ASHA, which means "hope" in Hindi, are among the six recipients of Global Health Leaders Award at the ongoing 75th World Health Assembly.
Adequate security arrangements had been made to ensure that there was no trouble from any side over the hearing of the case.
Besides Modi, the Quad summit will be attended by US President and PMs of Japan and Australia.
Human rights have become a new source of friction in India-US ties. From ignoring them as in the past, the Modi government has been increasingly more confrontational.