South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR) organised a dialogue among civil society representatives of Afghanistan, India and Pakistan on 28 and 29 November 2016 in Kabul, Afghanistan. It was hosted by the Afghan Women’s Education Center (AWEC). The main purpose…
A rights group has accused Dhaka of facilitating ethnic cleansing of indigenous Buddhists by pushing Rohingya refugees from Myanmar into the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) of Bangladesh. This strategy of replacing the minority Jumma people of Bangladesh with the…
South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR) releases the report South Asian Citizens’ Voices on Democracy and People’s Security based on the regional consultation on, held on 25 and 26 of February, 2016 in Kathmandu, Nepal. Civil societies in the region share…
South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR) releases the report South Asian Citizens’ Voices on Democracy and People’s Security based on the regional consultation on, held on 25 and 26 of February, 2016 in Kathmandu, Nepal. Civil societies in the region share…
South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR) is deeply concerned about restraint of freedoms of association and assembly through the use of force and intimidation in Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. In Bangladesh, the police have effectively crushed the readymade garment…
The following statement is issued by the Peoples’ Alliance for Right to Land (PARL) in support to the land rights struggle of villagers from Pulakkudiyiruppu in the Mullaitheevu district. Farmer and fisher families of Pulakkudiyiruppu have commenced a public…
The South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR) has expressed its concern over the increased visa restrictions in the region. In a statement issued on January 23 and received yesterday, the regional human rights network referred to Indian High Commission’s…
South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR) a regional human rights network, is concerned about the increased visa restrictions in the region. Recently, Ms. Sultana Kamal, a prominent lawyer and human rights activist in Bangladesh, who is also a SAHR…
No city or country is safe for the journalists. This is the sad reality. This reality becomes visible if we analyse various reports of how journalists suffered globally last year. Even the New Year began with a murder of…
South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR), a human rights network in the South Asian region, joins in solidarity with Pakistani rights groups in demanding the relevant authorities to ensure the immediate and safe return of Salman Haider, Waqas Goraya, Asim…