Rights in South Asia
By: I. A. Rehman Whenever human rights activists get together to take stock of the situation of human rights in
Aid to fight food insecurity
KATHMANDU, SEP 16 – The European Commission Directorate-General for Humanitarian Aid (ECHO) has provided US $ 1.14 million to combat
Row between NHRC officials exacerbates
KATHMANDU, SEP 16 – The blame game between two National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) commissioners and officials has reached saturation
Trafficking victims reluctant to move court
RUDRA KHADKA NEPALGUNJ, Sept 16: Women tricked into trafficking have been reluctant to move court as majority of the accused
STATEMENT ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE CONFERENCE HELD BY SOUTH ASIANS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS ON CHALLENGES TO PEACE AND PROSPECTS OF COOPERATION
New Delhi 13 to 15 September, 2010 South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR), a network of human rights defenders and
“Karachchi is too strategically important for the International Community to ignore its destabilisation”
An Interview with Ali Dayan Hasan of Human Rights Watch by Raza Rumi of the Friday Times Published in: The Friday
You just can’t dent the official armour
KATHMANDU, AUG 30 – I have been covering crime for the last three years, and the kind of issues that
DAY OF THE DISAPPEARED
KATHMANDU, AUG 30 – Nepal’s civil war may be over, but the fate of over 1,350 disappeared remains uncertain. Kamala
Torture Bill is a travesty
If the Manmohan Singh government has its way, India will soon adopt a law against torture that will make a
SAHR Appeal to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh
Her Excellency Sheikh Hasina, Hon. Prime Minister Prime Minister’s Office Old Sangsad Bhaban Tejgaon, Dhaka-1215 The People’s Republic of Bangladesh