Mohan was also active in the human rights movement in India. He co-authored reports on communal violence in many cities in India, human rights violations in Kashmir, reports on the destruction of the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya, Bhopal gas disaster, and the burning of the railway carriage in Godhra, Gujarat. He was a founder member of the Pakistan India Forum for Peace and Democracy which was established in 1994.