South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR), a regional human rights network is deeply disturbed by the horrific murder of Yameen Rasheed, a 29 year old Maldivian writer and activist, on 23 April 2017. It is alarming to learn about…
Militants have stepped up attacks in Indian-ruled Kashmir and police warned officers not to go home, amid a spike in violence in the contested region, after the army allegedly tied a man to the front of a jeep as…
The 19-year-old became a global symbol of the fight for girls’ education after being shot in Pakistan’s Swat valley in 2012 for opposing Taliban restrictions on female education. Malala Yousafszai with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. Credit: United Nations/Eskinder Debebe…
Freedom of information is more generally understood as freedom of expression in any medium. It allows the public access to all information held by governmental institutions, which should only be withheld for reasons including security and privacy. The…
On the last two days of the UNHRC session, India voted in 15 resolutions and made a statement on Myanmar, the only resolution that did not go to a vote. View of the UN Human Rights Council. Credit: Flickr Commons New…
“Politics of division and the rhetoric of intolerance are targeting racial, ethnic, linguistic and religious minorities, and migrants and refugees. Words of fear and loathing can, and do, have real consequences,” the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid…
India is a big country and it shares boundaries with countries like Pakistan, China, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar and Bangladesh. India share maritime borders with Sri Lanka, Maldives, Indonesia and Thailand. So, naturally there are many towns, villages on or…
The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) has written to Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe conveying its concern about the proposed amendment to the Code of Criminal Procedure (Special Provisions) Act No 2 of 2013. In the letter the…
South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR), a regional human rights organization, is deeply concerned about the tense situation arisen between Afghanistan and Pakistan owing to Pakistan’s instant reaction to the deadly terror attack in Lahore and the horrendous massacre…
For all the differences South Asia’s countries insist on, they have depressingly similar attitudes when it comes to human rights. Over the past year, as Amnesty International documents in its Annual Report, civil society organisations have been harassed and…