1975 – 1986
- 1975 – 1977 – Several consultations were organized during
- 1977 - Efforts were made to form vigil groups and hundreds of people were trained. In Kanayakumari district in Tamil Nadu more than 3000 women were trained to address local issues.
- 1978 - Along with other organizations, Vigil India Movement raised a voice against Preventive Detention Act and organized consequent mass campaign across the country.
- 1978 – Mass campaign was conducted to protect the rights of Catamaran fishing community from mechanized boat owners in coastal Chennai .
- 1978 – At the Tamil Nadu State Conference Vigil
- 1979 - A nation-wide signature campaign was organized to press the government for the ratification of the Optional Protocol of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights as given in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
- 1979 – The Vigil group in Delang, Orissa raised a voice against the mismanaged public distribution system and made the authorities to follow the regulations.
- 1980 – At the Orissa State Conference the group chalked out a strategy for the future of “Dadan Labourers”.
- 1981 – Campaign on reformation of election process at national level. Please
- 1982 & 1983 – A study team visited a tribal settlement in Agasthiyakoodam mountain ranges in Kerala. The study team brought out a detailed report on the atrocities against Kani tribes and inspired the community to approach the government for their rights.
- 1983 – A national level opinion campaign was organized to address the
- 1984 – Vigil
- 1986 – A peace march was organized in
- 1985 - a study team visited Madumalai in Tamil Nadu to study the problems of the farmers there and a report was published.
- 1985 - The year1986 was declared as the year of Communal Harmony and badges depicting this theme in various languages were distributed.
- 1986 – Inter-religious peace team made a visit to Chottanagpur, to ease the communal tension between the Rashtriya Swayam Sevak Sangh (RSS) and the Church in the Chhotanagpur tribal belt of
1987 – 1996
- 1988 - A team from Vigil India Movement visited Nadapuram taluk of
- 1988 – A campaign was conducted to protest against the displacement of tribal community in Madhya Pradesh.
- 1989 – A door to door campaign was organized by forming 6 groups to pacify the people during the communal tension caused by bomb blasts in Utter Pradesh.
- 1989 – A post card campaign was organized throughout the country to reduce the widespread communal clashes instigated by religious fundamentalists.
- 1990 – A five week study was conducted to trace out illicit liquor trade and deforestation and to put a ban on this trade in the interior forests in Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
- 1990 - Under the initiative of Vigil India Movement, the Adivasis of Agasthyakoodam in the
- 1990 - Signature campaigns were organized at different educational institutions and departments in all the states as Citizens Appeal to bring amicable solution for the Ramjenmbhoomi and Babrimasjid issue in the early 1990s.
- 1990 – A campaign was organized in support of 33% reservation for women in parliament.
- 1991 - A workshop to study some of the provisions of our Constitution was organized with eminent legal people as members. It was completed in 1993 and the recommendations were presented to the President of India in November 1993.
- 1996 - A high level consultation was organized by Vigil India Movement on preparation of a text book on human rights .
1997 – 2006:
- 1997 - The Board of Trustees of Vigil India Movement gave its approval for a proposal to establish an
- 1998 - The
- 1998 – Support was extended to save
- 1999 – Vigil India Movement extended support to a village community living on the banks of Chaliyar river in Kerala and joined in the agitation for the closure of Birlas’ Grasim factory at Mavoor, near
- 1999 - Vigil India Movement has been releasing Human Rights Year Book since 1999.
- 1999 - Mr. Arun Kumar Singh from Bagaha reported that under the auspices of Vigil India Movement, Bihar unit, a National Defense Fund (NDF) committee was formed and a sum of Rs. 1,45,100/- was collected from various sections of society. An inter-religious awareness campaign regarding national solidarity was also conducted. Four processions were organised with the participation of school children. The amount was sent to the Prime Minister's Relief Fund.
- 2000 – Vigil
- 2000 – A campaign on Adivasi land rights was organized in Kerala.
- 2001 – A campaign was organized against sexual harassment in the work place. Vigil India Movement groups conducted awareness programmes on Women’s Rights and Sexual harassment.
- 2001 – A protest against Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance (POTO) bill was organised.
- 2001 – A campaign was organized against using banned drugs on Cancer Patients and a petition was submitted to the Chief Minister of Kerala to take necessary action.
- 2001 – Vigil India Movement was actively involved in the fact finding team to study and to ascertain the facts, where a Dalit woman was reported to have been paraded naked in
- 2001 – Campaign on Adivasi women rights and monitoring socio – economic rights. A series of meetings were organized to highlight the plight of Kani adivasis and to educate them. Also a large procession was organized to protest against the assault on an Adivasi worker in Kerala.
- 2002 - The Vigil group at Bagaha in
- 2002 – 10 new vigil groups were formed in Nagarkoil municipal area in Tamil Nadu.
- 2003 – Vigil India Movement along with other human rights organization studied and ascertained the facts in connection with the police atrocities on tribals in Muthanga Wild Life Sanctuary in Kerala.
- 2003 – A campaign was conducted to stop violence against women in Channapatna, Karnataka.
- 2004 – A nationwide campaign was organized for the withdrawal of POTA bill.
- 2004 – A campaign was organized at national level against Death Penalty.
- 2005 – Vigil India Movement was involved in the fact finding team to study the encounter killings of naxalities in Karnataka and the allegations of police harassments to the people and to civil society organizations in Kudhermukh area in Karnataka.
- 2005 – Regional consultations were organized to strengthen the Vigil groups and also to analyse human rights situations in the respective regions.
- 2005 – Organized nation wide campaign against Anti-felony law and urged the Prime Minister to stop the bill.
- 2005 - The National Office appealed to the National Minority Commission to intervene and prevent harassment of Christian institutions in Rajasthan.
- 2006 – Oranised a national level seminar on Overcoming Corruption in Public Life in
2007 – 2009
- 2007 – Organised Human Rights Training programme at Chennai and at
- 2008 – Organised a seminar on Right to Water is Right to Life at
- 2009 – A month long programme was organized for the Canadian Law Students from
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