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Pakistan: Power Crisis In Karachi - By Lateef Mughal
Friday, 20 January 2012, 9:40 am | Asian Human Rights Commission
‘Pakistan: Power Crisis In Karachi -- An Offshoot Of Privatization’ Lateef Mughal It is a fact that uninterrupted supply of electricity is the responsibility of a power utility, mostly owned by the governments across the world, but unfortunately ... More >>
Philippines: The Concept Of Human Rights Stands Accused
Friday, 20 January 2012, 9:17 am | Asian Human Rights Commission
The continued prosecution of human rights activist Temogen "Cocoy" Tulawie, on murder charges based on forced confessions, indicates how human rights are understood in his society of Sulu, and by the public officials ruling it. The case against him ... More >>
South Korea: Gangjeong - Good Example Of Worst Governance
Wednesday, 18 January 2012, 10:24 am | Asian Human Rights Commission
The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is disturbed by the arrest of 29 people including those from a religious group for praying in front of the construction site of the naval base in Gangjeong village in Jeju Island on January 10, 2012. They were ... More >>
Sri Lanka: Do Not Protect An Accused Charged Before A Court
Wednesday, 18 January 2012, 9:25 am | Asian Human Rights Commission
The Asian Human Rights Commission has learned of your decision to take over the prosecution of a Private Plaint filed in the Magistrate's Court of Panadura, without the consent of the Complainant of the said case, upon an application and representations made ... More >>
Cambodia: Toppling Cambodian Dictators Is Not Impossible
Wednesday, 18 January 2012, 9:19 am | Asian Human Rights Commission
Sharansky contends that elections are not enough to dub a society free – a free press, an independent judiciary, the rule of law must exist before genuine free elections are held. He became controversial as he blasted conservatives for placing "stability" ... More >>
Philippines: Temogen Tulawie Case - Prosecutors Uses Forced
Tuesday, 17 January 2012, 12:42 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is deeply concerned by the continued prosecution of Temogen "Cocoy" Tulawie, a human rights defender of Tausug roots (one of the indigenous Muslim tribes), and four of his co-accused, for charges of murder in connection with ... More >>
Thailand: Open Letter From Somyot Pruksakasemsuk
Tuesday, 17 January 2012, 10:46 am | Asian Human Rights Commission
An Open Letter from the Malaysian Support Group for Democracy in Thailand on behalf of Mr. Somyot Pruksakasemsuk forwarded by the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) More >>
Sri Lanka must investigate and prosecute "Murderers"
Monday, 16 January 2012, 5:58 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
The continuing failure of Sri Lanka’s institutions of justice is well demonstrated in the most recent Views of the Geneva based United Nations Human Rights Committee (UN Committee) calling upon the Sri Lankan State to effectively investigate and prosecute ... More >>
BANGLADESH: Secret Killings – Asian HR body call for probe
Monday, 16 January 2012, 5:43 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
Expressing concern over mysterious disappearances and secret killings in the country, the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has called for immediate investigation of all such incidents. More >>
Urgent Need To Enact Food Security Law In Pakistan
Monday, 16 January 2012, 9:31 am | Asian Human Rights Commission
Food for All is the main theme of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) but the people living below poverty line are increasing day by day due to price hike and rising un-employment and estimated to cross 40% of the population, majority living ... More >>
Intellectuals and activists killed in the name of peace
Saturday, 7 January 2012, 3:34 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
PAKISTAN: Army creates an organization to kill intellectuals and activists in Balochistan, in the name of peace More >>
Journalist Killings in Philippines not Investigated
Saturday, 7 January 2012, 2:46 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is deeply concerned by police investigations into the murder of journalists Christopher "Cris" Guarin and Alfredo "Dodong" Velarde, Jr. in General Santos City. Not only have the Philippines’ police failed in their ... More >>
A tribute to a finest human being
Saturday, 7 January 2012, 12:28 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
Sri Lanka was heading towards more and more turbulent times dragging along the disillusioned and frustrated generations with her to a bottomless abyss. Widespread social inequality, rising unemployment, brutal state repression and sharpening ethnic divide provided ... More >>
Sri Lanka: A further report on abductions
Friday, 6 January 2012, 11:24 am | Asian Human Rights Commission
Dinesh Buddhika Charitanda (25), was abducted on the 3rd January at night and on the morning of the 4th his body was found near the Keleni river close to Grand Pass and his mother identified the body. He had injuries to his head. This is one more ... More >>
Sri Lanka: Another abduction and murder
Thursday, 5 January 2012, 11:08 am | Asian Human Rights Commission
On the 2nd January a man by the name of Mohammad Nistar was abducted by a group who arrived in a white van from San Gartikulam at Puttalam. According to reports at the time of the abduction Mr. Nistar was traveling in a three-wheeler. Sometime later ... More >>
Sri Lanka: The murder of the British national
Wednesday, 4 January 2012, 10:52 am | Asian Human Rights Commission
The murder of Kuram Shaikah Zaman (32), a prosthetic expert who was working in the Gaza Strip for the International Committee of the Red Cross allegedly by a local politician, accompanied by a gang has led to a sharp criticism against the failure ... More >>
Brief analysis of Corrupt Public Expenditure in Sri Lanka
Wednesday, 4 January 2012, 10:51 am | Asian Human Rights Commission
Just few months ago, in response to a public outcry for more accountability and transparency in the use of public funds, the State Council, which is the Cabinet in the Chinese government, directed 98 public institutions including ministries to ... More >>
Sri Lanka: national pride to continue in 2012 as well?
Tuesday, 3 January 2012, 5:05 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
Lessons from China or Tunisia? Just few months ago, in response to a public outcry for more accountability and transparency in the use of public funds, the State Council, which is the Cabinet in the Chinese government, directed 98 public institutions including ... More >>
India: Police Assault Protesting Women at Loktak Lakke
Friday, 30 December 2011, 1:47 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from the Citizens' Concern for Dams and Development, Manipur concerning a brutal police action upon women protesting against the forced eviction at Loktak Lake. The incident happened ... More >>
Pakistan: The AHRC Appreciates The Prime Minister's Resolve
Saturday, 24 December 2011, 8:39 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
The Prime Minister has accused the Pakistan army of hatching conspiracies against the elected parliament and government. The PM, in an address to the National Assembly session, has hinted that conspiracies are being hatched to 'pack up the elected government' ... More >>
