Hindu Human Rights
Hindu Human Rights (HHR) is a United Kingdom-based organisation, stating as its aim "educating people about human rights of Hindus". This group maintains a website which reports otherwise ignored news about persecution of Hindus or destruction of temples. This group also publishes articles concerning Hindus and their human rights.
Description
HHR has successfully run many campaigns, including those concerning alleged abuse and misuse of Hindu icons, and persecution of Hindus in Bangladesh and Pakistan, and several petitions. [1] A campaign against Roberto Cavalli's bikinis and thongs with imagery of Hindu gods led the designer to withdraw all the offensive clothing.[2]
A campaign they launched against painter M. F. Hussain's depiction of Hindu deities engaging in bestiality was widely reported in the international press.[3] The campaign was viewed by some as censorship and an action against artistic freedom.[4]
However, Hindu critics have pointed out his selective caricature of Hinduism, stating "M.F. Hussain has chosen to denigrate the Hindu gods worshipped by a vast majority of the Indian population. And the double standards applied by him in fully clothing Mother Teresa and a Muslim king, but depicting only Hindu gods naked, betrays his perverse approach." They drew parallels to the protests over the Danish Cartoons and noted that the painter had no similar creative works regarding his own faith.
In April 2004, the Delhi High Court found Hussain guilty of hurting religious sentiments. The Honorable Justice Kapoor stated: [5]
If one has been granted unlimited freedom, one is required or expected to use it for good purpose and not with malicious intent. To defame or degrade religious deities, whether mythological or not, is harmful as these figures hold high esteem and become part of daily religious life. Anything adverse said, printed, or painted deeply hurts religious feelings. Any objectionable, demeaning caricature or painting of religious deities or gods or goddesses of any particular religion creates disharmony and ill will between communities. Even if it is presumed that such a painting is a piece of art, one cannot be oblivious to the fact that depicting these deities in full nudity is a deliberate and malicious act intended to outrage religious feelings. These goddesses are worshipped by millions of people. Under the guise of freedom of expression, no person can be allowed to hurt the religious feelings of any group. If the petitioner wants to understand the depth of religious feelings, they should try creating art about their own or another religion and see how sensitive religious feelings and beliefs are. Such acts promote enmity and are prejudicial to maintaining harmony. The effect is the guiding and determining criteria.
See also
References
- ↑ "Protest at Tina Turner Hindu role". BBC News. 2004-03-09. Retrieved 2007-08-03.
- ↑ Priyadarshi, Rajesh (2004-06-09). "Harrods apology over Hindu bikinis". BBC News. Retrieved 2007-08-03.
- ↑ "Hussain exhibition outrages UK Hindus". The Times of India. 2006-05-23. Archived from the original on 2012-10-22. Retrieved 2007-08-03. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Meghnad Desai condemns campaign against Husain". The Hindu. 2006-05-26. Archived from the original on 2006-07-21. Retrieved 2007-08-03. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ S.K. "Hypocrisy and perversion of painter M.F.Hussain". CyberBrahma Blog. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
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