Siegfried O. Wolf
Dr. Siegfried O. Wolf, Director of Research at SADF (Coordinator: Democracy Research Programme); he was educated at the Institute of Political Science (IPW) and South Asia Institute (SAI), both Heidelberg University. Additionally he is member (affiliated researcher) of the SAI as well as a former research fellow at IPW and Centre de Sciences Humaines (New Delhi, India). Dr Wolf worked as a consultant to NATO-sponsored periodic strategic independent research and assessment of Afghanistan-Pakistan issues.
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South Asian solidarity facing cyclone Ditwah – C276
On 30 November 2025, Cyclone Ditwah hit Sri Lanka, causing heavy flooding, landslides, and devastating losses, impacting more than 1,5 million people. According to reports, around 474 were dead, 356 missing, and 201,875 displaced in 1,385 shelters. The situation was grave enough for President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to declare...
Letter to António Costa Regarding the UN Working Group on Shahriar Kabir
Ex.mo Senhor
Presidente do Conselho Europeu
António Costa
Rue de la Loi 175
1048 Bruxelles Belgique
Subject: Immediate EU Action Needed: UN Declares Shahriar Kabir’s Detention Arbitrary
Dear Mr. President,
I am writing on behalf of the South Asia Democratic Forum (SADF) to urgently draw your attention to the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention’s...
Press Release on Shahriar Kabir
UN Declares Shahriar Kabir’s Detention Arbitrary, Urges Immediate Release and Reparations
Stockholm, 21 November 2025 – The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD), in its Opinion No. 40/2025 taken at its 103rd Session (23-25 August), has ruled that the detention of Shahriar Kabir (who is arrested since 17...