Human Rights Forum

12/09/2026

02/09/2026

Do Not Dilute CRZ Protection: Reject CRZ-III to CRZ-II Reclassification

Submission made by the Human Rights Forum (HRF) before the panel conducting public hearing in Visakhapatnam on 2-09-2026 for finalisation of the draft Andhra Pradesh Coastal Zone Management Plan (APCZMP) for Visakhapatnam district

Representation link: https://humanrightsforum.org/do-not-dilute-crz-protection-reject-crz-iii-to-crz-ii-reclassification-objections-submitted-by-hrf/

02/09/2026

Alleged Maoist sympathisers languishing in Prison: HRF appeals to Telangana CM for Humane Review of cases

జైళ్లలో ఉన్న మావోయిస్టు సానుభూతిపరుల, కార్యకర్తల కేసులను సమీక్షించి, వారిని విడుదల చేయాలి

English Representation: https://humanrightsforum.org/alleged-maoist-sympathisers-languishing-in-prison-hrf-appeals-to-telangana-cm-for-humane-review-of-cases/

Telugu Representation: https://humanrightsforum.org/jailallo-unna-maoist-sanbuthi-parula-karyaksathala-kesulanu-sameekshinchi-vaarini-vidudala-cheyali/

23/08/2026

The Human Rights Forum (HRF) rejects Andhra Pradesh IT Minister N Lokesh’s attempt to dismiss growing public concern over the proposed hyperscale AI data centers in Visakhapatnam as “deliberate misinformation”. Speaking in the Assembly on August 19, the Minister also asserted that environmental responsibility would be prioritised and defended the projects’ water and power requirements.

11/08/2026

HRF demands the Government allocate the Bheemrao Wada land to residents by constructing G+4 pattern 2BHK houses at the rear, while reserving the front portion for public development.

10/08/2026

The Human Rights Forum (HRF) strongly condemns the outrageous and wholly unjustified conduct of the Visakhapatnam police in preventing citizens from peacefully campaigning against the indiscriminate proliferation of massive data centers in and around the city.

A government that claims its data-center policies serve the public interest should welcome public scrutiny, not seek to suppress it. It cannot defend its policies by deploying the police against citizens who question them. The police may enforce the law, but they do not have the authority to police dissent. In a democracy, the police have no business dictating where citizens may gather, what they may say or whether they may even take a photograph before Bhagat Singh’s statue.

01/08/2026

Rights lawyer flags poor awareness of SC s*x workers ruling

Lawyer Vasudha Nagaraj stated that despite the Supreme Court’s directions, adult voluntary s*x workers continue to be institutionalised against their will.

Link: https://www.siasat.com/rights-lawyer-flags-poor-awareness-of-sc-s*x-workers-ruling-3517038/

30/07/2026

29/07/2026

మనుబోతులపాడు కోయ ఆదివాసులపై దౌర్జన్యం చేసిన ఫారెస్ట్ అధికారులపై ఎస్సీ ఎస్టీ అట్రాసిటీ కేసు నమోదు చేయాలి

ఈనెల 17వ తారీఖున భద్రాద్రి కొత్తగూడెం జిల్లా అశ్వాపురం మండలంలోని ఫారెస్ట్ సిబ్బంది మనుబోతులపాడు గ్రామ పంచాయతీకి చెందిన కోయ ఆదివాసి మహిళలపై విచక్షణ రహితంగా దాడి చేసిన కేసులో మానవ హక్కుల వేదిక ఐదుగురు సభ్యుల బృందం బాధితులను కలిసి వివరాలు సేకరించింది.

Press Statement: https://humanrightsforum.org/manubothulapadu-koya-adivasula-pai-daurjanyam-chesina-forest-adhikarula-pai-s-c-s-t-atrocity-case-namodu-cheyali/

28/07/2026

Remembering Human Rights Activist Madhavi Garu on her Death Anniversary..