Myanmar: More than 125,000 school teachers in Myanmar have been suspended by the military authorities for joining a civil disobedience movement to oppose the military coup in February, an official of the Myanmar Teachers‘ Federation said. The suspensions have come days before the start of a new school year, which some teachers and parents are…
South Asians for Human Rights stand in solidarity with the Palestinian people in their struggle and in their hope for freedom and a political solution in the near future. While firing rockets into civilian spaces is not justifiable, the…
South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR), a regional network of human rights defenders, expresses concern over the arrest of the Senior Correspondent of the daily newspaper, Prothom Alo, Rozina Islam under the draconian Official Secrets Act. She was allegedly…
The threats, harassment, intimidation and attacks against human rights defenders, activists, journalists and media workers in Afghanistan must end – the undersigned international human rights organizations said. From September 2020 until May 2021, a total of 17 human rights…
THE recent news of backchannel dialogue between the governments of Pakistan and India came as optimistic news for advocates of a peaceful South Asia. However, a critical angle missing from the conversation is that of the people of the…
South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR), a regional network of human rights defenders, expresses deep concern over the year-long detention of Sri Lankan poet and teacher Ahnaf Jazeem. Sunday marks one year since his arbitrary detention with authorities failing to charge him or follow due…
South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR), a regional network of human rights defenders, strongly condemns the attempted assassination of former Maldives president and current Speaker of Parliament Mohamed Nasheed on 6 May 2021. Nasheed was critically injured after a…