Hindus constitute an important minority in a number of countries around the world. These communities, especially in Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan have experienced a tumultuous history, and their human rights have been violated with impunity by the majority communities, with or without the connivance of the ruling governments. Such human rights violations have persisted for many generations, but have rarely attracted the sustained attention of human rights agencies. It is our intention to subject these human rights violations to regular scrutiny, which the fate of these communities surely deserves.  This report includes human rights conditions in Afghanistan and Fiji, in addition to Bangladesh, Pakistan and the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir, as highlighted in last year’s report. (read more)