South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR), a regional network of human rights defenders, expresses concern over the loss of life of migrant workers in a fire on 10 November 2022. It is reported that one Bangladeshi and 9 Indian migrant…
South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR) expresses its heartfelt condolences to the family, relatives, and friends of the late Mohamed Latheef, upon his death on Sunday, 3 July 2022. It is indeed with deep sadness that SAHR learns of…
South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR), a regional network of human rights defenders, strongly condemns the attempted assassination of former Maldives president and current Speaker of Parliament Mohamed Nasheed on 6 May 2021. Nasheed was critically injured after a…
South Asians for Human Rights, a regional network of human rights defenders, is disappointed by the decision of the government of Maldives to dissolve the Maldivian Democracy Network (MDN) and call upon the government to reevaluate its decision.SAHR has…
South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR), a regional network of human rights defenders, urge the government of Maldives to conduct a swift and impartial investigation on the function of the Maldivian Democracy Network (MDN) and ensure the safety of…
South Asians for Human Rights, a regional network of human rights defenders is deeply concerned by the political crisis that has engulfed the Maldives following President Abdulla Yameen’s increasingly authoritarian and undemocratic actions. On 1 February, the Supreme Court…
South Asians for Human Rights, a regional network of human rights defenders, is dismayed to observe the ongoing deterioration of social and political freedoms in the Maldives with the latest being an attack on a human rights defender, Shahindha…
South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR), a regional human rights network is deeply disturbed by the horrific murder of Yameen Rasheed, a 29 year old Maldivian writer and activist, on 23 April 2017. It is alarming to learn about…
Concerns with regard to early recall from medical leave given to three Maldivian political detainees have been brought to the attention of South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR), a regional network of human rights defenders. SAHR is deeply concerned…
South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR) a regional network of human rights defenders, vehemently condemns the violent police crackdown of the peaceful sit –in protest carried out by journalists in front of the President’s office and the arrest of…