South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR), a regional network of human rights defenders, is concerned by an Indian Supreme Court ruling which, according to Dalit activists and organisations, dilutes elements of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of…
Sadia Kamran The campaign brings to the fore the injustices faced by the transgender community. As issues regarding gender disparity come to light in Pakistan, the matter of transgender rights has emerged from obscurity. Although there are bills…
Families of the disappeared in north and east Sri Lanka – predominantly mothers and wives – marked a year of continuous protest in February. Roadside protests in Vavuniya, Kilinochchi, Maruthankery, Mannar, Trincomalee and others have spent the last year…
South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR) is pleased to release the report on the “Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in South Asia: Justiciability and Beyond”, the second phase of its efforts to increase justiciability of ESCR cases in South…
South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR), a regional network of human rights defenders, vehemently condemns the co-ordinated attacks on the Sri Lankan Muslim community in Kandy that has claimed a life, and caused the destruction of numerous mosques, homes…
This regional event organised by South Asians for Human Rights was held on 7 & 8 July 2017. The objective was to facilitate a regional level discussion on national level activism on border issues. This event was based on…
Aerial photos of Rakhine state have emerged that appear to show several bulldozed Rohingya settlements, renewing accusations Myanmar is wiping out the homes and history of the Muslim minority. Nearly 700,000 Rohingya have fled Myanmar’s Rakhine state to Bangladesh…
Bhubaneswar Declaration Pakistan India Peoples’ Forum for Peace & Democracy 10th National Convention We the delegates to the 10th National Convention of PIPFPD held at Bhubaneswar on Feb. 10-11, 2018 under the overhang of the rapidly deteriorating relationship between Pakistan…
South Asians for Human Rights ( SAHR), a regional network of human rights defenders, is deeply saddened at the passing away of Asma Jahangir. Asma was a senior advocate of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, a founding member of…
South Asians for Human Rights, a regional network of human rights defenders is deeply concerned by the political crisis that has engulfed the Maldives following President Abdulla Yameen’s increasingly authoritarian and undemocratic actions. On 1 February, the Supreme Court…