Date: 16 November 2014 Venue: Kathmandu, Nepal Vrinda Grover, SAHR Bureau Member speaking on “State of impunity: experiences from South Asia”. Hina Jilani, SAHR Chairperson speaking on “Situation of Human Rights Defenders in South Asia”.
Published in The Nation – Pakistan on Nov. 23 :: A committee of the UN General Assembly on Friday adopted a resolution on the safety of journalists that calls on States to promote a safe environment to journalists…
South Asians for Human Rights held a Press Conference on 17 November in Kathmandu to release the statement addressed to the SAARC Heads of Government. The Statement The full statement can be found HERE The full…
Unicef urges nations to take urgent action Published in The Daily Star on Nov. 21 :: As the world yesterday observed the 25th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, Unicef underscored the need for…
SAHR participates at the rally and opening ceremony of People’s SAARC today (22nd Nov) in Kathmandu, Nepal. This time’s theme is “People’s Movements Uniting South Asia for Deepening Democracy, Social Justice and Peace”
Published in Dawn, November 19th, 2014 A United Nations General Assembly committee on Tuesday adopted a Pakistani-sponsored resolution reaffirming that the universal realisation of the right of peoples to self-determination was a fundamental condition for the effective guarantee and…
Two-day int’l seminar ends with Dhaka Resolution 2014 Published in The Daily Star on Nov. 19 :: Rights activists of South Asian countries at an international seminar in Dhaka yesterday vowed that they would enhance co-operation in finding the…
Published in the Pakistan Christian Post on Nov. 19 :: In her opening address at the Asia Pacific Civil Society Forum on Beijing+20, being held in Bangkok, Kate Lappin, Regional Coordinator, Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development…
Published in The Nepal News on Nov. 18 :: South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR) has urged the governments of SAARC region to make joint commitments to uphold international standards of human rights; and to ensure that national laws…
South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR), a regional human rights organisation, meeting at Kathmandu is committed to promoting and protecting human rights, peace, democracy and justice in all countries of this region. We believe that the situation of human…