South Asia Citizens Web

A letter dt. 19th April 2022 written by you to The DCP North West has been brought to our notice in which you have talked about Special Joint Encroachment Removal programme to be initiated in Jahangirpuri and have sought police help. In this connection we bring to your notice that the programme envisaged by you is totally unlawful and unconstitutional.

This brief report is an attempt to provide a mapping of various infrastructure projects which are located near or within protected areas, including tiger reserves, across the country. While this mapping exercise does not claim to be an exhaustive one, but it gives the reader a fair idea about the different categories of projects which are affecting the protected areas in the country, along with giving key insights through a detailed analysis of such projects and calls for looking at the cumulative impacts of these projects on the protected areas than just seeing these projects on a standalone basis. The report throws light on the diversion of forest land over the last few years for the purpose of infrastructure projects. The report also highlights the recent changes in the environmental laws and the key decisions taken around infrastructure projects which brings forward the questionable commitment of the government in saving the forests and protected areas.

The Concerned Citizens’ Group made its tenth visit to Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) from March 20 to 25, 2022. The visit took place after the Delimitation Commission had made its report public which led to considerable consternation amongst the political parties in the Union Territory, especially those in the Kashmir Valley. It also took place in the immediate aftermath of the release of

We, the undersigned leaders of political parties, have come together to issue this appeal. . . . We strongly condemn the recent outburst of communal violence witnessed across several states in the country. We are deeply concerned, as reports indicate that there is a sinister pattern in the areas where these incidents have occurred. Incendiary hate speeches preceded the aggressive armed religious processions unleashing communal violence.

SAHR urges the new premier and the government of Pakistan to act upon its obligations towards preserving the constitutional rights