South Asia Human Rights Journalist Association

Patna, Bihar India, January30 :The Authorities have reinstated a muslim school teacher who was suspended on 8 August 2021 after he was seen selling sacks in a sarcastic manner, in a video clip that had gone viral on social media in Bihar state of India. s Katihar. The teacher identified as Muhammad Tamizuddin, was seen selling sacks and taking a jibe at the state administration. He said he had decided to sell sacks as Satish Chandra Jha, director of the Mid Day Meal initiative, had issued an order directing administrators of government-run schools to sell the empty sacks, in which rice was made available under the Mid Day Meal scheme, for Rs. 10 per piece and deposit the money to the concerned [local] office.

 NEW DELHI, January 28, 2022:In a shocking incident, a woman was gang raped  and allegedly attacked by a group of people, including women, who chopped off her hair, tore her clothes, blackened her face, and then paraded her in Indian capital city New Delhi. The  sexually assault on woman incident took place in the Shahdara area of the city.  

Srinagar, January 27 :“The Press Club was like a home for us and we feel we have been expelled from it,” said a young female freelancer who is about to quit their profession in Kashmir valley after Indian authorities take over the only press club building. First-person account of two young female freelancers  Kounsar Bashir & Mubashir Naik who decided to quit the profession after authorities laid siege to the Kashmir Press Club in Srinagar, in IIOJK. On 15 January, like most of the days, after having my breakfast, I went out for a shoot and post completion of my work, I, along with my colleague, went to Press Club Srinagar (as we don’t have any office). The Kashmir Press Club (KPC) was the only place where we would go after doing our fieldwork to discuss it with our seniors, said a Kashmiri jounalist.

 NEW DELHI ,January 27: The Association for Protection of Civil Rights (APCR) has said that  India is witnessed severe rights abusesa against minorities induced by systematic hatered in India. The press conference was organised by Association for Protection of Civil Rights (APCR), a human rights group that monitors and documents violence against religious minorities  was attended by Religious leaders from Muslim, Christian and Buddhist communities and other social activists at Pink City School of Jaipur city in Indian state Rajistan. 

 Srinagar, January 27 : The families of the victims of Kupwara massacre continue to await justice even after the passing of twenty seven years in IIOJK. 

 New York, January 27: The Members of the global Indian diaspora and citizens in many countries have voiced concern over the persecution of 18 students and activists under a draconian law for challenging the Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 (CAA) and sought immediate and unconditional withdrawal of all charges against them. The wide-ranging global actors in a statement said they “believe the ‘Delhi 18’ are being targeted as reprisal for their democratic dissent against the Citizenship Amendment Act 2019.” The representatives of diaspora groups South Africa, Australia, Canada, USA, UK, Germany, Netherlands and New Zealand also denounced unjust prosecution of the Delhi 18. The statement said their demand is the immediate and unconditional withdrawal of all charges, including Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), against the Delhi 18 - a reference to 18 students and activists.

 NEW DELHI ,January 27:  The South Asia State of Minorities Report 2021 has blamed Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders, including indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah, besides the media, for the hate campaigns against minorities, especially Muslims in India. The South Asia State of Minorities Report 2021 also highlighted the role of media in spreading “a barrage of sensationalised, pro-BJP and often anti-minority content on the national airwaves, marked by hyperbole and, in many instances, outright misinformation”. South Asia Collective, a joint group of South Asian human rights organizations and activists, have come up with a report on hate speeches made against minorities in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Nepal and Srilanka.

 NEW DELHI ,January 27:  The organisation renewed its demand for the release all political prisoners including Kashmiri rights defender Khurram Parvez and Indian journalist Siddique Kappa. The National Confederation of Human Rights Organisations (NCHRO)welcoming the recent United States Commission on International Religious Freedom’s (USCIRF) move including human rights defender, Khurram Parvez and journalist Siddique Kappan on the Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) Victims List, The list is a database of persons who have been imprisoned or detained in what is referred to as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC), which USCIRF defines as a country that has engaged in or tolerated “systematic, ongoing, and egregious” violations of religious freedom. India has now been recommended as a part of this category for two years in a row has shared the concern of the USCIRF.

 BENGALURU , January 27 : A group of academics, former bureaucrats, scientists, social workers, artistes, and writers penned an open letter to the Karnataka government in India, calling attention to “the deteriorating governance and frequent violence against religious minorities” in the state. the signatories, numbering 34, include historian Dr Ramachandra Guha, lawyer Flavia Agnes, human rights activist Bezawada Wilson, and artist S.G. Vasudev.

HYDERABAD, India January 26 : The Hyderabadi women expressed solidarity with the Muslim girl students of the Udipi college of southern Indian sate Karnatka and made an appeal to the college authorities to allow them to attend classes. The Muslim girls and women have vehemently denounced the administration of an Udupi college in Karnataka state for barring Muslim girl students wearing Hijab from attending classes.“We strongly condemn the policies and practices of rightwing forces where they are creating a communal and unsafe environment for Muslim minority, especially Women,” asserted a group of Muslim women at a joint Press Conference in Hyderabad city.