India steel project threatens human rights
About 2,000 Indian farmers could lose their livelihoods in the next month if a proposed US$12 billion steel plant operation
UFLA Leaders Meet with Indian Government for Peace Talks
The political leadership of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) [1] is engaging in unconditional peace talks on behalf
Mainstreaming Domestic Workers
The International Labour Organisation has done well to include a draft convention on decent work for domestic workers in the
Statement Issued by SAHR on International Women’s Day 2011
South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR), a regional network of human rights defenders, joins the messages of solidarity expressed throughout
SAHR Statement Condemning the Assassination of Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Minorities
The South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR) condemns the assassination of the Federal Minister for Minorities, Shahbaz Bhatti, expressing grief,
SAHR PUBLICATION: RELIGION AS A TOOL OF DISCRIMINATION IN SOUTH ASIA (Review Article)
By Dr. Vijaya Samaraweera Religious belief is readily acknowledged to be a purely personal matter. Yet, the social nature of
India: No provision for Food Security Bill
Gargi Parsai NEW DELHI: There is no provision for the proposed National Food Security Bill in the budget proposals for
“India takes ‘serious view’ of fishermen detention”
NEW DELHI: India has taken a “serious view” of the arrest of 112 fishermen by Sri Lanka, Prime Minister Manmohan
112 Indian fishermen remanded to judicial custody
R.K. Radhakrishnan COLOMBO: The 112 Indian fishermen, who were produced before a Jaffna Magistrate, were remanded to judicial custody for
India: Tension grips Darjeeling
Tension gripped the Darjeeling hills and parts of the Dooars in north Bengal on Wednesday, the first day of an