Speaking ahead of the World Day against Trafficking in Persons, United Nations human rights expert Maria Grazia Giammarinaro calls for sweeping changes in policy and on perception of trafficking. Fighting trafficking is not just about law enforcement, the Special…
The human rights situation in Afghanistan remained a serious concern in the first half of 2015. Despite some positive messages and steps from the National Unity Government (NUG) on the themes of women’s rights, freedom of expression and access…
South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR), a regional, democratic network of human rights defenders welcomes the meeting between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on 10 July 2015. The two Prime Ministers held a…
South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR), a democratic regional network of human rights defenders expresses its strong condemnation of the recent acquittal of a constable of the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) by a special West Bengal court in…