Resolutions Uphold UN Resolution calling to maintain the Indian Ocean as a ‘Zone of Peace’ 2 Apr 20262 Apr 2026 The Southasia Peace Action Network on its 5th anniversary passes the following five-part Resolution, Sunday 29 March 2026: The Southasia Peace Action Network, Sapan, commemorating its fifth anniversary in March…
Press Statements… Appeal for India and Pakistan to Stop Hostilities and Talk Gains Global Traction 20 May 202530 Jun 2025 Nearly 7,500 have signed the petition demanding de-escalation, dialogue, and regional peace for Southasia* An urgent call for peace between India and Pakistan issued has gained thousands of supporters since…
Press Statements… India-Pakistan: Justice, not militarisation, must guide the region’s future 13 May 202530 Jun 2025 Sapan statement on the India-Pakistan situation: Justice, not militarisation, must guide the region’s future Issued by: Southasia Peace Action Network 12 May 2025 Unequivocally condemning violence and the targetting of…
Resolutions… Urgent plea: Stop the war immediately 7 May 20259 May 2025 Statement from Southasia Peace Action Network 6 May 2025 We, at the Southasia* Peace Action Network, Sapan, make an urgent plea to India and Pakistan to stop the war immediately. We…
Climate Change… Beyond COP 29: Southasia’s Climate Challenges – A Call for Southasian Solidarity 5 Jan 202530 Jun 2025 29 December 2024 At an online discussion hosted by the Southasia Peace Action Network on Sunday 29 December 2024, participants endorsed the following resolution: Resolution The SouthAsia Peace Action Network,…
Resolutions ‘Southasia peacemongers’ express solidarity with Bangladesh citizens, urge protection of rights, restoration of democratic order 7 Aug 20248 Aug 2024 August 7, 2024 The Southasia Peace Action Network, Sapan, stands in solidarity with the students and citizens of Bangladesh in their pursuit of justice and democracy, and express respect for…
Resolutions An Open Letter To Prime Minister Narendra Modi From Sapan 11 Jun 20247 Aug 2024 June 11, 2024To: Shri Narendra ModiPrime Minister of IndiaNew Delhi, India Dear Prime Minister, We write to you as members of the Southasia Peace Action Network (Sapan), a collective committed…
Resolutions Southasia Peace Action Network Statement on the Israel-Palestine crisis 18 Oct 202320 Oct 2023 17 October, 2023 We at the Southasia Peace Action Network express our utter dismay and condemn the carnage and humanitarian crisis exploding in the Middle East. We unequivocally stand for…
Resolutions Resolution: Combat trafficking of women and girls in Southasia 1 Aug 2023 One of the significant challenges for the Southasian region is to combat human trafficking. We are confronted with a lack of information about the magnitude of the problem and the…
Press Statements… Southasia Peace Action Network condemns Poonch attack, supports Pakistani foreign minister’s India visit 25 Apr 202325 Apr 2023 25 April 2023: We at Sapan, Southasia Peace Action Network, strongly condemn the cowardly, criminal and murderous attack on an Indian Army vehicle in Poonch last Thursday that killed five…
Press Statements… Resolution: Convene SAARC summit 29 Mar 202322 Dec 2023 Urging governments in Southasia to work towards convening an official SAARC Summit at the earliest 26 March 2023: We at Southasia Peace Action Network, Sapan, urge governments in Southasia to…
Press Statements… Sapan statement: Don’t accept the ‘new normal’ on Afghanistan 8 Oct 20228 Oct 2022 October 7, 2022: Southasia Peace Action Network, Sapan, condemns the suicide bombing of 30 September that killed more than 40 girls, women and others at a higher education centre in…
Climate Change… Sapan Appeal: Southasian solidarity and support for flood-devastated Pakistan 7 Sep 202224 Jan 2025 See fundraising appeals by trusted organisations and collectives engaged in relief operations on ground at this link. 07 September 2022: Calling Southasian nations to come together for flood relief and…
Press Statements… Commemorate August 14-15 as Days of Reflection and Compassion 14 Aug 20221 Feb 2023 August 14 and 15 are historic days when one-fifth of humanity freed itself from British rule in 1947. On this occasion we, the peoples of Southasia and the diaspora around…
Press Statements… Call for collaboration on road safety across Southasia and request for UN intervention 8 Aug 202217 Aug 2022 In an unusual, historic and collaborative move, organisations across Southasia have sent a joint letter on road safety to the United Nations. Additionally, activists in different countries of the region…
Press Statements… Release prisoners on completion of jail term, decriminalise inadvertent border crossings, especially for fisherfolk and minors 4 Aug 20225 Aug 2022 Over 30 organisations have endorsed this Joint Statement initiated and coordinated by Sapan Kalu Vira, a fisherman from India incarcerated in Pakistan died at a hospital in Karachi on 6…
Press Statements… Collaborate to Recognise and Address Road and Highway Safety 8 Jun 20228 Jun 2022 Sapan Declaration: Collaborate across Southasian Region to Recognise and Address Road and Highway Safety Ahead of the UN General Assembly meeting on Global Road Safety, 30 June – 1 July…
Press Statements… Southasians express solidarity with Sri Lanka, concern about economic and humanitarian crises 2 Jun 20223 Jun 2022 The Southasia Peace Action Network, Sapan, expresses deep concern about the economic crisis in Sri Lanka and the resulting humanitarian emergency caused by prolonged shortages of food, fuel and medicine.…
Resolutions South Asia Peace Action Network’s Statement on Ukraine Crisis 28 Feb 2022 Photo credit HRW.org: People attend an anti-war protest, in Saint Petersburg, Russia, February 24, 2022, after Russian President Vladimir Putin authorized a military operation in Ukraine. © 2022 REUTERS/Anton Vaganov 27 Feb…
Resolutions Sapan Declaration on Human Rights and Equality 31 Dec 202131 Dec 2021 We, the participants at the session on ‘Human Rights and Equality in South Asia: Growing Up, Growing Together’, organised by South Asia Peace Action Network or Sapan, on December 26,…
Climate Change… South Asia Peace Action Network – Sapan: Resolution on Climate Change Ahead of COP26 2 Nov 202124 Jan 2025 Can South Asia combat climate change? We believe yes. And we suggest how. Resolution: Read out by Disha Ravi, India, and Durlabh Ashok, Pakistan at the South Asia Peace Action…
Resolutions Resolution: Rights of the incarcerated in South Asia 6 Sep 20219 Sep 2021 29 August 2021: Several prominent legal experts, journalists, and human-rights activists have reviewed and commented on this Resolution. We have consolidated and accommodated multiple voices mirroring vast experiences and realities…
Press Statements… Use the Covid-19 pandemic as opportunity to invest in public healthcare around South Asia and promote regionalism 30 May 20219 Sep 2021 South Asian governments must collaborate to ensure vaccine, medicine, and oxygen supply to the entire region, in the spirit of cohabitation and equity in a region of historical cultural affinity…
Press Statements… India-Pakistan dialogue must continue, say peace activists at virtual brainstorming session 28 Mar 20217 Jul 2023 March 28: India and Pakistan peace activists across time zones came together for a virtual brainstorming session on March 28, inspired by the work of giants like Dr Mubashir Hasan,…
