We, members of civil society from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, have gathered in Kathmandu, Nepal on 7 and 8 July 2017 at the Round Table Discussion on Peace, Security, and Protection of Human…
17 July 2017 South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR) is pleased to release the publication “Nation State Boundaries and Human Rights of People in South Asia” based on its study of cross border issues by Shomona Khanna, a researcher and a…
India is insisting that the pre 16 June condition should prevail at Doklam. India recognises the area as Doka La. China claims it is a part of its Donglang region. Bhutan and China are already having some dialogue over…
Whether the death of SS Khaplang, a Naga rebel leader, will change the scenario of Nagaland or North-East India is a big question. He was the founder of National Socialist Council of Nagalim (K) and was based in Myanmar…
The Exodus is Not over: Migrations from the Ruptured Homelands of Northeast India Author: Nandita Haksar Publisher: Speaking Tiger Price: Rs. 350 Migration is not easy and it is all the more difficult in case of labourers. Again in India, if migrants…
SAHR statement on the intimidating remarks by the Sri Lankan Minister of Justice to Mr. Lakshan Dias
South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR), a regional network of Human Rights Defenders, vehemently condemns the intimidating remarks made by Hon. Wijedasa Rajapakshe, the Minister of Justice and Buddhist Affairs, to Mr. Lakshan Dias, a prominent Human Rights Defender…
We, several international and regional civil society organisations express deep concern over violent threats received by Sultana Kamal, a prominent lawyer and women human rights defender in Bangladesh. Sultana received these threats from the radical Islamist group Hefazat-e-Islam (Hefazat),…
When Crime Pays: Money and Muscle in Indian politics Author: Milan Vaishnav Publisher: Harper Collins Price: Rs. 799 The book ‘When Crime Pays: Money and Muscle in Indian Politics’ by Milan Vaishnav gives a comprehensive picture of Indian politics…
South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR), a regional network of Human Rights Defenders, expresses its serious concern at the demands made by Hefazat-e-Islam, for the immediate arrest, exile from the country, and inciting of physical violence against Sultana Kamal…