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Thailand: Judicial Harassment of Human Rights Defender
Thursday, 28 August 2014, 2:06 pm | AHRC
We, the undersigned civil society groups, are gravely concerned about the criminal legal action taken for defamation and libel against the Cross Cultural Foundation, headed by Ms. Pornpen Khongkachonkiet, by the Army’s Task Force 41. Ms. Pornpen, ... More >>
SRI LANKA: Justice Denied to Two Child Victims of Rape
Friday, 25 July 2014, 3:45 pm | AHRC
SRI LANKA: Justice denied to two child victims of rape at the hands of the armed forces More >>
INDONESIA: Human rights challenges await next president
Friday, 25 July 2014, 1:25 pm | AHRC
The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) welcomes the official announcement by the General Election Commission (Komisi Pemilihan Umum, KPU) of the result of the Presidential Election on Thursday, 22 July 2014. After counting and recapitulating the votes cast ... More >>
SRI LANKA: Resources Department Misleading Public
Friday, 25 July 2014, 1:08 pm | AHRC
SRI LANKA: Department of External Resources Misleading Public on NGO Activities July 24, 2014 A Statement from the Lawyers Collective in Sri Lanka forwarded by the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) More >>
SINGAPORE: Death Penalty - Resumes Executions
Tuesday, 22 July 2014, 12:57 pm | AHRC
The Singapore Working Group on the Death Penalty Statement on executions carried out on the 18th of July 2014. More >>
THAILAND: Arrest of Human Rights Defender, Rights Activist
Tuesday, 22 July 2014, 12:10 pm | AHRC
The Asian Human Rights Commission wishes to express grave concern about the arrest of Prom Jarana (64 years old), a human rights defender and land rights activist with the Assembly of the Poor in Kaobart Village, Nondindaeng District, Buriram province. ... More >>
BURMA / MYANMAR: Immediate need for fair trial and remedies
Tuesday, 22 July 2014, 10:46 am | AHRC
During the three year period of new Myanmar Government, new political reforms have been taking place. The authorities stopped censoring the media in June 2012 and also allowed private news media groups to print newspapers in April 2013. As people in ... More >>
THAILAND: Re-arrest of human rights defender by Junta
Wednesday, 9 July 2014, 3:43 pm | AHRC
AHRC-STM-131-2014 July 8, 2014 A Statement from the Asian Human Rights Commission More >>
SRI LANKA: Tribunal to End Killings at Police Stations
Saturday, 5 July 2014, 10:34 am | AHRC
AHRC-STM-130-2014 July 4, 2014 A Statement from the Asian Human Rights Commission More >>
Judicial Dignity No Excuse for Muzzling Freedom of Speech
Thursday, 3 July 2014, 11:34 am | AHRC
The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) objects to the Contempt of Court Bill, which the government has tabled in Parliament on 9 June 2014. The Bill, if passed, will restrict freedom of expression and the freedom of the press. The Bill, while purporting ... More >>
Kampaeng Phet Court awards 4,603,233 baht compensation
Thursday, 3 July 2014, 11:22 am | AHRC
THAILAND: Kampaeng Phet Provincial Court awarded 4,603,233 baht as compensation to Girl Air for torture and cruel treatment inflicted on her by her employers More >>
INDIA: Where police ignore distress calls
Saturday, 28 June 2014, 10:40 am | AHRC
A group of men had broken into a female friend’s house and were holding her hostage. I was frantically calling the Senior Superintendent of Police, the local police station, and officials in the district administration. Every passing minute sent shivers down ... More >>
INDIA: A law against torture is of no use
Saturday, 28 June 2014, 10:23 am | AHRC
AHRC-STM-126-2014 June 26, 2014 A Statement from the Asian Human Rights Commission More >>
NEPAL: The police state quite likes torture
Friday, 27 June 2014, 3:10 pm | AHRC
AHRC-STM-128-2014 June 26, 2014 A Statement from the Asian Human Rights Commission More >>
SRI LANKA : An addiction to torture
Friday, 27 June 2014, 3:08 pm | AHRC
AHRC-STM-127-2014 June 26, 2014 A Statement from the Asian Human Rights Commission More >>
THAILAND: Human rights defender charged by the Junta
Friday, 20 June 2014, 4:49 pm | AHRC
AHRC-STM-121-2014 June 18, 2014 A Statement from the Asian Human Rights Commission More >>
PAKISTAN: Appeal for the afe recovery of student leaders
Monday, 16 June 2014, 3:49 pm | AHRC
ALRC-STM-003-2014 June 16, 2014 A Statement by the Asian Legal Resource Centre More >>
PAKISTAN:Media Freedom under attack by Pakistan’s Government
Monday, 16 June 2014, 3:44 pm | AHRC
For Immediate Release AHRC-STM-119-2014 June 15, 2014 A Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission More >>
THAILAND: AHRC condemns coup with launch of new webpage
Wednesday, 11 June 2014, 2:45 pm | AHRC
(Hong Kong, June 3, 2014) The Asian Human Rights Commission on Tuesday launched a new webpage in response to the military coup in Thailand of May 22. More >>
NEPAL: TRC Act breaches international law, Court decisions
Wednesday, 11 June 2014, 2:42 pm | AHRC
For Immediate Release AHRC-STM-109-2014 June 3, 2014 A Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission More >>
