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Nepal: The AHRC Adds Its Voice To Concern
Monday, 8 October 2012, 5:05 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
NEPAL: The AHRC adds its voice to concern over the promotion of a colonel accused of human rights abuses More >>
Sri Lanka: President Attempts To Trample On Judicial Service
Wednesday, 3 October 2012, 2:36 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
Sri Lanka: President Attempts To Trample On The Judicial Service Commission And The Independence Of The Judiciary More >>
World: Combating Torture
Wednesday, 3 October 2012, 2:30 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AHRC-ART-091-2012 September 24, 2012 An Article from the Asian Human Rights Commission World: Combating Torture Eric Bailey The third issue, volume one, of Torture: Asian and Global Perspectives has hit the presses and has several ... More >>
PAKISTAN: The next general elections -- Some pre-requisites
Saturday, 29 September 2012, 12:18 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
PAKISTAN: The next general elections -- Some pre-requisites Introduction The primary objective of a fair and free democratic election has to be the creation of truly representative institutions at all levels, federal, provincial and local government ... More >>
Jal Satygraha attacked by Madhya Pradesh Police
Friday, 14 September 2012, 4:35 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AHRC-STM-183-2012 September 12, 2012 A Statement from the Asian Human Rights Commission INDIA: Jal Satygraha attacked by Madhya Pradesh Police More >>
Pakistan: Over 300 Labourers Killed In Fires
Friday, 14 September 2012, 9:20 am | Asian Human Rights Commission
More than 300 labourers were burned alive in two separate incidents when garment factories caught fire in Karachi, the capital of Sindh and Lahore, the capital of Punjab. In Karachi alone 280 workers were trapped in the fire and in Punjab 25 were ... More >>
India:
Friday, 14 September 2012, 9:13 am | Asian Human Rights Commission
FOR PUBLICATION AHRC-ART-088-2012-HI September 13, 2012 An Article by the Asian Human Rights Commission India: ... More >>
INDIA: Peeling a dead fish
Saturday, 8 September 2012, 3:34 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
The villagers' protest against the absence of reasonable settlement for the land and livelihood lost to the Omkareshwar and the Indira Sagar Dams in the Narmada Valley project has thus far fallen upon a blind and deaf government. The agitation, though ... More >>
Eight years of impunity and injustice on Munir's case
Saturday, 8 September 2012, 2:52 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is saddened that after eight years of the assassination of Munir Said Thalib, there has been no sign from the government that it will take the necessary measures to bring those responsible for the killing to ... More >>
SRI LANKA: Duty to feel high about Mau-Bima
Saturday, 8 September 2012, 2:34 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
An Article from the Asian Human Rights Commission SRI LANKA: Duty to feel high about Mau-Bima Basil Fernando More >>
SRI LANKA: Video showing the attack on students
Saturday, 8 September 2012, 2:32 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
SRI LANKA: Video showing the attack on students The attached video shows how the police in Sri Lanka are dealing with student protests. Hundreds of policemen surrounded the students and a group of students were forcibly put into a police van and taken ... More >>
Serious concerns about the ongoing enforced disappearances
Saturday, 1 September 2012, 1:14 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AHRC-STM-171-2012 August 31, 2012 A Statement from the Asian Human Rights Commission PAKISTAN: Serious concerns about the ongoing enforced disappearances and lack of action by the government On the International Day of the Victims of Enforced ... More >>
PAKISTAN: Once again, men in military uniforms
Saturday, 18 August 2012, 1:23 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AHRC-STM-165-2012 August 17, 2012 A Statement from the Asian Human Rights Commission PAKISTAN: Once again, men in military uniforms kill Shia Muslims Men in uniforms of the armed forces went on a rampage of sectarian violence ... More >>
An Article from the Asian Human Rights Commission
Saturday, 18 August 2012, 1:22 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
SRI LANKA: India's Judicial Standards and Accountability Bill, 2012 is worthy of emulation Basil Fernando Safeguarding judicial independence from attacks by the government came to light due to the threats alleged to have been made by Minister of Industries ... More >>
India: True Value Of Independence
Thursday, 16 August 2012, 2:19 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) congratulates India and the people of this great country on the eve of the 65th anniversary of independence. Occasions like this are opportunity for the country and its people to reflect and introspect on ... More >>
Pakistan: Death In Waiting
Tuesday, 14 August 2012, 10:58 am | Asian Human Rights Commission
Pakistan: Death In Waiting In a republic obsessed with nuclear arsenal, citizenry has nothing much to celebrate the country’s 65th anniversary of independence. Nafees Mohammad More >>
SRI LANKA: Truth and myth
Saturday, 11 August 2012, 3:00 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
Nilantha Ilangamuwa Yet another prisoner died whilst in custody at Vavuniya prison in Sri Lanka this week. Sadly the death happened in the same day when a meeting organised by the Secretary Defence and Minister of External Affairs was underway at the national ... More >>
THAILAND: Five police convicted of murder in landmark ruling
Friday, 10 August 2012, 11:56 am | Asian Human Rights Commission
The Asian Human Rights Commission greets with cautious optimism the landmark ruling of the Criminal Court in Bangkok to convict five police officers for the murder of a teenager during the "war on drugs" in 2004, and hopes that it will serve ... More >>
THAILAND: Death penalty for 3 police officers for murder
Friday, 10 August 2012, 11:52 am | Asian Human Rights Commission
On 30 July 2012, in the Black Case No. O3252/2552 involving the murder of Mr. Kiattisak Thitboonkrong, 17 years, the Criminal Court condemned to death the first three defendants including Pol. Snr. Sgt. Maj. Angkarn Kammoonna, Pol. Snr. Sgt. Maj. Sutthinant Noenthing ... More >>
SRI LANKA: Why people don't like their former presidents
Friday, 10 August 2012, 11:45 am | Asian Human Rights Commission
One of the interesting things about Sri Lankan politics since 1978 is that the people do not remember their former Presidents with any respect. Of course people do not remember even the heads of the States of earlier times with much affection, though ... More >>
