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Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-188-2011
Wednesday, 5 October 2011, 10:54 am | AHRC
The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has learnt that a woman victim of police abuse committed suicide in Jemoumapara village, Murshidabad district, West Bengal, India. Ms Mithu Dey was abused and assaulted in the presence of several villagers ... More >>
Asian Human Rights Commission - Urgent Appeals Programme
Wednesday, 5 October 2011, 10:30 am | AHRC
[RE: AHRC-UAU-041-2011: INDONESIA: Manokwari court sentences two Papuan activists in flawed trial] --------------------------------------------------------------------- INDONESIA: Manokwari Court acquits four Papuan students but sentences one more student ... More >>
Global Coalition calls on Thailand to join the ICC
Wednesday, 5 October 2011, 9:50 am | AHRC
Civil Society Says New Government’s Priorities Should Include Accession to Rome Statute New York, USA/ Bangkok, Thailand – The Coalition for the International Criminal Court today called on Thailand to demonstrate its commitment to the global ... More >>
Pakistan: Implement UN CRC to Minimize Girl Child Neglect
Wednesday, 28 September 2011, 10:59 am | AHRC
The death of a four-year-old girl, due to lack of proper medical treatment, in a densely populated slum in Karachi, has neither noticed nor raised any concern either among public or policy makers on essentially preventable deaths of girl child in ... More >>
Sri Lanka: Officer Murdering a Fellow Officer
Wednesday, 28 September 2011, 10:30 am | AHRC
The murder of the Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Mr Sisira Kumara Muttetuwagama by a Chief Inspector (CI) attached to the Special Task Force (STF) in Arantalawa, Ampara, Mr B A Jayathilake, on 25 September 2011 is a clear vindication of the repeated ... More >>
Implementation of Sharia Law in Aceh Still Too Sensitive
Friday, 23 September 2011, 5:21 pm | AHRC
An interview with Hendra Fadli from the Commission for the Disappeared and Victims of Violence in Aceh (KontraS Aceh), published by the Asian Human Rights Commission More >>
Pakistan: Civil Society Calls Sindh's Floods "Man Made"
Friday, 23 September 2011, 5:09 pm | AHRC
A Statement from Sindh Peoples Commission on Disaster Prevention and Management (SPCDPM) forwarded by the Asian Human Rights Commission More >>
Statement: State Enterprise Workers Relations Confederation
Friday, 23 September 2011, 2:35 pm | AHRC
Thailand: Thailand’s policy on "private insurance scheme" for migrants has no legal binding effect and evidence systematic abuse and discrimination against migrant workers in Thailand More >>
Pakistan: Shia Community Attacked While Military Looked On
Friday, 23 September 2011, 9:25 am | AHRC
Members of one of the largest sects of Islam, the Shiaite community, came under attack from militant Islamic organizations which, in the past had the patronage of Pakistan army and its intelligence agencies who offered sophisticated terrorist training including ... More >>
Sri Lanka: A new book: Gyges' Ring
Tuesday, 20 September 2011, 12:41 pm | AHRC
Sri Lanka: A new book: Gyges' Ring—The 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka by Basil Fernando -- "an outstanding contribution to the study of the constitution and the contemporary politics and history of Sri Lanka" More >>
India: Modi's fast or farce?
Tuesday, 20 September 2011, 12:34 pm | AHRC
An article from Mr Vidhya Bhushan Rawat about the politics of fasting in Gujarat forwarded by the Asian Human Rights Commission More >>
AHRC Statement on the Sentence of Zahid Hussain Shah
Tuesday, 20 September 2011, 11:23 am | AHRC
There are only two days remaining before the execution of Zahid Hussain Shah, a Pakistani, who was sentenced to death on charges of drug smuggling in the People's Republic of China. He will be executed on September 21 at 4.00 pm local time (1.00 pm Pakistani ... More >>
Sri Lanka: Lifting of Emergency -- Exposing the Sham
Tuesday, 20 September 2011, 11:14 am | AHRC
Much has been said about the recent decision of the Government to end the Emergency in Sri Lanka. Some welcomed the move and others are yet to make any pronouncements. This short essay is an attempt to examine the implications of the decision of the ... More >>
Sri Lanka: NGOs Urge HRC President to Enable Accountability
Tuesday, 20 September 2011, 10:41 am | AHRC
The undersigned non-governmental human rights organisations write this letter to you in your capacity as President of the Human Rights Council to appeal for your leadership in enabling the Council to fulfill its responsibilities towards ensuring ... More >>
The Asian Alliance against Torture and Ill-Treatment
Friday, 16 September 2011, 2:53 pm | AHRC
It is well documented that torture, enforced disappearances and extra-judicial executions are carried out throughout Asia by agents of the state, notably police, military, and special investigation units, who expose ordinary citizens to such heinous crimes ... More >>
Signatories of Paris Peace Accords Cannot Change Cambodia...
Friday, 16 September 2011, 1:54 pm | AHRC
We live in interesting times – times of great challenges, opportunities, and of creativity and hopeful changes. More >>
Sri Lanka: TNA to Legally Challenge New Laws
Wednesday, 7 September 2011, 11:09 am | AHRC
The Tamil National Alliance decided to legally challenge the regulations imposed under the Prevention of Terrorism Act on the principle that things done by the government under the state of emergency could not be done under a different legal regime, TNA ... More >>
AHRC - Urgent Appeals Programme: Illegal Arrest in Nagaland
Wednesday, 7 September 2011, 10:43 am | AHRC
The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from Centre for Organisation Research and Education (CORE) concerning the case of arbitrary detention and enforced disappearance of a person from the indigenous community in Imphal, Manipur. ... More >>
Pakistan: Rains are Indiscriminate...What About the People
Tuesday, 6 September 2011, 3:39 pm | AHRC
Sri Lanka: Former Air Force Officer Rapes Ten-Year-Old Girl
Tuesday, 6 September 2011, 3:01 pm | AHRC
In a widely reported incident it has been revealed that a former air force officer has raped a ten-year-old girl when she accompanied her mother as she was preparing a school for the coming term. This happened at the Telijewele Royal College where ... More >>
