The Human Rights Forum has been fighting on various issues and taking up activities independently and some times along with other rights organization whenever it was possible and necessary. The following are some of the issues the HRF focused on:Click here for 10 years' of HRF Report in Telugu

 

  • Health issues of Tribes in the agency area of Andhra Pradesh.
  • Land issues of dalits.
  • The question of violence on dalits and proper implementation of SC and ST (prevention of) Act.
  • Advocacy on issues of Demolition and Displacement of Slum Dwellers in Hyderabad.
  • Suicides by farmers and the Policy of compensation by the government.
  • Drought regions and hunger deaths in the state.
  • Issues of Irrigation and redistribution of Krishna water.
  • Communalism and Factional Issues.
  • Backwardness and aspiration of Separate Telangana.
  • We have taken up active role in forming the Forum Against Nuclear dis-armament.
  • Supreme Court Judgment on the Eviction of Tribals from Forest Lands.
  • Organized Indian Peoples Human Rights Tribunal on the Basheerbagh Firings on the agitators against Power Tariff Hike.
  • Representing before the AP Electricity Regulatory Commission with concrete suggestions.
  • Undertaken activities defending the Muslim Reservation Bill.
  • Played significant role in holding Asia Social Forum.
  • We have taken up joint activities along with other rights organizations on the issues of Armed Gangs, POTA and Capital Punishment.
  • Concrete proposals were made before Jayati Gosh Commission on the crisis of agriculture in AP.
  • During elections we published pamphlets and undertaken campaigns to educate voters on people’s issues.
  • On the question of compensation to farmers who committed suicide statewide survey was conducted and helped them to realize the compensation.
  • Classes were conducted on tribal rights at two places in agency area.
  • Two fact-finding missions were led to Kashmir and publications were brought out on the human rights situation in that state.
  • One Fact-finding mission was led to Manipur to assess the human rights situation and a booklet was published.
  • A signature campaign against the Manipur crisis was taken up demanding withdrawal of Armed Forces Special Powers Act.
  • A fact-finding mission was led to West Bengal on human rights situation in the state.
  • Publications were brought out on nuclear issues, on Vision 2020, Gujarat Carnage, Iraq Invasion, Kashmir Crises, and regular bulletins on various human rights issues have been brought out.
  • In addition to undertaking human rights perspective building exercise to the activists and supports of the Forum, its members  are widely involved in many forums on issues of human rights education.
  • One fact finding mission was led to Chattisgarh to collect facts on the activities of SALWAJUDUM and Maoists’ attacks on tribals.
  • We are making a study of the JNNURM and its effect on the urban poor.
  • A Solidarity Committee struggle of the tribals against construction of Polavaram Dam is being organized and the activities are monitored by HRF.
  • We made policy interventions from the people’s point of view on various issues in the state.
  • Our Forum played a significant role in the peace process, when the Govt.had talks with the then People’s War Group.
  • Mr.K.Balagopal and Mr.S.Jeevan Kumar were members of the Monitoring Committee appointed by the Govt. during the peace talks with the Maoists.