The Hindu community in the United Kingdom is one of the oldest and most vibrant immigrant communities, with a rich cultural, religious, and social heritage. Despite their longstanding contributions to British society, the community has increasingly been subjected to systemic persecution and marginalisation.
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In 2010, the UK government attempted to introduce legislation to recognise caste-based discrimination as part of the Equality Act. While framed as a progressive step toward social justice, the proposal was met with widespread concern and resistance from British Hindu, Sikh, and Jain communities.
Rashmi Samant’s election as the first Indian woman President of the Oxford University Student Union (SU) in February 2021 was celebrated as a monumental achievement for the Indian community, particularly for Hindus across the globe.
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On a September evening in 2022, the otherwise quiet town of Smethwick in the West Midlands was shaken by a targeted and aggressive protest outside the Durga Bhawan Hindu Centre.
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In January 2025, a UK Home Office report was leaked to the public, revealing concerns over emerging security threats, including Hindu nationalist extremism and Khalistani extremism.
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On September 1, 2024, the community of Leicester was rocked by the brutal racist attack and subsequent death of 80-year-old Bhim Kohli.
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s insistence on the ground-breaking ceremony for the planned mosque is another example of rising religious intolerance and oppression in Malaysia.
Councillor Krupesh Hirani, a Labour London Assembly Member for Brent and Harrow, in partnership with Metropolitan Police, organised an important discussion on “Anti-Hindu Hate and Hate Crime Against the Hindu Community”. Key representatives of the Hindu community, including INSIGHT UK attended this meeting.
BBC’s Sunday Morning Live brought in duplicitous Hindus for Human Rights to represent the Hindu voice during a discussion on religious hate crime and the establishment of a council on Islamophobia by the government.
British lawmakers expressed grave concerns over the escalating instability in Bangladesh following the collapse of Sheikh Hasina’s government in August 2024.
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