of constitutional rights, and the role of Hindutva organizations participating at the World Hindu Congress in worsening the human rights situation in India.
● Draw attention to the role of U.S. based Hindutva organizations behind the WHC event in promoting the agenda of Hindutva fascism under the cover of “Hindu resurgence,” furthering the nexus of right wing political forces in India and the United States around the common cause of promoting Islamophobia and violent majoritarianism. Where: Kimmel Center 904, New York University, New York City, NY 10012
When: September 6th, 2018, from 2:00 PM through 4:00 PM
Who: Hosting the press conference: NYU South Asia Society Panelists include:
● Nishrin Hussein, daughter of MP Ehsan Jafri, who was brutally murdered by an RSS mob outside his home during the Gujarat genocide of 2002. 1
● Niranjan Takle, veteran Indian investigative journalist who broke the Judge Loya story. 2
● Shashank Rao, member, Sadhana: Coalition of Progressive Hindus.
● Biju Mathew, India Civil Watch, labor and civil rights activist. Meenakshi Ganguly, South Asia Director, Human Rights Watch. 3
● Sheik Ubaid, Muslim Peace Coalition, Indian Minorities Advocacy Network (IMAN-net).
● Azhar Bhatt , Board of Directors, Indian American Muslim Council, USA
References:
1. Human Rights Watch: Compounding Injustice - The Government's Failure to Redress Massacres in Gujarat - https://www.hrw.org/reports/2003/indi...
2 The Man Who Told The Truth, Niranjan Takle - https://sabrangindia.in/i…/man-who-to...
3 Human Rights Watch: World Report 2018: India - https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2018...
Contact: cdcdindia@gmail.com
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Nnbqwimea0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Nnbqwimea0
CDCD India
Published on Sep 6, 2018
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cdcdind/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/cdcdindia
MEDIA ADVISORY Indian Americans protest militant Hindutva conclave Press conference on September 6th in New York City to highlight worsening human rights situation, media censorship and subversion of constitutional rights under the Hindu nationalist (Hindutva) forces in India, and the impact of Hindutva in the United States.
Sept 1, 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
The Coalition for the Defence of the Constitution and Democracy (CDCD), a coalition of South Asian human rights, Muslim, Dalit, and secular activist groups, will hold a press conference in New York City to protest against World Hindu Congress (WHC), a Hindutva conclave organized by US-based Hindu nationalist organizations such as Vishwa Hindu Parishad - America (VHP-A) and Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh (HSS).
The WHC event will be held in Lombard (Chicago), U.S. from September 7 – 9, 2018. It features a list of speakers and participants from militant Hindutva organizations, many of whom are directly responsible for the ongoing persecution of minorities in India. This includes the supreme leader of the RSS, Mohan Bhagwat, the Chief Minister of the state of Uttar Pradesh, Ajay Singh Bisht (a.k.a. “Yogi Adityanath”) and others.
What : Press meeting hosted by the coalition partners of CDCD to:
● Highlight the growing brutal persecution of minorities, Dalits, public intellectuals and human rights defenders in India, including attacks on press freedom and the subversion of constitutional rights, and the role of Hindutva organizations participating at the World Hindu Congress in worsening the human rights situation in India.
● Draw attention to the role of U.S. based Hindutva organizations behind the WHC event in promoting the agenda of Hindutva fascism under the cover of “Hindu resurgence,” furthering the nexus of right wing political forces in India and the United States around the common cause of promoting Islamophobia and violent majoritarianism. Where: Kimmel Center 904, New York University, New York City, NY 10012
When: September 6th, 2018, from 2:00 PM through 4:00 PM
Who: Hosting the press conference: NYU South Asia Society Panelists include:
● Nishrin Hussein, daughter of MP Ehsan Jafri, who was brutally murdered by an RSS mob outside his home during the Gujarat genocide of 2002. 1
● Niranjan Takle, veteran Indian investigative journalist who broke the Judge Loya story. 2
● Shashank Rao, member, Sadhana: Coalition of Progressive Hindus.
● Biju Mathew, India Civil Watch, labor and civil rights activist. Meenakshi Ganguly, South Asia Director, Human Rights Watch. 3
● Sheik Ubaid, Muslim Peace Coalition, Indian Minorities Advocacy Network (IMAN-net).
● Azhar Bhatt , Board of Directors, Indian American Muslim Council, USA
References:
1. Human Rights Watch: Compounding Injustice - The Government's Failure to Redress Massacres in Gujarat - https://www.hrw.org/reports/2003/indi...
2 The Man Who Told The Truth, Niranjan Takle - https://sabrangindia.in/i…/man-who-to...
3 Human Rights Watch: World Report 2018: India - https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2018...
Contact: cdcdindia@gmail.com
this is the video produced by the coalition against world hindu congress
tat starts tomorrow in chicago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Nnbqwimea0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Nnbqwimea0
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