Diaspora in Action for Human Rights and Democracy

✊🏽 On the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, DAHRD stands in solidarity with journalists everywhere who face threats, attacks, and harassment, and calls for justice, and stronger protections for journalists in India and around the world. #EndImpunity #FreedomOfExpression #PressFreedom #India Sources: 👉🏽 un.org/en/observances/end-im… 👉🏽 rsf.org/en/country/india 👉🏽 rsf.org/en/unprecedented-pol… 👉🏽 thewire.in/women/journalist-…

The world honours defenders of justice while cutting the resources they need to survive. The ICC has received the Sakharov Prize, while former ICC judge Navi Pillay has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Yet funding cuts and political pressure threaten the institutions safeguarding human rights. In our latest blog post, we explore what this means for smaller NGOs and democratic accountability. 🔗 dahrd.org/2026/10/23/when-th…

🕊️ On the International Day of Non-Violence, we honour Mahatma Gandhi’s legacy and reaffirm that lasting peace requires justice, equality and respect for human rights.

We're taking a short break from social media this summer to rest and recharge. Thank you for your continued support - it means the world to us. 💛 See you soon! #HumanRights #SummerBreak #india #News

🔊Look back at DAHRD's webinar Justice on hold: Umar Khalid story of Resistance. Listen to journalist @betwasharma (@Article14live) as she unpacks the incarceration of Umar Khalid and examines how the label of “anti-national” is constructed and deployed in India. Watch the full webinar on our YouTube channel 👉🏽 youtube.com/watch?v=Jt8AzprH…

📣On 3 June, DAHRD hosted From Meme to Mob in Brussels, examining how online harms translate into offline consequences and the role of the #DSA in addressing these challenges. 🎤Thomas Hughes (@thomasmhughes)(@AppealsCentre) highlighted limited user awareness of new redress mechanisms and underscored the importance of systemic risk mitigation under Articles 34–35. 🎤Dr Ritumbra Manuvie (@ritumbra) (@univgroningen) emphasised that hate speech and disinformation operate as coordinated, transnational networks requiring structural responses. 🎤MEP Lynn Boylan (@LNBDublin) (@Left_EU) stressed that effective enforcement is essential, particularly to protect communities disproportionately affected. We thank all speakers and participants for their valuable contributions.

📢 During our event, "From Meme to Mob: How Digital Hate Travels Across Borders and Affects People in Europe" on 3 June, Dr. Ritumbra Manuvie (@ritumbra) (University of Groningen and DAHRD' s ED) spoke about how hate speech and disinformation operate through transnational networks rather than isolated pieces of content. Drawing on her research on Hindutva networks, Dr. Manuvie explained how organisations such as the BJP, RSS and VHP form part of a wider ideological ecosystem that produces and amplifies harmful narratives online. She argued that platform responses often focus on individual posts, while failing to address the broader networks that enable hate and disinformation to spread across borders and affect communities far beyond their country of origin. #DigitalRights #DSA #PlatformAccountability #HumanRights #ContentModeration

On 3 June, DAHRD hosted in Brussels From Meme to Mob: How Digital Hate Travels Across Borders and Affects People in Europe. We would like to thank everyone who joined us for this timely discussion on platform accountability, multilingual moderation gaps, cross-border digital harms, and the implementation of the Digital Services Act. A special thank you to our speakers @LNBDublin (@Europarl_EN), @thomasmhughes (@AppealsCentre) and Dr. Ritumbra Manuvie (@ritumbra) (@FoundationDAHRD). Stay tuned — we will soon be sharing key takeaways from the discussion. #DigitalRights #DSA #PlatformAccountability #HumanRights #ContentModeration #OnlineSafety #Brusselsbubble

📣 See you today in Brussels! 📍 Press Club Brussels Europe 📅 3 June 2026 🕓 16:00–18:00 Sign up here 👉🏽eventbrite.nl/e/from-meme-to… !