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Bangladesh: UN intervention needed urgently
Friday, 6 December 2013, 9:21 am | AHRC
An Open Letter to the UN Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs by the Asian Human Rights Commission More >>
Sri Lanka: CHOGM no-show if human rights a no-go
Friday, 6 December 2013, 8:26 am | AHRC
(This article was first published by the Australian National University's College of Asia and the Pacific on November 7, 2013) More >>
Sri Lanka: The Unfair impeachment of the CJ? - AHRC
Thursday, 5 December 2013, 9:25 am | AHRC
The most astonishing, outrageous and mysterious aspect of the Impeachment proceedings is: How? The entirety of the 'actual Inquiry proper' of examining and recording of all the evidence of several witnesses, producing and marking enormous amount of complicated ... More >>
Pakistan:7,170 persons killed in different acts of violence
Wednesday, 4 December 2013, 3:16 pm | AHRC
Pakistan: During the last eleven months 7,170 persons were killed and 8,746 were injured in different acts of violence More >>
India: Implementation of the National Food Security Bill
Wednesday, 4 December 2013, 2:57 pm | AHRC
In a previous article I argued that India's "rights revolution" has so far mostly existed on paper without significant improvements in the conditions of the poor. In this article I examine the prospects of implementing the National Food ... More >>
Pakistan: "Death in custody constitutes murder" rules the CJ
Tuesday, 3 December 2013, 5:25 pm | AHRC
Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry makes laudable efforts to hold the security forces accountable for enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings and in pursuing the cases of missing persons More >>
Cambodia: The Future Awaits
Tuesday, 3 December 2013, 10:12 am | AHRC
In one week, from Nov 18 to Nov 25, the much talked about plan of opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party leaders to hold two mass demonstrations in Phnom Penh, one on Human Rights Day on December 10 "for all people who have suffered human rights ... More >>
Asia: A Radical And Innovative Asian Theologian Passes Away
Friday, 18 January 2013, 11:45 am | AHRC
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AHRC-STM-023-2013 January 17, 2013 A Statement from the Asian Human Rights Commission ASIA: A radical and innovative Asian theologian passes away Fr. Tissa Balasuriya OMI, a Sri Lankan Catholic priest who once came to the attention ... More >>
Indonesia: ALRC & KontraS Denounce Govt's Failure
Tuesday, 9 October 2012, 3:12 pm | AHRC
date: September 19, 2012 document id: ALRC-COS-21-07-2012 HRC section: Item 6, Universal Periodic Review of Indonesia speaker: Ms. Kit Chan More >>
Indonesia: No Mass Killings Can Ever Be Justified
Tuesday, 9 October 2012, 3:00 pm | AHRC
The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is disturbed with the recent rejection of the Indonesian government to the findings by the National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) claiming the 1965 massacre constituted a gross human rights violation. ... More >>
India: Govt Must Act Immediately to Save Protesters' Lives
Tuesday, 11 September 2012, 4:25 pm | AHRC
[RE: AHRC-UAC-162-2012: INDIA: Victims protest, while the government threatens to drown them] ------------------------------------------------------ INDIA: The government must act immediately to save the lives of protesters More >>
India: Ban Corruption, Not Banish The Cartoonist
Tuesday, 11 September 2012, 4:19 pm | AHRC
The arrest of Aseem Trivedi, a cartoonist and a member of India against Corruption, is not only ridiculous but also a telling comment on the paranoia that has set in the government circles and deserves all the outrage it has caused. In fact, the only ... More >>
Pakistan: The AHRC Welcomes Visit Of UN Working Group
Tuesday, 11 September 2012, 4:16 pm | AHRC
Pakistan: The AHRC Welcomes The Visit Of The UN Working Group On Enforced Or Involuntary Disappearances More >>
Sri Lanka: Four Protests And The Results
Tuesday, 11 September 2012, 4:14 pm | AHRC
Last week we reported on three great protests taking place in Asia. We will now add a fourth from Pakistan where there was a worldwide protest against the charging of a 14-year-old girl, Rimsha, under the notorious blaspheme law. More >>
Pakistan: Incidents Of Violence Against Child Domestics
Tuesday, 11 September 2012, 4:11 pm | AHRC
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AHRC-ART-085-2012 September 10, 2012 An Article from the Asian Human Rights Commission Pakistan: Rising Incidents Of Violence Against Child Domestic Workers More >>
India: Abandoned To Fate
Tuesday, 11 September 2012, 4:06 pm | AHRC
After 13 days of protest, standing in neck-deep water in the catchment area of the Omkareshwar Dam, the protesters have found that neither the Madhya Pradesh state government nor the Government of India have time to listen to their voice. Risking ... More >>
Asia: Three Great Protests - In Hong Kong, Sri Lanka & India
Tuesday, 11 September 2012, 4:04 pm | AHRC
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AHRC-ART-082-2012 September 6, 2012 An Article from the Asian Human Rights Commission Asia: Three Great Protests - In Hong Kong, Sri Lanka And The Omkareshwar Dam In India Basil Fernando When people are hurt by the actions of ... More >>
India: Rights Are A Mandate, Not A Concession
Tuesday, 11 September 2012, 4:00 pm | AHRC
The ongoing protest by village communities acting against the increase of water level in the Omkareshwar Dam is unique in several aspects. The protest, which has completed 11 days today, is directed against the Madhya Pradesh state government that has failed ... More >>
India: Reform Dishonesty First
Tuesday, 14 August 2012, 4:03 pm | AHRC
The government is again planning to change the criminal justice mainframe of the country. Again, the ruse is that of justice to the people and national security. The proposal is open; its true purpose clandestine. If the 2007 report of the Committee ... More >>
Sri Lanka: Period Of Detention In Custody
Wednesday, 27 June 2012, 4:11 pm | AHRC
June 27, 2012 An article from LAKBIMANEWS forwarded by the Asian Human Rights Commission SRI LANKA: Period Of Detention In Custody From 24 to 48 – lengthening hours and pruning freedom More >>
