The Supreme Court, on 12 February 2025, heard a plea for Rohingya illegals’ access to schools, free healthcare, and subsidised food. The Supreme Court emphasized that no child should face discrimination in education. The court asked for details on their settlements, with the NGO Rohingya Human Rights Initiative stating that “refugees” hold UNHCR cards but lack Aadhaar, barring them from essential services. They reside in Shaheen Bagh, Kalindi Kunj, and Khajuri Khas. The PIL seeks free education, healthcare, and government benefits for Rohingyas, similar to Indian citizens.
The plea is filed by Colin Gonsalves on behalf of NGO Rohingya Human Rights Initiative members who are Rohingyas living in India. Let’s take a look at who funds this “initiative.
Rohingya Human Rights Initiative (R4R) was created in 2017 as registered as a Public Charitable Trust and non-profit, non-governmental organisation. It receives funds from the Global Statelessness Fund which is a project of the Netherlands-based Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion.
All of this money is the trickle-down effect from UNHCR Soros’s Open Society Foundation, Govt of Canada’s Global Refugee Sponsorship Initiative which was announced in 2016. As soon Soros fund was announced, R4R was created in 2017.
Both the Global Statelessness Fund and the Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion get funds from Soros’s Open Society Foundation and Ford Foundation.
Ali Johar (Maung Thein Shwe) came to India in 2005. He is an advisor at R4R was a former fellow of Refugees International whose President is a former USAID employee and RI receives funding from OSF and Rockefeller Brothers Fund. He is also part of the Free Rohingya Coalition which receives funds from the Global Statelessness Fund. He lives in Delhi.
Ali Johar was given the Global Youth Peace Ambassador recognised by Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development, Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, Government of India. He is currently a Fellow at Social Change Initiative which is funded by Oak Foundation, Unbound Philanthropy which has close links to Soros.
Ravi Hemadri is an advisor at R4R. He runs the Development and Justice Initiative (DAJI) whose project Right to Nationality and Citizenship Network (RNCN) campaigns in India every child born in India should get Indian citizenship irrespective of their parents’ legal status. Ravi also runs The Other Media protested against the Vedanta Sterlite plant and is under govt scanner for FCRA violations.
Development and Justice Initiative (DAJI) and the Other Media both FCRA’s are still open.
R4R advisor Dr. Maung Zarni is the co-founder of the Free Rohingya Coalition. He is a frequent guest at Hindus for Human Rights talks. He is also on the board of the Forces of Renewal of Southeast Asia (FORSEA).
Amal de Chickera another advisor at R4R is a Sri Lankan. he is also the Steering Committee member of the Global Statelessness Fund and founder of Stichting Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion.
Prashant Bhushan and Colin Gonsalves have advocated for the rights of Rohingyas in India. Gonsalves is the advocate for Zubair and Soros, the Ford Foundation, and Churches for his NGO Human Rights Law Network (HRLN).
Refugees International is pushing India to take in more Rohingyas and not deport illegals from India. RI is headed by Jeremy Konyndyk, former USAID’s lead official for COVID-19. RI teams up with The Azadi Project run by Priyali Sur, a former news anchor of CNN-IBN. She petitioned the SC seeking the release of detained Rohingyas. USAID’s Director John Gilligan said the agency was infiltrated with CIA people “the idea was to plant operatives in every kind of activity we had overseas: government, volunteer, religious, every kind”.
Here is one: Refugees International is pushing India to take in more Rohingyas, and not deport illegals from India. RI is headed by Jeremy Konyndyk, former USAID's lead official for COVID-19. RI teams up with The Azadi Project run by Priyali Sur, a former news anchor of CNN-IBN.… https://t.co/Hh9obYWeEd pic.twitter.com/Qj30W1yEeK
— Stop Hindu Hate Advocacy Network (SHHAN) (@HinduHate) February 9, 2025
Colin Gonsalves is connected to the founder of AltNews Pratik Sinha through an NGO called Human Rights Law Network (HRLN) which had a joint venture called Janhit with Jan Sangarsh Manch whose owners were the parents of Pratik Sinha.
2. There is an NGO HRNL whose founder is Colin Gonsalves.
as per the old website details of HRNL, Janhit NGO was working as their partner in Gujarat.
This Janhit was a joint venture of HRNL and Jan Sangharsh Manch whose owners were the parents of Pratik Sinha! pic.twitter.com/CsYjIq5w5n
— Vijay Patel (@vijaygajera) February 17, 2023
It is noteworthy that Gonsalves’ NGO HRLN received funds from the Open Society Foundation (Soros), Ford Foundation, Tata Trust, and many other Christian organisations and Western embassies.
3. Do you know who were donors of HRNL?
It Open Society Foundation of Soros, Ford Foundation, Tata trust, and many other Christian organizations and Western embassies! pic.twitter.com/hoorqs912e— Vijay Patel (@vijaygajera) February 17, 2023
This article is based on an X thread by Stop Hindu Hate Advocacy Network (SHHAN)
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