South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR), a regional network of human rights defenders, vehemently condemns the arrest of Indian rights activist and Journalist Teesta Setalvad on 25 June 2022. SAHR perceives the
South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR), a regional network of human rights defenders, is deeply alarmed and concerned by the rising explicit intolerance against minorities especially Muslims, and the ongoing
South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR), a regional network of human rights defenders, joins the worldwide condemnation of the arbitrary detention of prominent Kashmiri Human Rights Defender Khurram Parvez by
South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR), a regional human rights defenders’ network is deeply distressed by the tragic demise of Fr. Stan Swamy in prolonged detention. At the same time,
South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR), a regional network of human rights defenders, stands in solidarity with the farmers’ movement and urges the Government of India to immediately repeal the
ToHon’ble Justice (Retd.) H.L. Dattu ChairpersonNational Human Rights Commission of India New DelhiEmail: chairnhrc@nic.in CcMr. C. S. MawriAssistant Registrar and Focal Point on Human Rights DefendersNational Human Rights Commission of IndiaNew
Amnesty International India announced that it is halting its work in the country after the Indian government froze its bank accounts in an act of reprisal for the organization’s human rights work. Fifteen international
