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|name = HINDRAF (Hindu Rights Action Force)
|name = HINDRAF (Hindu Rights Action Force)
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|area = {{flagicon|Malaysia}} [[Malaysia]]
|leader = Lawyers: <br /> M.Manoharan <br /> P.Uthayakumar (Chair)<br /> K.Ganghadaran<br /> [[Waytha_Moorthy_Ponnusamy|P.Wathya Moorthy]]<br /> S.Ganapathi Rao<br />
|leader = Lawyers: <br /> [[M. Manoharan]] <br /> P.Uthayakumar (Chair)<br /> K.Ganghadaran<br /> [[Waytha_Moorthy_Ponnusamy|P.Wathya Moorthy]]<br /> S.Ganapathi Rao<br />
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'''HINDRAF''' or ''Hindu Rights Action Force'' is a coalition of 30 [[Hindu]] [[NGO|Non-Governmental]] organizations committed to the preservation of Hindu community rights and heritage in [[secular]] [[Malaysia]]. The group has led agitations against the demolition of Hindu temples by the government and criticized the pro-Islamic policies of the state.<ref>[http://www.financialexpress.com/latest_full_story.php?content_id=128069 Hindu group protests "temple cleansing" in Malaysia]</ref> It was also established to fight and prevail justice suffered by Hindus which are the minority community in Malaysia.
'''HINDRAF''' or ''Hindu Rights Action Force'' is a coalition of 30 [[Hindu]] [[NGO|Non-Governmental]] organizations committed to the preservation of Hindu community rights and heritage in [[secular]] [[Malaysia]]. The group has led agitations against what they see as an "unofficial policy of temple demolition" and concerns about the steady encroachment of [[sharia]]-based law.<ref>[http://www.financialexpress.com/latest_full_story.php?content_id=128069 Hindu group protests "temple cleansing" in Malaysia]</ref><ref>[http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Southeast_Asia/HA14Ae04.html Asia Times]
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In late 2007, several prominent members of the HINDRAF, all prominent lawyers, were arrested, some on charges of [[sedition]]; following an enormous rally organised by HINDRAF in November, the charges were dismissed by the courts.


5 lawyers of HINDRAF is seeking justice for the Hindu community through out Malaysia whom are held backwards in terms of education, special rights, welfare etc. for over 50 years after Malaysia's [[History_of_Malaysia|Independence from British]] by pre-dominant [[Malays_(ethnic_group)|Malay]] race.


==Petition==
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On 30th August 2007, a class action on behalf of Malaysian Indians was filed at The [[Royal Courts of Justice]] in [[London]] to sue the UK Government for US$4 trillion (US$1 million for every Malaysian Indian) for bringing in Indians as indentured laborers into Malaya & exploiting them for 150 years & thereafter failing to protect the minority Indians rights in the [[Constitution of Malaysia|Federal Constitution]] when independence was granted, hence making Malaysian Indians a permanently colonialized society until today.<ref>[http://littleindia.net.my/ftopict-2058.html Petition to the Royal Highness Queen Elizabeth]</ref> A petition with 100,000 signatures are targeted to be collected and be presented to her Royal Highness the Queen of England to appoint her Majesty's Queen Counsel to represent the poor, underclass, oppressed and suppressed Malaysian Indians would be presented at the British High Commission.


==Events==
==Events==
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===Human Rights Forum===
===Human Rights Forum===
A series of peaceful weekend forums were organized throughout Malaysia to increase the awareness of Hindu human rights by HINDRAF. At a previous forum held in some area near central Kuala Lumpur, some disturbances were brought by the police and the local mobs to disturb the forum. On this round, the HINDRAF group seeks the attention and protection of top [[Law_enforcement_in_Malaysia|Malaysian Police]] IGP with the hope of the same unwanted disturbance won't occur.<ref>[http://www.policewatchmalaysia.com/index.php?subaction=showfull&id=1195208061&archive=&start_from=&ucat=9& Hindraf seek IGP protection for nationwide forums / assemblies]</ref><ref>[http://www.bangkit.net/2007/10/09/police-attempts-to-sabotage-hindraf-forum-in-semenyih-on-6102007/ POLICE ATTEMPTS TO SABOTAGE HINDRAF FORUM IN SEMENYIH ON 6.10.2007]</ref>
A series of peaceful weekend forums were organized throughout Malaysia to increase the awareness of Hindu human rights by HINDRAF. At a previous forum held near central Kuala Lumpur, had been disrupted, according to HINDRAF with the collusion of the police <ref>[http://www.bangkit.net/2007/10/09/police-attempts-to-sabotage-hindraf-forum-in-semenyih-on-6102007/ POLICE ATTEMPTS TO SABOTAGE HINDRAF FORUM IN SEMENYIH ON 6.10.2007]</ref>.
Subsequently HINDRAF appealed directly to the Inspector General of [[Law_enforcement_in_Malaysia|the Malaysian Police]] in an attempt to ensure that their fora went off peacefully.<ref>[http://www.policewatchmalaysia.com/index.php?subaction=showfull&id=1195208061&archive=&start_from=&ucat=9& Hindraf seek IGP protection for nationwide forums / assemblies]</ref>


===Arrests in November===
===Arrests in November===
On 23 November, 2007, three HINDRAF leaders, P. Uthayakumar, Waythamoorthy, and V.S. Ganapathi Rao, were arrested and charged under the [[Sedition Act]].<ref>{{cite news | title = Police arrest Hindraf leaders (update 2) | date = 2007-11-23 | publisher = Malaysia Star | url = http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/11/23/nation/20071123123403&sec=nation }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title = Lawyers charged with sedition | publisher = Malaysia Star| date = 2007-11-24 | url = http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/11/24/nation/19567875&sec=nation}}</ref>
On 23 November, 2007, three HINDRAF leaders, P. Uthayakumar, Waythamoorthy, and V.S. Ganapathi Rao, were arrested and charged under the [[Sedition Act]].<ref>{{cite news | title = Police arrest Hindraf leaders (update 2) | date = 2007-11-23 | publisher = Malaysia Star | url = http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/11/23/nation/20071123123403&sec=nation }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title = Lawyers charged with sedition | publisher = Malaysia Star| date = 2007-11-24 | url = http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/11/24/nation/19567875&sec=nation}}</ref>


===Petition rally===
===Petition and rally===
[[Image:HINDRAFQueen.jpg|thumb|left|A HINDRAF activist carries a poster of [[Queen Elizabeth II]] during the march to deliver their petition to the British [[High Commission]].]]
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HINDRAF organized a gathering on Sunday, 25th November 2007 to submit a petition with 100,000 signatures to Queen Elizabeth II to appoint a Queen's Counsel to represent the Indian community in a class action suit against the British government for bringing Indians as laborers to then-[[Malaya]] and exploiting them. Malaysian police refused to grant a permit for the rally, and had set up roadblocks in Klang Valley along roads leading up to the rally to screen motorists entering the city center and identify troublemakers. They had also advised the public not to participate in the rally.
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On 30th August 2007, a class action on behalf of Malaysian Indians was filed at The [[Royal Courts of Justice]] in [[London]] to sue the UK Government for US$4 trillion (US$1 million for every Malaysian Indian) for bringing Indians as indentured laborers into Malaya, "exploiting them for 150 years" and thereafter failing to protect the minority Indians' rights in the [[Constitution of Malaysia|Federal Constitution]] when independence was granted.<ref name="T">[http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1687973,00.html Time]]</ref> As the group, which represents mainly working-class Indo-Malaysians, could not afford the legal fees required, a petition was circulated with 100,000 signatures to be presented to [[Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom]] to appoint a [[Queen's counsel]] to argue the case<ref name="T"/>.


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HINDRAF organized a rally on Sunday, 25th November 2007 to submit the petition at the British [[High Commission]]. Malaysian police refused to grant a permit for the rally, and set up roadblocks in Klang Valley along roads leading up to the rally to screen motorists entering the city center and identify troublemakers. They also advised the public not to participate in the rally, and arrested three leaders of HINDRAF.
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On the morning of the rally, more than five thousands people gathered near the [[Petronas Twin Towers]] in [[Kuala Lumpur]]. Riot police dispatched to the scene used tear gas and water cannon to disperse the crowds. 136 people were arrested.

[[Image:HINDRAF.jpg|thumb|right|Riot police use [[teargas]] and [[water cannon]] to break up the march on 25th November, 2007.]]
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On the morning of the rally, an estimated twenty thousand people gathered near the [[Petronas Twin Towers]] in [[Kuala Lumpur]], carrying life-size portraits of Queen Elizabeth and [[Mahatma Gandhi]], to indicate the nonviolent nature of their protest<ref name="T"/>. Five thousand members riot police dispatched to the scene used tear gas and water cannon to disperse the crowds. 136 people were arrested<ref name="T"/>.


HINDRAF later faxed the petition to the British High Commission staff, who confirmed their receipt of it the following day <ref>[http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/11/26/nation/19575394&sec=nation Cops forced to use tear gas, water cannons]</ref>.
HINDRAF later faxed the petition to the British High Commission staff, who confirmed their receipt of it the following day <ref>[http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/11/26/nation/19575394&sec=nation Cops forced to use tear gas, water cannons]</ref>.
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==External Reference==
* http://www.policewatchmalaysia.com/ - The Police Watch Malaysia, HINDRAF's official internet web.
* http://www.suhakam.org.my/ - Suhakam an Non-Government body of Human rights commission.
* http://article11.org/govt%20calls%20for%20halt/press%20statement.hindraf.26july06.htm - GOVERNMENT PRESSURE/SUPPRESSION OF FREEDOM THE RIGHT OF ARTICLE 11 TO ORGANIZE
* http://www.bobjots.org/2007/08/umnos_veiled_threats_hindrafs.php - Umno's Veiled Threats & Hindraf's Complicity?
* http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=39221 - Ethnic Indians Blame Britain for Sorry Plight
* http://www.nst.com.my/Saturday/National/2092557/Article/index_html - No support for Hindraf rally from MIC, 25 NGOs
* http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/11/24/nation/19567352&sec=nation - High Commission: We’re not involved
* http://www.nst.com.my/Saturday/Frontpage/2092549/Article/index_html - Court order first in history
* http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v3/news_lite.php?id=297939 - Illegal Assembly Will Harm National Economy, Says IGP
* http://www.mysinchew.com/node/3336 - Malaysia: MIC Members Free To Support Hindraf
* http://www.japantoday.com/jp/news/421975 - Malaysian police crack down ahead of rally on minority rights


==Notes==
==Notes==
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*{{cite book|last = Amnesty International|first = |authorlink = |title = Amnesty International Report 2006: The State of the World’s Human Rights|publisher = Amnesty International|date = 2005|pages = |doi = |id = ISBN 0-86210-369-X}}
*{{cite book|last = Amnesty International|first = |authorlink = |title = Amnesty International Report 2006: The State of the World’s Human Rights|publisher = Amnesty International|date = 2005|pages = |doi = |id = ISBN 0-86210-369-X}}



[[Category:Hindutva]]

[[Category:Malaysian society]]
[[Category:Religion and politics]]
[[Category:Religious persecution]]
[[Category:Religious persecution]]
[[Category:Human rights abuses]]
[[Category:Human rights abuses]]

Revision as of 09:56, 27 November 2007

HINDRAF activists carrying posters of Mahatma Gandhi and banners during a massive rally in Kuala Lumpur
HINDRAF (Hindu Rights Action Force)
LeaderLawyers:
M. Manoharan
P.Uthayakumar (Chair)
K.Ganghadaran
P.Wathya Moorthy
S.Ganapathi Rao
Active regionsMalaysia Malaysia

HINDRAF or Hindu Rights Action Force is a coalition of 30 Hindu Non-Governmental organizations committed to the preservation of Hindu community rights and heritage in secular Malaysia. The group has led agitations against what they see as an "unofficial policy of temple demolition" and concerns about the steady encroachment of sharia-based law.[1][2] In late 2007, several prominent members of the HINDRAF, all prominent lawyers, were arrested, some on charges of sedition; following an enormous rally organised by HINDRAF in November, the charges were dismissed by the courts.


Events

Arrests in October 2007

On 30th October, four HINDRAF Group leaders and human rights lawyers, namely M.Manoharan, P.Uthayakumar, P.Wathya Moorthy and S.Ganapathi Rao, were arrested and detained for taking part in the Demonstration against the demolishing of a Hindu Shrine in Kuala Lumpur.[3]

Human Rights Forum

A series of peaceful weekend forums were organized throughout Malaysia to increase the awareness of Hindu human rights by HINDRAF. At a previous forum held near central Kuala Lumpur, had been disrupted, according to HINDRAF with the collusion of the police [4]. Subsequently HINDRAF appealed directly to the Inspector General of the Malaysian Police in an attempt to ensure that their fora went off peacefully.[5]

Arrests in November

On 23 November, 2007, three HINDRAF leaders, P. Uthayakumar, Waythamoorthy, and V.S. Ganapathi Rao, were arrested and charged under the Sedition Act.[6][7]

Petition and rally

File:HINDRAFQueen.jpg
A HINDRAF activist carries a poster of Queen Elizabeth II during the march to deliver their petition to the British High Commission.

On 30th August 2007, a class action on behalf of Malaysian Indians was filed at The Royal Courts of Justice in London to sue the UK Government for US$4 trillion (US$1 million for every Malaysian Indian) for bringing Indians as indentured laborers into Malaya, "exploiting them for 150 years" and thereafter failing to protect the minority Indians' rights in the Federal Constitution when independence was granted.[8] As the group, which represents mainly working-class Indo-Malaysians, could not afford the legal fees required, a petition was circulated with 100,000 signatures to be presented to Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom to appoint a Queen's counsel to argue the case[8].

HINDRAF organized a rally on Sunday, 25th November 2007 to submit the petition at the British High Commission. Malaysian police refused to grant a permit for the rally, and set up roadblocks in Klang Valley along roads leading up to the rally to screen motorists entering the city center and identify troublemakers. They also advised the public not to participate in the rally, and arrested three leaders of HINDRAF.

Riot police use teargas and water cannon to break up the march on 25th November, 2007.

On the morning of the rally, an estimated twenty thousand people gathered near the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, carrying life-size portraits of Queen Elizabeth and Mahatma Gandhi, to indicate the nonviolent nature of their protest[8]. Five thousand members riot police dispatched to the scene used tear gas and water cannon to disperse the crowds. 136 people were arrested[8].

HINDRAF later faxed the petition to the British High Commission staff, who confirmed their receipt of it the following day [9].

See Also

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Reference

  1. ^ Hindu group protests "temple cleansing" in Malaysia
  2. ^ Asia Times
  3. ^ 4 HINDRAF Founding Lawyers Arrested
  4. ^ POLICE ATTEMPTS TO SABOTAGE HINDRAF FORUM IN SEMENYIH ON 6.10.2007
  5. ^ Hindraf seek IGP protection for nationwide forums / assemblies
  6. ^ "Police arrest Hindraf leaders (update 2)". Malaysia Star. 2007-11-23.
  7. ^ "Lawyers charged with sedition". Malaysia Star. 2007-11-24.
  8. ^ a b c d Time]
  9. ^ Cops forced to use tear gas, water cannons


Notes

  • Jawan, Jayum A. (2003). Malaysian Politics & Government, p. 43. Karisma Publications. ISBN 983-195-037-2
  • Amnesty International (2005). Amnesty International Report 2006: The State of the World’s Human Rights. Amnesty International. ISBN 0-86210-369-X.
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