The Madhya Pradesh Unit was established in Bhopal in 2004 to attain HRLN’s national goals in the state. Most people know Bhopal for the poisonous gas disaster which took place in 1984 when the Union Carbide plant (now a part of Dow Chemical Company) leaked deadly methyl isocyanate gas – killing thousands of people. Since then, Bhopal has been central to activists who have launched a protracted battle for compensation to thousands of victims who continue suffering from the disaster’s effects till date.

As the capital of Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal was in need of an organisation to address a wide range of human rights abuses, extending beyond the environmental justice and public health abuses.

Thus, there was a long-felt need of an organisation committed to provide legal aid and the Madhya Pradesh Unit was established to meet this need. Apart from Bhopal, HRLN now has another office at Chhatarpur.

The members organise workshops, file public interest litigations on issues related to women, children, secularism and peace, Dalits, environment, HIV/AIDS, disability, Adivasis and right to food. The state unit