South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR), a regional network of human rights defenders, is deeply concerned about the anti-democratic elements that are entailed in the two new bills introduced in Sri Lanka, the Anti – Terrorism Bill (ATB), and the Online Safety Bill (OSB). …
South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR), a regional network of Human Rights Defenders (HRDs), expresses deep concern at the two-year prison sentence imposed on Adilur Rahman Khan, and ASM Nasiruddin Elan, Secretary General and Director of the human rights…
South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR), a regional network of human rights defenders, is outraged to learn that the Asia Pacific Forum (APF) has allowed the National Human Rights Commission of India (NHRCI) to host its next conference in…
South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR), a regional network of human rights defenders, vehemently condemns the arrest of human rights lawyer Imaan Mazari and former lawmaker Ali Wazir in the early hours of Sunday 20 August 2023 without a warrant, by…
South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR), a regional network of Human Rights Defenders, is extremely concerned about the devastating human rights crisis and the severe humanitarian situation in Afghanistan in its second year under the de facto Taliban authorities. The Taliban…
South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR), a regional network of human rights defenders, is extremely alarmed at the extent of the almost three month long ethno-communal violence that is taking place in Manipur, India and is appalled at the…
South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR) a regional network of Human Rights Defenders condemns and is extremely concerned regarding news that the National Security Council of Pakistan has endorsed military trials of civilians involved in recent political protests that…
South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR), a regional network of Human Rights Defenders, perceives the newly gazetted ‘Anti- Terrorism Bill’ (AT Bill) as a deplorable act on the part of the Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL) against the democratic values…
South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR) a regional network of human rights defenders, is extremely concerned about the alleged assault targeting Syeda Rezwana Hasan, the Chief Executive of Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (BELA), and her team including Aliur Rahman, an…
South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR) a regional Human Rights Defenders’ Network is appalled by the tactics used by the Attorney General’s Department of Sri Lanka to prolong the arbitrary detention of the student leader Wasantha Mudalige, at the hearing…