Tag: Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum
Decriminialise inadvertent border crossings,’ say South Asian organizations
In a joint statement issued by 31 organizations of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and other South Asian countries demanded the SAARC countries humanly treat those fishermen who cross the unmarked maritime boundary.
Fisher folk on Sindh’s coasts bereft of rescue services
Aug. 13, 2020: Ibrahim Haidari is a major fishing village near Karachi. While the people here work as fishermen and women, the community is not a very happy one. Apart from the hardships and extreme poverty they face, almost every other ...
Where The Tide Takes Them: Fisherfolk Languishing In Jails
Every year, during the fishing season, the men and women from the poor fisherfolk community take their boats out to sea so that they can catch fish from the deeper waters of the Arabian Sea. But stormy weather and a rough ...
