Rape, acid attacks, kidnap: girls face rising violence in fight for education – U.N.
Published in The Reuters on Feb. 09 :: High-profile attacks such as the abduction 300 schoolgirls by Boko Haram in […]
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Enforced disappearances: South Asian states asked to ratify UN convention
Published in The Express Tribune on Feb. 5th :: Law experts and human rights activists from South Asian countries have […]
Read more →Mr. Michel Forst, UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defender, Opening address – AHRDF 6
Mr. Michel Forst, UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defender, delivered Keynote Address at 6th Asian Human Rights Forum held […]
Read more →Human Rights Day: Human rights matter every day for everyone, everywhere
Published in www.ohchr.org on Dec. 09 :: “Human rights matter because they are dependent on only one thing: being human.” […]
Read more →The power of human rights education
Published in The Daily Star on Dec. 09 by Mohammad Golam Sarwar :: Raise Your Voice For Human Rights IN every […]
Read more →UN adopts resolution for safety of working journalists
Published in The Nation – Pakistan on Nov. 23 :: A committee of the UN General Assembly on Friday […]
Read more →SAHR participates at the rally and opening ceremony of People’s SAARC
SAHR participates at the rally and opening ceremony of People’s SAARC today (22nd Nov) in Kathmandu, Nepal. This time’s theme […]
Read more →UN adopts resolution on peoples’ right to self-determination
Published in Dawn, November 19th, 2014 A United Nations General Assembly committee on Tuesday adopted a Pakistani-sponsored resolution reaffirming that […]
Read more →United work to end rights abuses in South Asia vowed
Two-day int’l seminar ends with Dhaka Resolution 2014 Published in The Daily Star on Nov. 19 :: Rights activists of […]
Read more →SAHR urges SAARC govts for common human rights commitments in 18th Summit
Published in The Nepal News on Nov. 18 :: South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR) has urged the governments of […]
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