PIPFPD urges the governments of India and Pakistan to work towards the demilitarization of Siachen
South Asia Citizens Web
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Report of the UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief on his mission to Bangladesh [January 2016]
10 February 2016 -
Pakistan - India: How many more deaths will it take till you take note - Keep nationalism aside and then look at the Siachen issue (PIPFPD statement)
8 February 2016 -
Republic of fear
by , 8 February 2016Bigotry has always flourished in South Asia. It has worsened whenever state actions have supported it overtly or covertly. In India, the states that enacted anti-conversion laws have witnessed more communal violence than those where local legislatures refused to interfere in religious matters. Sri Lanka experienced religion-based violence when its anti-conversion laws were being debated in its parliament in recent years. Once the draft law was dropped, communal violence disappeared.
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Sri Lanka: Post-war discourse must be sensitive to survivors - statement by Friday Forum
8 February 2016With the increased public discussion of issues related to post-war accountability and truth in Sri Lanka that is likely to take place in the coming weeks and months, there is a great likelihood that statements and reportage will evoke charged emotions and potentially trigger further distress in affected people across Sri Lanka
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India’s moon catcher: Portrait of a feminist activist
7 February 2016Jagmati Sangwan is helping to organise the fight against "honour" killings and other crimes against women in India.
