Indian American Muslim Council invites you to a CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING on India’s Democratic Crisis

The Briefing will cover Indian government’s state-sponsored ethnic cleansing of Bengali-origin Muslims in the state of Assam. Backed by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Hindu nationalist vigilante groups, authorities have bulldozed thousands of homes, displacing tens of thousands of people in just the last two months.

WHEN: Wednesday, August 20, 2025 | 12:00 Noon ET

WHERE: Virtual (Zoom)

REGISTER: Click here to register

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

Indian American Muslim Council invites you to a CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING on DEMOCRATIC BACKSLIDE IN INDIA.

The Briefing will cover various issues related with human rights and religious freedoms in India, including the Persecution of Minorities, the situation of Human Rights Defenders, Transnational Repression, and Suppression of Free Speech

WHAT:UN Special Rapporteur to headline Congressional Briefing on India

WHEN: Wednesday, July 17, 2025 | 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET

WHERE: In-person & Virtual (Zoom)

REGISTER: Click here to register

The esteemed panelists include:

Prof. Nicolas Levrat: UN Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues

Ed O’Donovan: Senior Advisor to the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders

Asif Mahmood: Vice-Chair, United States Commission on International Religious Freedom

Annie Wilcox Boyajian: President, Freedom House

Ria Chakrabarty: Senior Policy Advisor, Hindus for Human Rights

Safa Ahmed: Associate Media Director, Indian American Muslim Council

Opening remarks and Briefing moderation by:

Andy Levin: Former U.S. Congressman

Join the Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC) on Wednesday, June 18, for the launch of its new report, “Transnational Repression: The Modi Regime’s Targeting of Critics in the United States.”

This report launch will include a panel discussion featuring leading experts who will analyze the report’s findings and provide broader context on India’s global campaign of transnational repression, including within the United States. The event will also unveil previously unpublished evidence showing how Indian consulates and the Modi-led BJP government use surveillance and intimidation tactics to silence U.S.-based critics of Hindu nationalism and its policies.

Panelists

Yana Gorokhovskaia

Yana Gorokhovskaia leads work across several portfolios on the Research and Analysis team at the global democracy watchdog Freedom House. Her analysis has been published in Foreign Affairs, The Guardian, The Washington Post, Politico, Journal of Democracy, Just Security, Huffington Post, among other publications, and she is a leading expert on transnational repression.

Mannirmal Kaur

Mannirmal Kaur is the Senior Federal Policy Manager at the Sikh Coalition, a leading human rights organization that defends the rights of Sikhs and other religious minorities in America to practice their faith without bias and discrimination. She directs the organization’s congressional advocacy work.

Ather Zia

Dr. Ather Zia is a political anthropologist, poet, short fiction writer, and a columnist. She is an Associate Professor of Anthropology and Gender Studies at the University of Northern Colorado. She is the author of Resisting Disappearances: Military Occupation and Women’s Activism in Kashmir ; founder-editor of Kashmir Lit and is the co-founder of Critical Kashmir Studies Collective, an interdisciplinary network of scholars working on the Kashmir region. Ather is also a co-editor of Cultural Anthropology.

Moderator

Morley Musick

Morley Musick is a journalist and author of the new report, “Transnational Repression: The Modi Regime’s Targeting of Critics in the United States.” 

WHAT: Hate Crimes Surge Against Muslims After Kashmir Attack

WHEN: Wednesday, June 18 at 12 PM EST / 11 AM CST/ 9 AM PST / 9:30 PM IST

WHERE: Virtual (Zoom)

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We invite you to join us for an urgent Congressional Briefing addressing the alarming spike in hate crimes and violence targeting Muslims across India in the wake of the April 22 terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Kashmir.

A new report by the Association for Protection of Civil Rights (APCR) documents 184 hate incidents in just over two weeks—affecting at least 316 Muslims in states including Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, and Delhi. These include hate speech, mob assaults, mosque vandalism, and killings.

This virtual Congressional Briefing will feature leading voices in international human rights and law, highlighting the gravity of the crisis and the urgent need for global accountability.

WHAT: Hate Crimes Surge Against Muslims After Kashmir Attack

WHEN: Wednesday, June 11, 2025 | 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET

WHERE: Virtual (Zoom)

REGISTER: Click here to register

SPEAKERS:

Prof. Nicolas Levrat, UN Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues
Prashant Bhushan, Supreme Court attorney and India’s foremost jurist
Suchitra Vijayan, Executive Director, The Polis Project
Prof. Apoorvanand, prominent Indian academic and rights advocate

Join us for a critical webinar addressing the ongoing harassment of Nadeem Khan, Co-Founder of the Association for Protection of Civil Rights (ACPR), and Mohammed Zubair, Co-Founder of Alt News, by the Indian government. This event will amplify voices of solidarity and highlight the broader implications for human rights and press freedom.

WHAT: International Solidarity for Nadeem Khan and Mohammed Zubair

WHEN: Friday, December 6, 2024 – 11:00 am EST

REGISTER: TinyUrl.com/Intl-Solidarity

SPEAKERS:

Prashant Bhushan: Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India

David Shoebridge: Australian Senator

Safoora Zargar: Human Rights Defender

Audrey Truschke: Associate Professor, Rutgers University

Sunita Viswanath: ED, Hindus for Human Rights

John Sifton: Asia Advocacy Director, Human Rights Watch

Pieter Friedrich: Author-Journalist

Ritumbra Manuvie: Executive Director, The London Story

Aakar Patel: Amnesty International India

Suresh Grover: Human Rights Advocate

Faisal Khan: Convener, Khudai Khidmatgar

Anuradha Bhasin: Managing Editor, Kashmir Times

Safa Ahmed: Associate Media Director, IAMC

Register now to stand in solidarity!

Please join us for a special Congressional Briefing concerning US Arms Sales to India: The Role of Congress, being held on February 14th, 2024 at 10:30 am. This briefing will take place in room 2043 of the Rayburn House Office Building.

On February 1, the Biden administration notified Congress of intent to sell to India 31 Armed MQ-9B Reaper Drones with accompanying munitions (Hellfire missiles, bombs), hardware and software tech, and personnel for training and maintenance. The proposed sale raises serious questions about the government of India’s possible use of these weapons in violation of human rights law or the laws of war. On a larger level, it raises questions about U.S. foreign policy on India, the trajectory of the US-India relationship, and the Biden administration’s strategies in dealing with the government of India.

These concerns are amplified by the Indian government’s increasingly worrying human rights record and the scope and gravity of new reporting on the deteriorating human rights situation in the country, including Human Rights Watch’s reporting on the worsening trend including its recent 2024 World Report review of India’s record, a recent report by the American Bar Association on the Indian government’s grave abuses of counter-terrorism laws (and Amnesty-Human Rights Watch joint reporting on the same issue), highly concerning new assessments on India by the US Commission on International Religious Freedom, a new and devastating report on India by the US Holocaust Memorial Museum elevating its warnings on risks of mass violence, and a new report by Amnesty International on targeted demolitions of Muslim properties in India.

Please join a briefing on the proposed sale, including discussion of opportunities for Congressional action to address it, by senior staff from Amnesty International, Hindus for Human Rights, Human Rights Watch, and the Center for International Policy.

WHAT: US Arms Sale & India’s Human Rights Violations

WHEN: Wednesday, February 14, 2024 – 10:30 am EST

WHERE: 2043 Rayburn HOB, 45 Independence Ave SW Washington, DC

REGISTER: Click here to register

SPEAKERS:

Carolyn Nash — Asia Advocacy Director, Amnesty International

John Sifton — Asia Advocacy Director, Human Rights Watch

Ria Chakrabarty — Policy Director, Hindus for Human Rights

Ari Tolany — Director, Security Assistance Monitor, Center for International Policy