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SRI LANKA: Church leaders draw attention malnutrition
Saturday, 14 December 2013, 8:45 am | Asian Human Rights Commission
Following is an extract from the Pastoral Letter of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Sri Lanka, entitled 'Towards Reconciliation and Rebuilding of the Nation'. More >>
PAKISTAN: The second phase of the 1,400 km Long March starts
Saturday, 14 December 2013, 8:43 am | Asian Human Rights Commission
From Karachi to Islamabad a long march has started for the recovery of missing persons from Balochistan More >>
A Statement from the Asian Human Rights Commission
Friday, 6 December 2013, 9:40 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
The Asian Human Rights Commission joins all people across the world to salute Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela of South Africa, who passed away at the age of 95 yesterday. More >>
When Freedom Replaced “Patriotism”
Monday, 2 December 2013, 12:53 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
The truth has been placed before us that the passing of laws does not mean people will benefit from them without proper implementation through the criminal justice system in the particular country. In the words of the great poet Rabindranath Tagore, ... More >>
BANGLADESH: Attorney General's Office Supersedes High Court
Saturday, 30 November 2013, 11:04 am | Asian Human Rights Commission
BANGLADESH: Attorney General's Office Supersedes High Court • • The Asian Human Rights Commission has learned that direct intervention from the Attorney General's Office of Bangladesh is preventing the release of ASM Nasiruddin Elan, Director of ... More >>
SRI LANKA: Extrajudicial Killings show collapse of order
Friday, 29 November 2013, 4:05 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
Yesterday, in our statement titled murders and extra judicial killings we commented on the killing of a police constable and his wife followed by what clearly appeared to be extra judicial killings of three persons who were alleged suspects of the said ... More >>
WORLD: Torture - Asian and Global Perspectives (a review)
Friday, 29 November 2013, 3:08 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
The latest issue of Torture - Asian and Global Perspectives covers the issue of military torture in the article, Psychodynamic - Military torture in UN peace operations. This article by Claus Kold raises the question of human rights abuses committed by ... More >>
Law Council of Australia condemns Sri Lanka's worsening laws
Friday, 29 November 2013, 3:04 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
The Law Council of Australia (LCA) has joined a chorus of criticism directed at the Sri Lankan government over the state of the rule of law in the country. LCA president Michael Colbran QC said he was particularly concerned by reports of threats and intimidation ... More >>
PAKISTAN:Lawyer & activists disappeared by security agencies
Friday, 29 November 2013, 2:51 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
With the change in Army command on November 27, a crackdown against the people in Balochistan started. A prominent lawyer, Mr. Haider KB son of Khuda Bux age 33, resident of Koshkalat, was arrested by plain clothed persons riding in a non registered two ... More >>
SRI LANKA: Murders and extrajudicial killings
Thursday, 28 November 2013, 1:15 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
On November 22, a suspect in the killing of a police constable and his wife was himself killed after arrest. The suspect was a 30-year-old former instructor of the Commando Battalion of the army. It is alleged that he was taken to identify some weapons and ... More >>
SRI LANKA: Murders and extrajudicial killings
Thursday, 28 November 2013, 1:15 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
On November 22, a suspect in the killing of a police constable and his wife was himself killed after arrest. The suspect was a 30-year-old former instructor of the Commando Battalion of the army. It is alleged that he was taken to identify some weapons and ... More >>
SRI LANKA:Eran drops bombshell in P’ment over public finance
Thursday, 28 November 2013, 1:14 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
The main Opposition United National Party yesterday condemned the Government’s policy to overcrowd the public sector, a move that was in turn stifling the private sector and said there had been no evidence of Parl More >>
SRI LANKA: The truth and torture of commissions & ommisions
Thursday, 28 November 2013, 1:12 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
This country has known commissions. There have been commissions of inquiry and commissions of the taking kind, kick-backs in other words. There have been omissions too of various kinds. We’ve had leaders who didn’t know or didn’t care to do the stitch-in-time. More >>
AHRC TV - Weekly Roundup, Episode 7
Wednesday, 27 November 2013, 6:40 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) wishes to announce the launch of its weekly video news bulletin, the Human Rights Asia - Weekly Roundup. More >>
INDIA: Inventing Enemies – The Indian Way
Wednesday, 27 November 2013, 3:39 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
In 1958, north east India was declared as a 'disturbed area' and the draconian legislation Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 (AFSPA) was imposed to fight the 'enemies', who claimed to fight for freedom from a colonizing power. More >>
PAKISTAN: Violence-related casualties in October reduced
Wednesday, 27 November 2013, 3:33 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
The month of October witnessed a significant decline in violence-related casualties bringing some relief to the terror-ridden people of the country. However, the issues related to security and peace remained the most common topics of attention for the ... More >>
PAKISTAN: The Long Marchers have completed 700 km on foot
Friday, 22 November 2013, 3:41 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
The Long March for the Baloch missing persons has entered its 27th day after completing 690 KMs. It will reach its intended destination at the Karachi Press Club, Karachi, the capital of Sindh province tomorrow, November 22. More >>
SRI LANKA: Erasing the memory of law
Monday, 18 November 2013, 7:47 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
AHRC-STM-213-2013.jpgThe announcement by the de facto chief justice, Mohan Pieris, to introduce regulations in order to limit the maximum age to practice as a lawyer to 70 and to impose further regulations for the renewal of the licenses of lawyers ... More >>
Sri Lanka: Speech by UN Rep for Independence of Judiciary
Friday, 15 November 2013, 9:17 am | Asian Human Rights Commission
The Sri Lankan government blocked the conference titled "Commonwealth Values to Protect Democracy" scheduled to be held today in Colombo. Among the speakers was the UN Special Representative on the Independence of lawyers and judges, Ms. Gabriela ... More >>
Nine years on there is no justice for Faraz Ahmed Naveed
Saturday, 9 November 2013, 12:30 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
AHRC-STM-208-2013.jpgNine years after the brutal murder of Faraz Ahmed Naveed on November 8, 2004 his family still awaits justice. No progress has been made in the investigation. The first report was made by the police officer who attended the scene ... More >>
