Press Statements – India

South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR), a regional network of human rights defenders, condemns the violence taking place in Delhi where the Muslim community has been especially targeted for the

Image Courtesy: www.positivetrends.com South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR), a regional human rights defenders’ network, is shocked at the BJP led government’s unilateral decision on 5 August 2019 to abrogate

South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR), a regional network of human rights defenders, is deeply disturbed at reports of the continuous intimidation of senior Indian lawyers Indira Jaising and Anand

Bangkok/Colombo/Dublin/Geneva/Johannesburg/London/New Delhi/New York/Paris We, the undersigned, strongly condemn the filing of criminal charges against Indian NGO ‘Lawyers Collective’, Senior Advocate Anand Grover, and other representatives of Lawyers Collective. Criminal charges

South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR), a regional network of human rights defenders, is deeply concerned about the filing of a First Information Report (FIR) against the Lawyers Collective (LC)

South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR), a regional network of human rights defenders, strongly condemns the cases filed against and imminent arrest of reputed author and Dalit scholar Prof. Anand Teltumbde.

South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR), a regional network of human rights defenders, unequivocally condemns the recent raids by Pune police in Delhi, Goa, Hyderabad, Mumbai, and Ranchi that have

South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR), a regional network of human rights activists, mourns the loss of veteran journalist and human rights activist Kuldip Nayar. His participation in SAHR’s formation

South Asians for Human Rights, a regional network of human rights defenders, condemns the violent assault of activist Swami Agnivesh, the latest in a trend of mob violence including lynching