Starting late August 2017, thousands of Rohingya refugees made the arduous trek across the border from Rakhine state to Bangladesh. Well over 700,000 refugees fled a brutal programme of ethnic cleansing lead by the Myanmar military, in response to…
At least 99 Hindus including children were killed by Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army or ARSA insurgents in the Rakhine state of Myanmar in August 2017, says Amnesty International. The human rights group said evidence collected after detailed investigation…
South Asians for Human Rights, a regional network of human rights defenders, condemns the ongoing sexual violence against women and children in India. This year alone, a number of brutal rapes have been highlighted by Indian and international media.…
South Asians for Human Rights, a regional network of human rights defenders, express its condolences to the families of Pakistani coal mine workers who were killed from a methane gas explosion. The tragedy, which occurred less than a week…