SAHR Appoints New Chairperson and Co- Chairperson South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR), announces the appointment of its new Chairperson, Dr. Radhika Coomaraswamy and the Co-chairperson Dr. Roshmi Goswami. They were appointed by the SAHR Bureau at the virtual…
The International Movement against all forms of discrimination and Racism – Asia committee (IMADR), South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR) and Jagaran Nepal have designed a Training Manual titled ‘Adopting a Human Rights Framework for Promoting Religious Co-existence and…
South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR), a regional network of human rights defenders, welcomes the decision of the Heads of State of countries in South Asia to discuss together as the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), to…
South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR), expresses its heartfelt condolences to the family, relatives and friends of the late Justice (R) Fakhruddin G. Ebrahim, former chief election commissioner of Pakistan, upon his death on Tuesday, 7 January , 2020.It…
Rights activists, academics and artists of South Asia have declared a democracy emergency in the region. The declaration came after a careful examination of curbs on freedom of expression and association in the region, in a regional consultation that…
As the world marks the International Day of Victims of Enforced Disappearance today (Aug 30), South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR), a regional network of human rights defenders, calls on the governments in South Asia to: Ratify and implement…
A meeting of regional networks was organised by South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR) to develop a regional agenda for collective advocacy on Human Rights, Peace and Democracy in South Asia and was held on 12 and 13 of…
We, undersigned regional networks and organisations, request both India and Pakistan to immediately de-escalate tensions and end the present dangerous impasse. The reasons for the present escalation is well known and we believe that such instances would recur without…
Colombo, 30 January 2019 We, members of civil society networks of South Asia gathered in Colombo to deliberate on a South Asian Regional Agenda for Collective Advocacy on Human Rights, Peace and Democracy,* have resolved to re-energise collaborations across…
International Day of the Disappeared, which falls on 30 August, is a time to reflect upon the injustice meted out to abducted individuals and their families. In South Asia, enforced disappearances have a grim history, often interwoven with civil-conflicts…