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Category: Press Statements – Sri Lanka

SAHR is deeply concerned about the Online Safety Bill which was passed by the Parliament of Sri Lanka with a majority vote

February 2, 2024
Press Statements - Sri Lanka

South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR), a regional network of human rights defenders, are deeply concerned about the Online Safety Bill […]

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SAHR is deeply concerned about the anti-democratic elements entailed in the Anti – Terrorism Bill and Online Safety Bill in Sri Lanka

October 2, 2023
Press Statements - Sri Lanka

South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR), a regional network of human rights defenders, is deeply concerned about the anti-democratic elements […]

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SAHR strongly urges the Government of Sri Lanka to immediately withdraw the proposed Anti- Terrorism Bill

April 19, 2023
Press Statements - Sri Lanka

South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR), a regional network of Human Rights Defenders, perceives the newly gazetted ‘Anti- Terrorism Bill’ (AT […]

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SAHR is appalled by the tactics used by the AG’s Department of Sri Lanka to prolong the arbitrary detention of the student leader Wasantha Mudalige

January 26, 2023
Press Statements - Sri Lanka

South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR) a regional Human Rights Defenders’ Network is appalled by the tactics used by the […]

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SAHR Condemns Recent Incidents Of Police Brutality In Sri Lanka

November 15, 2022
Press Statements - Sri Lanka

South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR), a regional network of human rights defenders, condemn the several alarming incidents of police […]

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SAHR vehemently condemns the suppression of protests led by the university students

October 23, 2022
Press Statements - Sri Lanka

South Asians for Human Rights vehemently condemns the suppression of the protest led by the Inter University Students’ Federation (IUSF) […]

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Statement – Sri Lanka: Brutal attack against peaceful protesters by security forces

July 23, 2022
Press Statements - Sri Lanka

Five human rights organizations strongly condemned the brutal attack against unarmed peaceful protesters by Sri Lankan forces in Colombo on […]

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SAHR vehemently condemns the use of excessive force by the police on unarmed civilians’ protest occurred in Rambukkana, Sri Lanka on 19th April 2022

April 22, 2022
Press Statements - Sri Lanka, Uncategorized

South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR), a regional network of Human Rights Defenders vehemently condemns the use of excessive force […]

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SAHR expresses concern over the statement issued by the Sri Lankan Foreign Ministry to the statement by a prominent human rights lawyer Ambika Satkunanathan to the European Union

February 15, 2022
Press Statements - Sri Lanka

South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR), a regional network of human rights defenders, expresses concern over the statement issued by […]

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No justice to date for journalists killed or disappeared in Sri Lanka

January 8, 2022
Press Statements - Sri Lanka

South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR), a regional network of human rights defenders, deliberates on the ever delayed justice for […]

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Recent Posts

  • SAHR commends the ceasefire agreed upon by the governments of India and Pakistan on 10 May 2025
  • Voicing the concerns of South Asians, SAHR resolutely demands the governments of India & Pakistan to immediately de-escalate the current war situation
  • SAHR vehemently condemns the terrorist attack against 26 tourists in Indian administered Kashmir
  • SAHR Strongly Condemns the Arbitrary Arrests and Detentions in Balochistan and Urges Immediate Release
  • SAHR calls on the Government of Bangladesh to uphold the right to peaceful protest

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