Published in The Daily Star on Dec. 09 by Mohammad Golam Sarwar :: Raise Your Voice For Human Rights IN every year human rights day is observed with lots of commitment and aspiration from national and International patrons. After 65…
Published in The Nation – Pakistan on Nov. 23 :: A committee of the UN General Assembly on Friday adopted a resolution on the safety of journalists that calls on States to promote a safe environment to journalists…
SAHR participates at the rally and opening ceremony of People’s SAARC today (22nd Nov) in Kathmandu, Nepal. This time’s theme is “People’s Movements Uniting South Asia for Deepening Democracy, Social Justice and Peace”
Published in Dawn, November 19th, 2014 A United Nations General Assembly committee on Tuesday adopted a Pakistani-sponsored resolution reaffirming that the universal realisation of the right of peoples to self-determination was a fundamental condition for the effective guarantee and…
Two-day int’l seminar ends with Dhaka Resolution 2014 Published in The Daily Star on Nov. 19 :: Rights activists of South Asian countries at an international seminar in Dhaka yesterday vowed that they would enhance co-operation in finding the…
Published in The Nepal News on Nov. 18 :: South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR) has urged the governments of SAARC region to make joint commitments to uphold international standards of human rights; and to ensure that national laws…
Published in The Express Tribune on Oct.30 :: UN chief Ban Ki-moon launched a global campaign on Thursday to end the often deadly practice of female genital mutilation within a generation, as survivors said it had “shattered” their lives.…
Published in theelders.org on Oct. 29 :: Join The Elders and four women change-makers, activists and experts next Wednesday as they debate how to empower women in conflict and in peace-making, in a live-streamed public event. Fourteen years ago,…
Published in The Business Standard Oct. 22:: The UN human rights chief says 2013-2014 was “a year of devastating impact on human rights” and he blames rising inequality and exclusion for much of the unrest that has swept across…
Published in The Daily Times – Pakistan on Oct. 22:: The incidences of torture and ill-treatment around the world have not been diminishing and the need for effective prevention is as great as it ever has been, a UN…