Bangladesh: 51 ‘disappeared’ since 2011
The state should play a more pro-active role to end “enforced disappearances” in the country as it is duty-bound to shoulder the ultimate responsibility of such incidents, said the National […]
Pakistan: UN mission arrives to investigate disappearances
A UN delegation has arrived in Pakistan on a 10-day mission to investigate cases of “enforced disappearances” plaguing the country at the invitation of the government, a spokeswoman said on […]
SAHR Statement on the International Day of the Disappeared, 2012
South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR) joins human rights activists around the World in commemorating the International Day of the Disappeared. The practice by State actors of forcibly disappearing and […]
SAHR condemns treatment of former Human Rights Ambassador, Mohamed Latheef, by Maldivian Police
South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR) condemns Thursday’s arrest and treatment of Mohamed Latheef. Mr Latheef, a former Human Rights Ambassador for the Maldives and co-founder of the Maldivian Democratic […]
India: Cartoonist Aseem Trivedi arrested on sedition charges for ‘mocking the Constitution’
There is widespread outrage at the weekend arrest of Kanpur-based cartoonist, Aseem Trivedi, on charges of sedition, with his supporters alleging that it is politically motivated and that he is […]
“A Human Rights Crisis in the Maldives” – Amnesty International
Amnesty International has today released a report titled “The Other side of Paradise: A Human Rights Crisis in the Maldives”, chronicling human rights abuses in the country since the transfer […]
India: Faizan detention triggers cry for child rights in Jammu and Kashmir
In the wake of the detention of 12-year old Faizan Sofi by Jammu and Kashmir Police, the civil society on Saturday staged a candle light sit-in here seeking upgradation of […]
Nepal: Rights Groups Condemn Amnesty Ordinance – Human Rights Watch
President Ram Baran Yadav of Nepal should return an executive ordinance that would effectively permit amnesty for crimes committed during the country’s civil war from 1996 to 2006, four human […]
Afghanistan: Appoint Rights-Respecting Intelligence Chief – Human Rights Watch
The Afghan government should drop reported plans to appoint a senior official linked to torture as head of the country’s main intelligence service. Numerous and credible reports allege that Asadullah […]
India: Accept UN Rights Body Recommendations – Human Rights Watch
India should accept the recommendations by United Nations member states at the UN’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) to address the country’s most serious human rights problems. During the September 2012 […]