Event: Congressional Briefing: India’s Democratic Crisis
Theme: Standing Together for Justice — Forced mass evictions of Muslims in Assam & millions denied the right to vote in Bihar
Date & Time: Wednesday, August 20, 2025 — 12:00 pm ET / 9:30 pm IST
Speakers:
Manoj Jha, Member of Parliament, Rashtriya Janata Dal
Sanjay Hegde, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India
Ria Chakrabarty, Senior Policy Advisor, Hindus for Human Rights
Safa Ahmed, Associate Director, Indian American Muslim Council
This briefing is co-hosted by the Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC) and Hindus for Human Rights (HfHR), reflecting our shared commitment to democracy, dignity, and pluralism. Together with a remarkable coalition of partners — Genocide Watch, The Humanism Project (Australia), Center for Pluralism, New York State Council of Churches, American Muslim Institution, Association of Indian Muslims of America (DC), The Religious Nationalism Project, World Without Genocide, and South Asian Diaspora Action Collective (Canada) — we stand united against state-sponsored bigotry and repression.
Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_2j2BFqPSS-GULGVIRwmG9A#/registration