We the undersigned human rights organizations strongly condemn the ongoing persecution and reprisals by Sri Lankan authorities against student leaders, labour union leaders, teachers, academics, and others involved in recent protests against education policies in the country. Sri Lankan…
South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR), a regional network of Human Rights Defenders, expresses its heartfelt condolences on the demise of Mrs Manouri Muttetuwegama, a Sri Lankan Attorney-at-law, and Activist who has been a champion for Human Rights, justice…
South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR), a regional network of human rights defenders, condemns the recent deaths of five individuals while in police custody or killed due to police negligence and demands an impartial inquiry into these cases. These…
South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR), a regional network of human rights defenders, expresses deep concern over the year-long detention of Sri Lankan poet and teacher Ahnaf Jazeem. Sunday marks one year since his arbitrary detention with authorities failing to charge him or follow due…
South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR), a regional network of Human Rights Defenders, expresses its concern over Sri Lankan authorities insisting on mandatory cremation for Muslims who die of or are suspected to have died of COVID- 19, in violation…
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…
South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR), a regional network of human rights defenders, questions the Presidential pardon of former Army Sergeant Sunil Rathnayake, who was convicted for the killing of 8 unarmed civilians including 3 children in Mirisuvil, Jaffna…
South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR), a regional network of human rights defenders, vehemently condemns the measures taken by the Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena to execute four prisoners. Even though the details of the four inmates awaiting execution…
H. E Maithirpala SirisenaThe PresidentPresidential Secretariat,Colombo 01, Sri Lanka. Your Excellency, SAHR expresses concerns on your call for reviving the use of the death penalty for drug-related offenses On behalf of the South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR), a…
Families of the disappeared in north and east Sri Lanka – predominantly mothers and wives – marked a year of continuous protest in February. Roadside protests in Vavuniya, Kilinochchi, Maruthankery, Mannar, Trincomalee and others have spent the last year…