Hindus for Human Rights in the Press
2026 Press Mentions
Fighting the Growing Tide of Hindutva in the US: Sunita Viswanath on VIGILANT Episode 2 | The Quint
Hindutva in America: A Threat to Equality & Religious Pluralism with Vivek Kembaiyan, Western Regional Organizer for Hindus for Human Rights
The Wire Talks podcast on ICE, Immigration, and Indian Americans with Sravya Tadepalli, Deputy Executive Director
Malaysian Reserve, Interfaith America Works to Promote Free, Fair and Peaceful Elections, April 18th, 2026
Yahoo Finance, Interfaith America Works to Promote Free, Fair and Peaceful Elections, April 17th, 2026
Morningstar, Interfaith America Works to Promote Free, Fair and Peaceful Elections, April 17th, 2026
Baptist News Global, Dan Patrick says separation of church and state is a lie, April 15th, 2026
Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib, Tlaib Leads Lawmakers Demanding Trump Administration Redesignate and Extend TPS for Yemen, April 14th, 2026
Christian Post, Trump's Religious Liberty Commission gathers for final hearing: 'No such thing as separation of church and state', April 14th, 2026
NRI Affairs, Religious and secular groups take Trump to court, April 12th, 2026
The American Bazaar, Montgomery County library cancels Hindi book event amid controversy over VHPA link, April 12th, 2026
Bethesda Today, After backlash, MoCo cancels library event with controversial Hindu group, April 11th, 2026
New India Abroad, Community groups call to cancel Hindi Germantown library event over VHPA, April 9th, 2026
People’s World, Religious and secular groups take Trump to court, April 9th, 2026
NRI Affairs, Workers who built New Jersey’s largest Hindu temple allege lung disease as rights groups demand accountability, April 5th, 2026
Baptist News Global, Coalition wants to block Religious Liberty Commission report, April 3rd, 2026
NRI Affairs, Holi in an unholy time: Reverend Manas Ghosh calls for compassion, courage and justice in moving interfaith address, March 31st, 2026
Christian Daily International, U.S. panel calls for sanctions on Hindu nationalist group in India, March 30th, 2026
Religion News Service, Faith leaders' activism shows organized religion can still be a force for good, March 27th, 2026
The New Feminist, India’s new changes to transgender laws threaten the community and its safety, March 27th, 2026
The Goan Everyday, The intolerance of others... and ours, March 25th, 2026
Ing, Nā Kumuwaiwai no ke Aʻo ʻana e pili ana i ka 9/11
CounterCurrents, India: Freedom of Religion undermined by Sectarian Politics, March 21st, 2026
Counterview, Concerns over minority rights in India resurface after USCIRF report, March 20th, 2026
NJ Spotlight News, NJ Desis take action against ICE raids, March 20th, 2026
NewsClick, Freedom of Religion Undermined by Sectarian Politics in India, March 19th, 2026
IndianLink, Multifaith Holi: MOSAIC by Hindus for Human Rights Aus & NZ, March 19th, 2026
NRI Affairs, USCIRF urges sanctions, CPC designation for India amid “deteriorating” religious freedom conditions, March 17th, 2026
Freedom House, Request to Mark Up the Transnational Repression Policy Act, March 16th, 2026
Sabrang, USCIRF’s Call for Sanctions on the RSS Is a Major Moral and Political Marker, March 16th, 2026
Muslim Network, Hindus for Human Rights backs USCIRF call for sanctions on RSS, calls it a turning point, March 15th, 2026
CounterCurrents, SIR to be rejected: Civilisational tradition of this land to be respected, March 15th, 2026
American Kahani, Raja Krishnamoorthi Leads Tight Illinois Senate Primary Amid Fundraising Controversies and Hindu Nationalist Ties, March 10th, 2026
News India Times, Two Indian Americans among Vote is Sacred Fellows 2026, March 1st, 2026
KPFA 94.1, The KPFA Evening News (Saturday), February 28, 2026
Leicester Gazette, Here’s what the inquiry into the 2022 Leicester unrest tells us, February 27th, 2026
Union Theological Seminary, Announcing Samadarshini: A Project for Justice, Dignity, and Radical Inclusion, February 26th, 2026
Interfaith America, Announcing the 2026 Vote is Sacred Fellows, February 25th, 2026
The Friday Times, Beyond Model Minority: How Southasians Are Resisting The Far-Right In The US And UK, February 25th, 2026
Madhyamam Online, US Hindutva leader ridiculing India’s ineptitude appears to assume Indndian Link to Overseas Killing, February 25th, 2025
The Wire, Nikhil Gupta Guilty Plea: Right-Wing Hindu American Foundation Mocks India’s Intelligence Agencies, Condemned, February 25th, 2026
Bay Area Reporter, LGBTQ Agenda: LGBTQ-friendly, right-wing religious groups at odds over anti-gay marriage campaign, Trump commission, February 24th, 2026
The Indian Eye, NYC Announces 12 Community Project Grant Winners to Combat Hate and Bias at Grass-Roots Level, February 23rd, 2026
Scroll India, Probe links of Indian officials, say Indian-American groups after guilty plea in Pannun murder plot, February 23rd, 2026
Counterview, Hindu diaspora group joins multifaith lawsuit, challenges the Trump-Vance religious panel, February 21st, 2026
International Federation for Human Rights, India: The international community must call for the immediate release of Umar Khalid, February 19th, 2026
Staten Island Live, Pride Center of Staten Island receives NYC grant to combat hate, February 19th, 2026
The Wild Hunt, Lawsuit Challenges Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission Over Alleged Legal Violations and ‘Judeo-Christian’ Focus, February 18th, 2026
Andalou Agency, US Religious Liberty Commission member removed for questioning if Israel criticism is antisemitism, February 18th, 2026
Religion News Service, 'We’re praying with our feet': a year of pro-democracy prayer vigils in New York, February 16th, 2026
Kashmir Media Service, Missing Indian student found dead in US, consulate confirms, February 15th, 2026
Religion News Service, Faith in Action: Bishop Dwayne Royster's Call to Justice, February 14th, 2026
Global Project Against Hate and Extremism, Religious Freedom for Some, February 12th, 2026
A Public Witness, White House Commission Caught in Ugly Dispute Over Antisemitism, February 12th, 2026
Charisma, Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission Sued for Aligning with Christian Values, February 12th, 2026
Religion News Service, Fetzer Institute launches $9 million cross-sector initiative to advance spiritually grounded transformation, February 12th, 2026
Friendly Atheist, Trump's "Religious Liberty Commission" just got sued for its pro-Christian bias, February 11th, 2026
The Christian Post, Trump's Religious Liberty Commission sued by interfaith coalition alleging bias toward Christianity, February 10th, 2026
Center for Law and Social Policy, 430+ Organizations Call on Congress to Pass Meaningful Protections for Families, including Sensitive Locations, February 10th, 2026
AsAm News, Sikhs, Muslims, & Hindus sue Trump over religious commission, February 9th, 2026
USA Today, Trump's Religious Liberty Commission sued over lack of diversity, February 9th, 2026
Democracy Forward, Diverse Faiths Leaders, Groups Unite to Challenge Administration’s Biased So-Called “Religious Liberty Commission” , February 9th, 2026
Interfaith America, ICE Raids Reignite Rituals of Resistance in Minneapolis, February 9th, 2026
Abna 24, UK Hindu Council’s Stance on Islamophobia Definition Draws Accusations of Anti-Muslim Rhetoric, February 8th, 2026
Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib, Tlaib Introduces Resolution to Defend the Fourteenth Amendment, February 4th, 2026
The Mooknayak, 'From the Shadows to the Stars': New York Hosts Landmark Anti-Caste Tribute to Rohith Vemula, February 3rd, 2026
Religion News Service, Garrett Seminary launches bold new platform for theological education, February 3rd, 2026
The Wire, India, Globally: Violence Against Minorities, the Rights of the Poor, February 3rd, 2026
Middle East Monitor, London: Tower Hamlets faith communities stop UKIP again, January 30th, 2026
Religion News Service, Photo essay: Clergy demonstrate against ICE in Minneapolis, January 26th, 2026
AMNY, March for Minnesota: Thousands of NYC protesters demand end to ICE operations in Minneapolis and across America, January 24th, 2026
Religion Dispatches, Our Lady of the Upside Down, January 20th, 2026
The Wire, The Problems With Being Indian in the US, January 14th, 2026
FORSEA, Rejecting Hindu Council UK’s “Warning” to the Government about Islamophobia, January 13th, 2026
NRI Affairs, Sovereignty at Stake: Indian Diaspora Groups Slam US ‘Abduction’ of Maduro, January 9th, 2026
Religion News Service, Outside White House, faith leaders mourn Renee Good, call for accountability, January 9th, 2026
Money Control, 11 Hindus killed in 35 days: Understanding the disturbing pattern Bangladesh claims does not exist, January 6th, 2026
Deccan Chronicle, Bangladesh Sees Rising Mob Violence Amid Attacks on Hindu Minority, January 6th, 2026
2025 Press Mentions
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Addressing Islamophobia & Hindutva in the UK | Rajiv Sinha, Director of HfHR UK, on BBC
Hindutva in Diaspora, Scroll India, ft. Hindus for Human Rights Executive Director Sunita Viswanath and Director of Advocacy and Organizing Pranay Somayajula
2024 Press Mentions
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Cornel West speaking about caste, Hindus for Human Rights, and Gandhi on the Katie Halper show, March 6th, 2024
2023 Press Mentions
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HfHR Deputy Executive Director Nikhil Mandalaparthy interviewed by Karan Thapar for The Wire, April 27, 2023
2022 Press Mentions
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HfHR Cofounder and Executive Director Sunita Viswanath interviewed by Karan Thapar for The Wire, February 19, 2022
HfHR Cofounder and Executive Director Sunita Viswanath on TheWire.In, February 4, 2022
2021 Press Mentions
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HfHR Cofounder and Executive Director Sunita Viswanath on the Medhi Hasan Show, July 15, 2021
2020 Press Mentions
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On 12/21/20, HfHR’s Vijay and Sunita participated in a program on IslamChannel.tv called, “Islamophobia in India.”
Based on press conference on Dec 10, 2020 organized by HfHR, IAMC and AIUSA. Video and photos furnished by HfHR
2019 Press Mentions
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Sunita is featured in this video from the Howdy Modi rally in Houston published by TheWire.IN