Arisa, formerly the India Committee of the Netherlands, is an independent non-governmental human rights organisation that has been working since 1976 to defend human rights in South Asia. Arisa does this by advocacy in politics and companies, research, critical dialogue and social awareness of human rights violations, including issues in production chains. Arisa works closely with local partners and organisations in the Netherlands and other countries. Our mission is to support and strengthen the defence of human rights in South Asia from the Netherlands together with local organisations.