South Asians for Human Rights vehemently condemns the suppression of the protest led by the Inter University Students’ Federation (IUSF) on 18 October, by the police. The police personnel in large numbers blocked the Colombo – Kandy main road preventing the…
South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR), a regional network of human rights defenders, based in Colombo, is looking for a creative and experienced Senior Communications Consultant. Duties and Responsibilities Required Skills, Experience and competencies Please send your completed Curriculum…
South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR), a regional network of human rights defenders, expresses concern over the proposed transitional justice bill placed before Nepal’s parliament. The bill, presented eight years after the supreme court ordered amendment of the transitional…
Five human rights organizations strongly condemned the brutal attack against unarmed peaceful protesters by Sri Lankan forces in Colombo on in the early hours of 22 July 2022 . Since March 2022, thousands of people including human rights defenders,…
South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR) expresses its heartfelt condolences to the family, relatives, and friends of the late Mohamed Latheef, upon his death on Sunday, 3 July 2022. It is indeed with deep sadness that SAHR learns of…
South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR), a regional network of human rights defenders, vehemently condemns the arrest of Indian rights activist and Journalist Teesta Setalvad on 25 June 2022. SAHR perceives the detention of Setalvad as a deliberate move by the…
South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR), a regional network of Human Rights Defenders vehemently condemns the use of excessive force by the police on unarmed civilians’ protest occurred in Rambukkana, Sri Lanka on 19th April 2022. At this incident…
South Asians for Human Rights, a regional network of Human Rights Defenders is keenly observing the political scenario unraveling in Pakistan. Pakistan has chosen a new prime minister. Imran Khan, the previous prime minister was ousted through a vote of…
South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR), a regional network of human rights defenders, vehemently condemns the Taliban’s latest decision on 23 March 2022 to deny girls their right to education despite several false assurances that all girls will be…
Documented incidents of extremism from November 2021 to March 2022 Blasphemy Police arrested four men for blasphemy after they argued with an imam(cleric) over whether a funeral announcement for a Christian neighbour could be made from a mosque.[1] United…