SAHR Vehemently Condemns the Assassination of Mr. Rashid Rehman Khan
South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR), a network of human rights defenders based in seven countries in South Asia, vehemently […]
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SAHR Publication: “In Custody: Law, Impunity and Prisoner Abuse in South Asia” is available for purchase!
“In Custody: Law, Impunity and Prisoner Abuse in South Asia” published by South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR) and SAGE […]
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SAHR Mourns the Death of Mrs. Sithie Tiruchelvam
24 March 2014 South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR) mourns the death of Mrs. Sithie Tiruchelvam, human rights activist, Attorney-at-Law […]
Read more →SAHR Condemns the arrest of Mr. Ruki Fernando and other human rights defenders in an open letter to the President of Sri Lanka
ANANTA RAJ LUITEL 18 March 2014 His Excellency Mahinda Rajapaksa, President of Sri Lanka, Presidential Secretariat, Colombo 1 SAHR Condemns […]
Read more →Remembering Sithie Tiruchelvam
by Ambika Satkunanathan Writing a tribute to Sithie Tiruchelvam is not an easy task. Sithie was an intensely private person […]
Read more →Joint Civil Society Memorandum to Commonwealth Heads of States
7th November 2013 – Colombo, New Town Hall We the undersigned civil society organizations who made joint submissions to the […]
Read more →SAHR expresses great concern over the threat to the life of Dr. Nimalka Fernando
South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR) expresses great concern over the threat made to Dr. Nimalka Fernando’s life. This threat […]
Read more →NPC Citizens Peace Award 2012 to J.C. Weliamuna
The Citizens Peace Award was established in 2010 by the National Peace Council (NPC) to honour those Sri Lankan individuals […]
Read more →India LGBTQ Community Want Guidelines for Media Reporting
The LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgenders, queer) community in the country is about to approach the state human rights commission […]
Read more →SAHR Vehemently Condemns the Arbitrary Arrest of Human Rights Activist Adilur Rahman Khan
South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR) vehemently condemns the arbitrary arrest of Mr. Adilur Rahman Khan, a Senior Lawyer of […]
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