Anti-minority hate speech up 74% in 2024, says report

Cases of hatred against minorities jumped by 74 % in India in 2024, and reached their climax during the country’s national elections, according to a new report.

The report, issued on Monday by the Research Group in Washington, India, documented 1,165 of these cases last year, adding that politicians such as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the head of the house Amit Shah were among the most traveled in hate speech.

Muslims were targeted more than others, as 98.5 % of the cases recorded against them were directed.

The report said that most of the events in the hate speech were held in the states governed by the Moody party or a larger alliance.

The BBC sought to comment on the report of the Hate Hate Laboratory in India from many official speakers of the Hindu National BHAratiya Janata (BJP).

Over the years, the leaders of the Bharatia Jatata Party are often accused of targeting minority societies in India, especially Muslims.

The ruling party rejected allegations of Islam phobia and the words of hatred that rights and opposition leaders addressed.

On Tuesday, her national spokesman repeated this position, and CNN told the country “a very strong legal system that is organized to preserve peace and order and ensure non -price at any cost.”

“India does not need any testimony today from any” anti -India reports “manufactured by firm interests of bias and India,” “.

But the party was accused of using hate speech during the hot campaign last year. The Prime Minister accused himself of using him Discussing discourse That attacked Muslims. In May, the Indian Elections Committee asked the party to remove a post on social media, the opposition leaders said, “Divertic Muslims”.

According to the report of the Hate Laboratory in India, 269 cases of hate speech were reported in May 2024, the highest level of the year.

Christians were also targeted through hate speech, but to a lesser extent than Muslims, the report says.

Rights groups have often said that minorities, especially Muslims, faced increased discrimination and attacks after the Modi government reached power in 2014. The Bharatia Guna Party has denied these allegations over and over again.

The laboratory report said that hate speech was particularly observed in political gatherings, religious processions, protest marches and cultural gatherings. Most of these events – 931 or 79.9 % – have been conducted in the states where the Pharaia Jatata Party rules or rules directly in the coalition.

The laboratory data showed that three states by the rule of the Bharatia Jatata – Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Madi Pradesh – formed nearly half of the hate events recorded in 2024.

The ruling party was also organized for 340 events in 2024, an increase of 580 % over the previous year.

The report said: “The patterns of hate speech in 2024 also revealed a deep increase in a dangerous speech compared to 2023, as both political leaders and religious figures incite violence against Muslims.”

“This included calls for explicit violence, calls for weapons, the economic boycott of Muslim companies, the destruction of Muslim residential real estate and the seizure of Muslim religious structures or their demolition.”