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,…
Press Statements… “Growing up, growing together”: Activists across South Asia resolve to continue working for a better tomorrow 31 Dec 20218 Jan 2022 DECEMBER 30: Activists from across South Asia have expressed concern at the deteriorating human rights situation in the region, amidst growing majoritarian authoritarianism and a rise in discrimination on basis…
Events Event, Dec 26: Human Rights and Equality in South Asia – Growing Up, Growing Together 19 Dec 202120 Dec 2021 South Asia Peace Action Network, Sapan, invites you to a discussion meeting on human rights and equality in South Asia, and why we must 'grow up' to grow together. At…
Press Statements… Feminise to Humanise: The universe of violence against South Asia’s women 3 Dec 20218 Jan 2022 By Lubna Jerar and Priyanka Singh 2 December 2021: What South Asia needs is a feminisation of politics and polity. This is necessary to counter the “grand celebration of the triumph…
Press Statements Sapan webinar to mark 16 days of activism against gender-based violence 27 Nov 202127 Nov 2021 27 November, 2021: South Asia Peace Action Network (SAPAN) is organising a webinar on 28 November 2021, Sunday, at 18:30 PKT/19:00 IST titled, “Gender Violence in South Asia: Feminise to…
Events Event, Nov 28: Gender Violence in South Asia – Feminise to Humanise 19 Nov 202127 Nov 2021 South Asia Peace Action Network (Sapan) invites you to a discussion meeting on the subject of gender violence in South Asia, and why we need to 'feminise to humanise'. The…
Climate Change… How climate change is linked to the tragedy of a Bengali-Pakistani fisherman incarcerated in India 31 Oct 202124 Jan 2025 By Beena Sarwar Lead photo: Amir Hamza's coffin exchanged at Wagah border, Sept. 14, 2021. Photo: Obtained from source. The tragedy of a fisherman who died of Covid-19 while imprisoned…
Climate Change… Event, Oct 31: Can South Asia combat the climate crisis? 19 Oct 202124 Jan 2025 South Asia Peace Action Network (Sapan) is organising a brainstorming discussion online around the climate crisis in South Asia and how the region can come together to solve these pressing…
Climate Change… Call for entries: Essays on the climate crisis in South Asia 18 Oct 202124 Jan 2025 South Asia Peace Action Network (Sapan) is inviting articles on various angles of the climate crisis in South Asia, pertaining to countries in the region - Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India,…
Sapan Blog Uproar in Pakistan against proposed media legislation 18 Sep 202120 Sep 2021 15 September 2021, Sapan News Service: There is an uproar in Pakistan about a controversial new media regulatory body termed as an “ill-conceived, dictatorial concept” being pushed through by the…
Events Event, 26 Sept: 20 years after 9/11: Impact on South Asia, and South Asians 15 Sep 202119 Nov 2021 Marking two decades of the September 2001 attacks on New York City, global thought leaders and activists from across South Asia and the diaspora will meet across time zones this…
Sapan Blog Remembering Hal Gould, a friend of South Asia 8 Sep 2021 By Beena Sarwar When some of us launched a South Asia initiative earlier this year, Hal Gould came to mind. I wondered how he was. We were in a pandemic,…
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… Uphold the rights of the incarcerated in Southasia, say human rights advocates 30 Aug 20211 Apr 2026 29 August 2021: “If the government becomes the monster that it can be, then the belly of the beast contains the people in jail”, said Nepali journalist Kanak Mani Dixit,…
Events Event, Aug 29: Rights of the Incarcerated in South Asia 18 Aug 202119 Dec 2021 Sapan invites you for the fifth in a series of curated monthly events themed ‘Imagine! Neighbours in Peace’, a title borrowed from an unpublished volume by Chowk.com, 2005. This month includes World…
Press Statements… South Asian female athletes share inspiring stories of grit and determination 26 Jul 202117 Oct 2022 July 26, 2021: Women athletes from across the South Asian region came together for an online discussion focusing on their challenges and wins, sharing moving stories and inspiring solidarity. The…
Press Statements SAPAN: Investigate death of Danish Siddiqui, ensure safety of journalists, speak up for peace and security 20 Jul 202112 Aug 2021 South Asia Peace Action Network mourns the tragic death of Pulitzer-Prize winning Reuters photojournalist Danish Siddiqui. Siddiqui was embedded with Afghan special forces as they battled Taliban fighters in Kandahar.…
Events Event, July 25: Women and Sport – Challenges and Wins 18 Jul 202110 Aug 2021 Sapan invites you for the fourth in a series of curated monthly events themed ‘Imagine! Neighbours in Peace’, a title borrowed from an unpublished volume by Chowk.com, 2005. WOMEN IN…
Press Statements Covid-19 needs a regional response, say physicians and activists at South Asia peace meeting 27 Jun 202126 May 2022 June 27, 2021: “South Asian countries cannot go it alone, that's irrational,’’ said Dr. Zafrullah Chowdhury, renowned public health activist and Ramon Magsaysay awardee from Bangladesh. The hard lockdown in…
Events Event, June 27: Neighbours in Peace and Health 20 Jun 202110 Aug 2021 Eminent physicians and health activists across the South Asian region and diaspora come together to discuss South Asia’s healthcare situation and the way forward. Sapan invites you for the third…
Press Statements Create economic and healthcare closeness across South Asia during the Covid-19 crisis – Amartya Sen 31 May 202126 May 2022 “We have to learn to maintain physical distancing but at the same time create economic and healthcare closeness in South Asia,” said Nobel laureate Amartya Sen, speaking at a webinar…
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…
Events Event, May 30: South Asian Solidarity in the Time of Covid: Sharing Grief, Inspiration, Hope and Strategies 20 May 20218 Aug 2021 Sapan invites you for the second in a series of curated monthly events themed ‘Imagine! Neighbours in Peace’, a title borrowed from an unpublished volume by Chowk.com, 2005. Activists from…
Press Statements Bangladesh: Release journalist Rozina Islam, investigate her confinement and arrest – South Asia Peace Action Network 18 May 202118 Jul 2021 The South Asia Peace Action Network, a coalition of over a dozen regional organisations, expresses concern at the detention of journalist Rozina Islam, senior reporter of the Prothom Alo, picked…
Press Statements Pakistani-American physicians express solidarity with the people of India and demand increase in healthcare budgets 11 May 202118 Jul 2021 Urge South Asian governments to learn from India’s colossal tragedy and take urgent action to prevent similar crises in other countries BOSTON: Pakistan-origin physicians based in the USA have expressed…
Press Statements ‘Fighting Covid-19 requires empathy and cooperation’ – South Asia Peace Action Network 26 Apr 202126 May 2022 April 26, 2021: As dozens of South Asians came together for an online gathering Sunday to express grief and solidarity amidst the suffering inflicted by the coronavirus pandemic, a poignant…
Events Event, April 25: Cross-border empathy and cooperation in the Time of Covid 19 Apr 202112 Aug 2021 South Asians will come together for an online gathering Sunday to express concern and solidarity amidst the suffering inflicted by the coronavirus pandemic. Cross-border empathy and cooperation in the Time…