South Asians for Human Rights, a regional network of human rights defenders, is deeply concerned by the lack of progress in official investigations into the disappearance of Pakistani rights activist Raza Mahmood Khan, who was reported missing two months…
Press Release January 23 2018 PIPFPD on ceasefire violations and cross border firing The escalation of tensions between India and Pakistan at the International borders and the Line of Control are a matter of concern as they signal deterioration…
For immediate release Proposed Repatriation to Myanmar for Rohingya Refugees is far too Premature Bangkok, 19 January 2018, 15:00: On Tuesday 16 January, the Myanmar and Bangladesh governments reached agreement around the repatriation of Rohingya refugees who fled military violence…
South Asians for Human Rights, a regional network of human rights defenders, is dismayed to observe the ongoing deterioration of social and political freedoms in the Maldives with the latest being an attack on a human rights defender, Shahindha…
Zaw Htay said the two reporters, Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, would then have access to a lawyer and be able to meet members of their families. “It will not be long. The investigation is almost done,” he…
Yanghee Lee, UN special rapporteur, had been due to visit in January to assess human rights across Myanmar, including alleged abuses against Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine State. But Myanmar had told her she was no longer welcome, she said,…
Journalists Wa Lone, 31, and Kyaw Soe Oo, 27, were arrested last Tuesday evening after they were invited to dine with police officers on the outskirts of Myanmar’s largest city, Yangon. “We and their families continue to be…
UN human rights chief toughens warning of “genocide” in Myanmar The top UN human rights official has said he would not be surprised if a court one day ruled that acts of genocide had been committed…
South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR), a regional human rights defenders’ network expresses grave concern at the continued institution of cases in Bangladesh against individuals under Section 57 of the Information and Communication Technology Act curtailing fundamental rights to…