Hindus have been facing prosecution - historical and ongoing - based on their religious identity. The persecution ranges from various forms of hate speech, dehumanisation, delegitimisation, discrimination, and microaggressions to large-scale violence and genocide.
You might have several questions - from why we chose to go with the 'Hinduphobia' and not 'Hindumisia' to why some cases like that of Shraddha Walker are not there in the hate crime database. These FAQs answer some of those questions
The main objective of descriptive research is to describe the data collected on the religiously motivated hate crimes against Hindus and define the characteristics of Hinduphobia which leads to the historic and ongoing persecution of Hindus. The research is undertaken with the aim of observing, recording, describing, and classifying religiously motivated hate crimes against Hindus and describing the serious implications of Hinduphobia.
