NDF and Human Rights Movements
In 1997 NDF conducted the National Human Rights Conference in Kozhikode. Many human rights activists and NDF activists participated. Based on discussions and understanding, a new organisation was formed called Confederation of Human Rights Organisation (CHRO).
NDF aggressively propagandised their claim to "represent the rights of minorities" up to and including launching a "minorities campaign" to gain publicity.
NDF worked closely with journalists associated with Thejas Mukundan C Menon and the CHRO, who is closely tied to Human Rights Watch International. The organisation decided to expand its activities "for the oppressed and the minorities to the rest of the country". They conducted different movements, demonstrations, rallies and other democratic strikes to:
- Defend human rights atrocities from police, military, government- and non-governmental agencies.
- Fight for special recruitments for jobs and educational posts where they were denied seats according to the governmental rules.
- Implement reservation and allowances for the backward communities (OBC) to bring them up to the level of mainstream society.
- Enforce the rights of OBC minorities by forcing the government and its agencies to help the downtrodden in Indian society.
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