Pakistan and India must institute measures to ameliorate the plight of their seafaring citizens, which will also help build confidence and trust between the two countries and improve overall neighbourly relations in the Southasian region.
South Asia Citizens Web
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South Asia: Release prisoners on completion of jail term, decriminalise inadvertent border crossings, especially for fisherfolk and minors | Joint Statement by concerned organisations (July 31, 2022)
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India: Ritual Killing to Witch Hunting - Tales of Superstitions in Madhya Pradesh | Anil Tiwari (mojostory - 25 Jul 2022) EXCERPT
31 July 2022On July 5, Divyansh Kol, an 18-year-old tribal man, was grazing his goats in the evening when Ramlal Prajapati summoned him to a Bedhaua village
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Sri Lanka
30 July 2022We, the undersigned individuals and organizations strongly condemn the ongoing attacks including violence, false labeling and legal reprisals against unarmed peaceful protesters by the Sri Lankan government. We call for an immediate end to reprisals against those exercising their constitutionally protected rights to advocate for change.
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India: Mohammed Zubair’s arrest was about gagging citizens | Vrinda Grover on mojostory (July 20, 2022)
29 July 2022lawyer Vrinda Grover who fought the case of the fact-checker Mohammed Zubair speaks to Barkha Dutta on mojostory and says the cases against Zubair showed "lawlessness of the State" & court’s refusal to stop his tweeting is a reminder that "this case was about gagging citizens."
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Joint statement In Response to the EU-India human rights dialogue
28 July 2022The joint European Union (EU)-India press release, which provides a summary of the topics discussed during the 10th EU-India human rights dialogue which took place on 15 July 2022 in New Delhi, fails to adequately address pressing issues of security and reprisals faced by human rights defenders in India, five human rights organizations said today. The organizations expressed their disappointment in the EU
