Hunger Alert General

GENERAL (India): Emergency assistance must be given to the poor living in Maharajganj district

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from the People’s Vigilance Committee on Human Rights (PVCHR), a local human rights organisation working in Uttar Pradesh state regarding the Kanjar community in Maharajganj district, Uttar Pradesh. The Kanjars, a low caste community in Uttar Pradesh, suffer from hunger and the lack of […]

GENERAL(India): Alleged corruption by village authorities results in lack of food and adequate housing for the poor in Uttar Pradesh

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from the People’s Vigilance Committee on Human Rights (PVCHR), a local human rights organisation in Uttar Pradesh, regarding the deteriorate living conditions of the Musahar community (Untouchables) of the Mahboobpur village, Bhadohi Block in Sant Ravidas Nagar district. The Musahars have been deprived of […]

GENERAL(India): Hundreds of families deprived of all benefits of the government welfare programmes in Asanahar village in Sonbadra district of Uttar Pradesh

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from its local partner the Grama Swaraj Samithi (GSS), a human rights organisation based in Dudhi, Sonbadra district of Uttar Pradesh that hundreds of families staying in and around Asanahar village of Pati panchayat of the district are deprived of all benefits from the […]