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Year: 2015

Dr. Nimalka Fernando and Kumudini Samuel speaking on women in politics

October 13, 2015
General News Alerts

At a time when the Prime Minster has assured that women’s representation in the local government level will be increased […]

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Saving Sunil: A study of dangerous speech around a Facebook page dedicated to Sgt. Sunil Rathnayake

October 9, 2015
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‘Saving Sunil – a study of dangerous speech around Facebook page dedicated to Sgt. Sunil Rathnayake’ continues the Centre for […]

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SAHR statement on Shiv Sena’s forced cancellation of Pakistani ghazal singer Ghulam Ali’s concerts in Mumbai and Pune

October 9, 2015
General Press Statements, Press Statements - India

South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR), a regional network of human rights defenders, is deeply disturbed to learn about the […]

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First the Netherlands, now Pakistan’s high court comes to defence of climate

October 8, 2015
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The high court of justice in Lahore has ordered the creation of a “climate council” to force the Pakistani state […]

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Curbing Consumption is the Only Way Out to Avoid Climate Change

October 7, 2015
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With two major conferences this year on the deeply integrated issues of climate change (to be held in Paris) and […]

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Statement by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein via videolink to the Human Rights Council

October 1, 2015
General News Alerts

Scroll down for the video message link. 30 September 2015 Mr President, Excellencies,Ladies and Gentlemen, I am pleased to present […]

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SAHR and ICJ Oral Statement at the UNHRC

October 1, 2015
Press Statements - Maldives

South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR) and the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) presented an Oral Statement at the 30th […]

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2015 ANNI Report on the Performance and Establishment of National Human Rights Institutions in Asia

September 18, 2015
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The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA), as the Secretariat of the Asian NGO Network on National Human […]

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Report of the Fact Finding Mission to Rampal, Bangladesh

September 17, 2015
Press Statements – Bangladesh

South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR) conducted a fact finding mission to Rampal, Bangladesh on the establishment of a coal […]

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Human rights, foreign policy and the battle for Sri Lanka’s soul

September 10, 2015
General News Alerts

Sri Lanka’s controversial human rights record comes up before the UN Human Rights Council in September, this time in the […]

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Recent Posts

  • SAHR commends the ceasefire agreed upon by the governments of India and Pakistan on 10 May 2025
  • Voicing the concerns of South Asians, SAHR resolutely demands the governments of India & Pakistan to immediately de-escalate the current war situation
  • SAHR vehemently condemns the terrorist attack against 26 tourists in Indian administered Kashmir
  • SAHR Strongly Condemns the Arbitrary Arrests and Detentions in Balochistan and Urges Immediate Release
  • SAHR calls on the Government of Bangladesh to uphold the right to peaceful protest

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