Amnesty International India announced that it is halting its work in the country after the Indian government froze its bank accounts in an act of reprisal for the organization’s human rights work. Fifteen international human rights organizations condemned the Indian government’s actions against…
THE initiation of an intra-Afghan dialogue earlier this month represents a moment of hope and opportunity for a negotiated end to the long and bloody war in Afghanistan. After a protracted delay, direct talks between Kabul and the Taliban, supposed to…
South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR), a regional network of human rights defenders, expresses concern over the federal government’s decision to issue licenses for deep-sea fishing trawlers in Pakistan waters. Deep-sea fishing licensing policy has been a long drawn…
IN comparing Western societies with Myanmar, North Korea or most Central Asian ones, one is struck by the contrasts. Western societies are vibrant and creative. Their states give citizens the freedom to explore, make mistakes, even fail, learn and…
South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR), a regional network of human rights defenders vehemently condemns the murder of Tahir Ahmad, an Ahmadi man accused of blasphemy, in a courtroom in Peshawar, Pakistan on 29 July 2020. Ahmad, reportedly a…
Lawyers, Human Rights Defenders and Journalists Arrested, Threatened, Intimidated 29 July 2020: The Sri Lankan government should end the targeted arrests, intimidation and threats against the lives and physical security of lawyers, activists, human rights defenders and journalists, 10…
U.S. President Donald Trump signs the visitors’ book as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and First Lady Melania Trump looks on, at Sabarmati Ashram, in Ahmedabad. | Photo Credit: PTI India needs a pro-Constitution, pro-facts, pro-inclusivity Gandhi Project analogous to…
THE latest Supreme Court ruling is a damning indictment of the National Accountability Bureau’s (NAB) conduct and the ongoing political witch-hunt. The country’s top anti-graft watchdog is accused not only of trampling on human rights, freedom and human dignity but also…
South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR), a regional network of human rights defenders, strongly condemn the recent killing of two Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) Fatima Khalil and Jawed Folad attached to the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) in…
South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR), a regional network of human rights defenders, urges the Government of Nepal to ensure justice by conducting a prompt and rigorous investigation over recent caste-based killings. SAHR expresses its concern over horrific incidents…