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SRI LANKA: The clergy and civil society condemn the arrest
Saturday, 8 December 2012, 4:13 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AHRC-FST-056-2012 December 7, 2012 A Statement from the Sri Lankan clergy and civil society forwarded by the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) SRI LANKA: The clergy and civil society condemn the arrest and unlawful detention ... More >>
Asian Human Rights Commission Salutes Decision
Friday, 7 December 2012, 10:36 am | Asian Human Rights Commission
SRI LANKA: We salute the Chief Justice and her legal team for the historical decision to walk out of the PSC proceedings. We call upon the people, in particular the judges and lawyers, to grasp the historic significance of this moment More >>
Sri Lanka: Legality Of Government Actions Rendered Political
Wednesday, 5 December 2012, 2:38 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
This week, a committed New Delhi based civil rights advocate and incidentally a good friend, observed in a dispassionate aside to an otherwise entirely different conversation in that country that ‘this situation that Sri Lankans are facing regarding the ... More >>
Sri Lanka: Speaker's Ruling Has No Bearing
Wednesday, 5 December 2012, 2:35 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
Sri Lanka: Speaker's Ruling Has No Bearing Upon The Substantive Issues In The Impeachment More >>
Sri Lanka: Contrasting The Political Climate In Burma And Sr
Friday, 30 November 2012, 4:28 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AHRC-ART-132-2012 November 29, 2012 An Article from the Asian Human Rights Commission Sri Lanka: Contrasting The Political Climate In Burma And Sri Lanka Basil Fernando From 1962 there are literally thousands of people who have ... More >>
Pakistan: Intimidation Of Journalists Continues
Friday, 30 November 2012, 3:17 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AHRC-STM-245-2012 November 27, 2012 A Statement from the Asian Human Rights Commission More >>
Sri Lanka: The Standing Orders Relating To Impeachment
Friday, 30 November 2012, 3:03 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
Sri Lanka: The Standing Orders Relating To The Impeachment Are Flawed In Law - Says An International Expert More >>
Burma: Absurd And Offensive Pretext To Remove Demonstrators
Thursday, 29 November 2012, 12:43 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
In the latest turn of events in the struggle against the Letpadaung copper mining project in upper Burma, about which the Asian Human Rights Commission has been campaigning since mid-2012, the government has issued an announcement ordering that demonstrators ... More >>
SRI LANKA: We dream of an independent judiciary
Tuesday, 27 November 2012, 1:13 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
In Yangon, I have been meeting many persons with long stories to share. Some of those whom we have met are the daughter of the first Prime Minister of Burma, who has returned after 35 years of exile in India. I also met political activists released from prison ... More >>
SRI LANKA: PSC trial compared with the Moscow Show Trials
Tuesday, 27 November 2012, 1:05 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
In the mid-1930s, Stalin staged several trials that are now known as Moscow Show Trials. The similarities and dissimilarities between them and the “trial by PSC” are as follows. Stalin’s trials had a façade of justice, in that they were conducted ... More >>
SRI LANKA: Why only judges should judge?
Tuesday, 27 November 2012, 12:54 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
The Parliamentary Select Committee's inquiry has raised the issue of the politicians being judges. Some have even said that the politicians have a better right to judge because they are elected representatives of the people whereas the judges are not. More >>
PAKISTAN: The people live in terror
Saturday, 24 November 2012, 1:11 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
A Statement from the Asian Human Rights Commission PAKISTAN: The people live in terror not knowing whether they will survive to see another day More >>
SRI LANKA: PSC rejects the request of the Supreme Court
Saturday, 24 November 2012, 12:35 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
SRI LANKA: PSC rejects the request of the Supreme Court and continues with the impeach proceedings More >>
PAKISTAN: Abdus Salam - Nobel Laureate or persona non grata?
Friday, 23 November 2012, 11:20 am | Asian Human Rights Commission
The issue of Ahmadi's in Pakistan appears to be more important than honouring the life of the country's only Nobel Laureate. Dr. Abdus Salam passed away on November 21, 1996 in England at the age of 70. He was the country's only Nobel Laureate and ... More >>
INDIA:Does impeachment of Chief Justice in Sri Lanka matter?
Friday, 23 November 2012, 11:14 am | Asian Human Rights Commission
The Chief Justice of Sri Lanka, Dr. Shirani Bandaranayake, is facing impeachment in that country. Those who know the state of affairs in Sri Lanka, might have no doubt, that the impeachment is politically motivated. To justify the process, the ... More >>
SRI LANKA: Executive presidential system and the judiciary
Friday, 23 November 2012, 11:11 am | Asian Human Rights Commission
From the beginning of the executive presidential system, the most important threat to it was perceived to be the judiciary. With a four fifths majority in parliament, J.R. Jayawardene, the UNP leader, made sure that all his party members in the legislature ... More >>
Pakistan: Universal Children's Day— A Campaign Is Launched
Thursday, 22 November 2012, 2:10 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
A Statement from Society for the Protection of the Rights of Child (SPARC) forwarded by the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) More >>
Sri Lanka: Supreme Court Can Now Decide on Correct Procedure
Thursday, 22 November 2012, 2:01 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
It is the Supreme Court that should have created the disciplinary process for judges. The executive or legislature should not have usurped the function of the judicial branch, which is an independent branch. The Standing Orders relating to impeachment ... More >>
Philippines: Temogen Tulawie - Govt Must Take Responsibility
Thursday, 22 November 2012, 1:58 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
Philippines: The Government Must Take Full Responsibility For The Safety And Wellbeing Of Temogen 'Cocoy' Tulawie More >>
Sri Lanka: Statement On The Motion To Impeach Chief Justice
Thursday, 22 November 2012, 12:43 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
The Commonwealth Lawyers Association (CLA), the Commonwealth Legal Education Association (CLEA) and the Commonwealth Magistrates' and Judges' Association (CMJA) are concerned about the recent motion in the Sri Lankan Parliament to proceed with the impeachment ... More >>
