SAHR Statement Condemning the Assassination of Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Minorities
The South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR) condemns the assassination of the Federal Minister for Minorities, Shahbaz Bhatti, expressing grief,
SAHR PUBLICATION: RELIGION AS A TOOL OF DISCRIMINATION IN SOUTH ASIA (Review Article)
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India: No provision for Food Security Bill
Gargi Parsai NEW DELHI: There is no provision for the proposed National Food Security Bill in the budget proposals for
“India takes ‘serious view’ of fishermen detention”
NEW DELHI: India has taken a “serious view” of the arrest of 112 fishermen by Sri Lanka, Prime Minister Manmohan
112 Indian fishermen remanded to judicial custody
R.K. Radhakrishnan COLOMBO: The 112 Indian fishermen, who were produced before a Jaffna Magistrate, were remanded to judicial custody for
India: Tension grips Darjeeling
Tension gripped the Darjeeling hills and parts of the Dooars in north Bengal on Wednesday, the first day of an
India: Sex workers entitled to a life of dignity – Supreme Court
J Venkatesan New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Centre and the States to prepare schemes for rehabilitation
India: Leading by Example at the Security Council
As India takes the helm of the United Nations Security Council’s counterterrorism committee this year, its leaders would do well
India: Overhaul Abusive Counterterrorism Tactics
The Indian government should reform its justice system to ensure that abuses do not take place during counterterrorism efforts, Human
Nepal: Deforestation probe puts 100 up a tree
RAMESH PRASAD BHUSAL KATHMANDU: “There can be neither civilisation nor happiness if forests crash down under the axe,” Anton Pavlovich