Manab Adhikar Sangram Samiti
Encyclopedia
Manab Adhikar Sangram Samiti (MASS), (Assamese
মানৱ অধিকাৰ সংগ্ৰাম সমিতি), is a regional non-profit human rights NGO
in Assam
. It was founded in 1991 by Parag Kumar Das
along with a group of intellectuals and journalists of Assam. The present chairman is Ajit Kumar Bhuyan and its headquarter is at Bamunimoidam, Guwahati
.
The NGO has been working on protection and promotion of human rights both civil and political, human rights education and mass mobilization, resistance and documentation of human rights violation etc. It also challenges the alleged human rights violation in Assam
by the Indian Army, paramilitary forces and state police.
Assamese language
Assamese is the easternmost Indo-Aryan language. It is used mainly in the state of Assam in North-East India. It is also the official language of Assam. It is also spoken in parts of Arunachal Pradesh and other northeast Indian states. Nagamese, an Assamese-based Creole language is widely used in...
মানৱ অধিকাৰ সংগ্ৰাম সমিতি), is a regional non-profit human rights NGO
Indian NGOs
Indian Non-governmental organizations can be set up under various Indian laws, and the different legal entities under which civil society organizations can register themselves are: -Registered Societies:...
in Assam
Assam
Assam , also, rarely, Assam Valley and formerly the Assam Province , is a northeastern state of India and is one of the most culturally and geographically distinct regions of the country...
. It was founded in 1991 by Parag Kumar Das
Parag Kumar Das
Parag Kumar Das was the former editor of Asomiya Pratidin, a radical journalist, human right activist and one of the founders of human rights movement in Assam. He was also the founder leader of Manab Adhikar Sangram Samiti . Prior to that he was the manager of Guwahati Stock Exchange. He was...
along with a group of intellectuals and journalists of Assam. The present chairman is Ajit Kumar Bhuyan and its headquarter is at Bamunimoidam, Guwahati
Guwahati
Guwahati, Pragjyotishpura in ancient Assam formerly known as Gauhati is a metropolis,the largest city of Assam in India and ancient urban area in North East India, with a population of 963,429. It is also the largest metropolitan area in north-eastern India...
.
The NGO has been working on protection and promotion of human rights both civil and political, human rights education and mass mobilization, resistance and documentation of human rights violation etc. It also challenges the alleged human rights violation in Assam
Assam
Assam , also, rarely, Assam Valley and formerly the Assam Province , is a northeastern state of India and is one of the most culturally and geographically distinct regions of the country...
by the Indian Army, paramilitary forces and state police.