South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR), a regional network of human rights defenders, based in Colombo, is looking for a creative and experienced Senior Communications Consultant. Duties and Responsibilities Required Skills, Experience and competencies Please send your completed Curriculum…
South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR), a regional network of Human Rights Defenders vehemently condemns the use of excessive force by the police on unarmed civilians’ protest occurred in Rambukkana, Sri Lanka on 19th April 2022. At this incident…
Documented incidents of extremism from November 2021 to March 2022 Blasphemy Police arrested four men for blasphemy after they argued with an imam(cleric) over whether a funeral announcement for a Christian neighbour could be made from a mosque.[1] United…
HYBRID rule may have delivered a semblance of political stability to the country but the system also has an inherent source of tension. The imbalance of power between the security establishment and the civilian side could lead to a…
THE recent news of backchannel dialogue between the governments of Pakistan and India came as optimistic news for advocates of a peaceful South Asia. However, a critical angle missing from the conversation is that of the people of the…
Nashik: It has been a long wait for Neeta. She has been patiently waiting for her number, so that she can bid a final goodbye to her father and go back home. He father Yashwant Koladkar had died due to…
South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR), a regional network of human rights defenders, expresses concern over the timing and purpose of the Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s two days visit to Sri Lanka on 22 February 2021 which coincides…
The inception of Pakistan’s e-surveillance programme can be traced back to the evolution of Nadra into a national registry and centralised database of all citizens. (Photo: Pixabay) The ministry of information technology and telecommunication has published a deeply misguided…
Physical punishment including caning, squatting, and frog-marching is nothing new to primary and high school students in the conservative nation of 168 million people. PHOTO: AFP DHAKA: Bangladeshi authorities have suspended a high school headmaster who cut the hair…
Geneva: Sri Lanka’s government faced increasing pressure on Friday to answer for alleged human rights violations following a recent war crimes lawsuit and allegations from over 50 men who said they were raped, branded or tortured as recently as…