(New Delhi, 30 August 2014) – The Regional Initiative for a South Asian Human Rights Mechanism along with one hundred civil society organisations and individuals from twenty States across India called on the government to work with other South Asian States towards the establishment of an independent and effective inter-state South Asian regional human rights [ Read more ]

Lahore Declaration, 2014 10 June 2014, Lahore, Pakistan Recalling the guarantees and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms enshrined in the Constitution of Pakistan and other South Asian States; Reminding South Asian States of the commitments made under several international human rights treaties and instruments including regional instruments through the South Asian Association for [ Read more ]

(12 June 2014, Islamabad) – The Regional Initiative for a South Asia Human Rights Mechanism along with fifty civil society organisations and human rights defenders called on Pakistan and other South Asian States to work collaboratively towards the establishment of a robust South Asia Human Rights Mechanism. The Regional Initiative in collaboration with the Asian [ Read more ]

                         National Workshop on Building Consensus for a South Asia Human Rights Mechanism (9-10 June 2014, Lahore, Pakistan) Given the common human rights challenges faced by all South Asian States, there is an urging need for a South Asian Human Rights Mechanism. The Regional Initiative is a platform [ Read more ]

Kabul – Afghanistan 28, January 2014 Kabul Conference is held in relation and building up earlier steps namely as Kathmandu 2010 and 2011; New Delhi 2012; and Dhaka 2012 following the same track about the need for establishing regional human rights mechanism in the South Asia. The conference has been held on 28 January in [ Read more ]

The concluding document of the National Consultation in Bangladesh on 3-4 December 2012, organized by the Regional Initiative for a South Asian Human Rights Mechanism Dhaka, 4 December 2012: ‘Regional Initiative for South Asian Human Rights Mechanism’ is a network of organizations and individuals which aims to create an environment conducive to the establishment of [ Read more ]

Outcome Document of the Second Sub-Regional Workshop on a Human Rights Mechanism in South Asia, 25-26 July 2011, Kathmandu, Nepal 1. The Second Sub-Regional Workshop on Human Rights Mechanism in South Asia—organized by the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) and hosted by the Informal Sector Service Centre (INSEC) with participants from non-governmental [ Read more ]

FORUM-ASIA and civil society organizations in South Asia have been carrying out number of activities on the advocacy for the regional mechanism in South Asia. The following are some documents from activities carried out on this advocacy: Kathmandu Statement – 2011, Outcome Document of the Second Sub-Regional Workshop on Human Rights Mechanism in South Asia, [ Read more ]

(Kathmandu, 27 July 2011) The Second Sub-Regional Workshop on Human Rights Mechanism in South Asia concluded with calls for the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) to establish an effective regional human rights mechanism, enhance civil society participation in the SAARC processes, and address regional challenges from the human rights based approach. The two-day [ Read more ]

A Regional Human Rights Mechanism for South Asia (Please click this link to download this issue) CONTENTS Main Feature:  A regional human rights mechanism for South Asia Establishing a Robust Regional Human Rights Mechanism Kathmandu Declaration SAARC and Human Rights People’s SAARC: Enhancing inter-people linkages towards alternative regionalization Cooperation needed to challenge regional impunity   [ Read more ]