Accountability is not limited to a majority-minority dynamic
With the September 2015 report of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) referencing war-time accountability of Sri Lanka’s political […]
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Another Naga accord: Now let’s make it work
The recent accord that was signed between the Centre and the largest faction of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland […]
Read more →Maldives: Political crisis erodes rule of law and human rights
Bangkok, Thailand / Colombo, Sri Lanka – The Maldives government must immediately reverse the politicisation of the country’s judiciary and […]
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What Latest Attacks Mean for Afghanistan’s Path to Peace
Friday is a rest day in Kabul, our weekend. I was staying with my sister and her family Thursday […]
Read more →A peace border – Jatin Desai
The Attari-Wagah border between India and Pakistan displayed the mix of excitement and momentousness this August 14-15 midnight that it […]
Read more →SAHR Open Letter to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh expressing condemnation against the killing of Niloy Chatterjee and escalating religious extremism in Bangladesh
11 August 2015 H.E. Sheikh HasinaHonorable Prime Minister Prime Minister’s Office Old Sangsad Bhaban Tejgaon, Dhaka-1215 The People’s Republic of […]
Read more →SAHR Statement against the harassment of Human Rights Defenders
South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR), a regional network of human rights defenders deplores the continued harassment of Indian social […]
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Foreign Office drops references to its campaign to abolish death penalty
The UK Foreign Office has revised its global human rights priorities, dropping any explicit reference to its campaign to abolish […]
Read more →“FIGHTING HUMAN TRAFFICKING IS NOT JUST ABOUT LAW ENFORCEMENT” – UNITED NATIONS RIGHTS EXPERT
Speaking ahead of the World Day against Trafficking in Persons, United Nations human rights expert Maria Grazia Giammarinaro calls for […]
Read more →Afghanistan – in – year update July 2015
The human rights situation in Afghanistan remained a serious concern in the first half of 2015. Despite some positive messages […]
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