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.
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HHR has successfully run many campaigns including alleged abuse and misuse of Hindu icons, and persecution of Hindus in Bangladesh and Pakistan and several petitions. A campaign against Roberto Cavalli's bikinis and thongs with imagery of Hindu gods led the designer to withdraw all the offensive clothing.
A campaign they launched against painter M. F. Hussain's depiction of Hindu deities indulging in bestiality was widely reported in the international press. The campaign was perceived by some as censorship and an action against freedom of art.
However Hindu critics have pointed to his Selective Caricature of Hinduism alone-"M.F.Hussein has chosen to denigrate the Hindu Gods being worshiped by a vast majority if 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 have drawn parallels to the protests over Danish Cartoons and the fact that the Painter had no such creative works regarding his own faith.
In April 2004, the Delhi High Court has found Hussain guilty of hurting of religious sentiments. The Honorable Justice Kapoor states:"

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