2018 – Page 4 – South Asians for Human Rights

South Asia: New creditors and new forms of debt peonage

April 22, 2018

General News Alerts

Punjab National Bank (CC – Wikimedia) The seventh CADTM South Asia regional workshop was successfully held in Colombo (Sri Lanka) […]

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Myanmar not ready for return of Rohingya refugees – U.N. official

April 9, 2018

General News Alerts

Myanmar is not ready for the repatriation of Rohingya refugees, said the most senior United Nations official to visit the […]

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Bharat Bandh: SAHR condemns assault on protections of oppressed castes

April 5, 2018

Press Statements - India

South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR), a regional network of human rights defenders, is concerned by an Indian Supreme Court […]

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Change the clap

March 13, 2018

General News Alerts

Sadia Kamran The campaign brings to the fore the injustices faced by the transgender community. As issues regarding gender […]

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Year-long protests in Sri Lanka highlight regional issue of enforced disappearances

March 12, 2018

Press Statements - Sri Lanka

Families of the disappeared in north and east Sri Lanka – predominantly mothers and wives – marked a year of […]

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Release of the report “Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in South Asia: Justiciability and Beyond”

March 10, 2018

News from SAHR Desk

South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR) is pleased to release the report on the “Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in […]

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SAHR vehemently condemns anti-Muslim assaults by Sinhala Buddhist extremist elements in Sri Lanka

March 7, 2018

Press Statements - Sri Lanka

South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR), a regional network of human rights defenders, vehemently condemns the co-ordinated attacks on the […]

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Report on the Peace, Security and Protection of Human Rights at Borders in South Asia: A Round Table Discussion

February 22, 2018

General News Alerts

This regional event organised by South Asians for Human Rights was held on 7 & 8 July 2017. The objective […]

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Bulldozed Rohingya villages deepen fears Myanmar is erasing history

February 14, 2018

General News Alerts

Aerial photos of Rakhine state have emerged that appear to show several bulldozed Rohingya settlements, renewing accusations Myanmar is wiping […]

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Bhubaneswar Declaration

February 14, 2018

General News Alerts

Bhubaneswar Declaration Pakistan India Peoples’ Forum for Peace & Democracy 10th National Convention We the delegates to the 10th National Convention […]

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