Foundation Diaspora in Action for Human Rights and Democracy

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Foundation Diaspora in Action for Human Rights and Democracy

We are an independent Human Rights Defense organization, registered in the Netherlands.

The foundation aims to investigate, advocate, and engage on issues of Human Rights abuse and humanitarian crisis.

11/06/2026

📢 During our event, "From Meme to Mob: How Digital Hate Travels Across Borders and Affects People in Europe" on 3 June, Dr. Ritumbra Manuvie (University of Groningen) spoke about how hate speech and disinformation operate through transnational networks rather than isolated pieces of content.
Drawing on her research on Hindutva networks, Dr. Manuvie explained how organisations such as the BJP, RSS and VHP form part of a wider ideological ecosystem that produces and amplifies harmful narratives online. She argued that platform responses often focus on individual posts, while failing to address the broader networks that enable hate and disinformation to spread across borders and affect communities far beyond their country of origin.

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08/06/2026

On 3 June, DAHRD hosted From Meme to Mob: How Digital Hate Travels Across Borders and Affects People in Europe in Brussels.

We would like to extend our sincere thanks to everyone who joined us for this timely discussion on platform accountability, multilingual moderation gaps, cross-border digital harms, and the implementation of the Digital Services Act.

A special thank you to our speakers:
• Lynn Boylan
• Thomas Hughes
• Dr. Ritumbra Manuvie

The discussion highlighted questions around how harmful content spreads across languages and borders, the challenges of enforcement, and what meaningful platform accountability should look like in practice.

Thank you again to everyone who participated, contributed insights, and made this discussion possible.

Stay tuned — we will soon be sharing key takeaways from the discussion.

02/06/2026

Meet Thomas Hughes (),
speaker at DAHRD's event on June 3rd!
Join us to discuss platform accountability and content moderation.
🗓️3 of June 2026
⏰16:00-18:00
Press club, Brussels

01/06/2026

Dr. Ritumbra Manuvie, DAHRD’s Co-founder and Executive Director, will be a speaker at DAHRD’s event in Brussels with Thomas Hughes and Lynn Boylan !
🗓️3 of June 2026
⏰16:00-18:00
Press club, Brussels

29/05/2026

📌 From Meme to Mob: How Digital Hate Becomes a Systemic Risk
Meet our next speaker Lynn Boylan — Member of the European Parliament (The Left Group) at our event on June 3rd.
Press Club Brussels Europe
📅 3 June 2026
🕓 16:00–18:00

22/05/2026

👋Meet Dr. Ritumbra Manuvie, speaker at our DemocracyDrinks on Far-Right Networks: Diffusion and Democratic Impact, organised in collaboration with The Hague Humanity Hub, the Netherlands Helsinki Committee (NHC) and the Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy (NIMD).

Dr. Ritumbra Manuvie is Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Groningen and Co-Founder and Executive Director of DAHRD. Her academic focus is on digital transition and the translation of internationally created norms into governance practices at the local levels.

Come and join us for this important conversation on state of democracy in India- crucial at the time when PM Modi is visiting Europe!

20/05/2026

“They don’t just arrest individuals ,they send a message to an entire community.”
In this conversation, Dr. Banojyotsna Lahiri reflects on the arrests of Umar Khalid and his-co accused, and how state repression is used to silence Muslim voices, suppress dissent, and create fear.
Watch the full discussion with Dr. Ritumbra, Dr. Banojyotsna Lahiri, journalist Batwa Sharma (Article 14), and Hanna van Dijke (Human Rights Foundation).

19/05/2026

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12/05/2026

🚨 Our monthly news update is out!
Check out the highlights of April and read the full edition on our website.

🔗 https://dahrd.org/about-us/advocacy-in-the-european-union/india-news-updates-archives/

12/05/2026

In an op-ed published in The Wire, DAHRD executive director Dr. Ritumbra Manuvie reflects on the last-minute cancellation of RightsCon 2026.

🚨 The cancellation of RightsCon shows that those who dominate global digital infrastructure and narratives are also able to dictate the terms of the debate itself. It affects not only organisations like DAHRD, but also broader efforts to preserve open and inclusive spaces for global dialogue on digital rights and AI governance.

It should be of concern to us all - civil society organisations, researchers, policymakers, and communities worldwide - because the future of digital governance must remain open, plural, and genuinely universal.

👉 Read the full op-ed here: https://thewire.in/rights/the-cancellation-of-rightscon-2026-reveals-the-illusion-of-digital-sovereignty

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