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Call for Libya's suspension from the Human Rights Council

Friday, 25 February 2011, 4:50 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission

As nongovernmental organizations from all regions of the world working in the field of human rights, we call upon the United Nations General Assembly to immediately suspend the rights of membership of the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya ... More >>

Pakistan urged to tackle endemic torture and impunity

Friday, 25 February 2011, 9:46 am | Asian Human Rights Commission

The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) wishes to again bring the Human Rights Council’s attention to the widespread and endemic nature of the use of torture in Pakistan. The ALRC has raised this issue repeatedly with the HRC and the Commission on Human ... More >>

Deteriorating Human Rights Situation in Iran

Thursday, 24 February 2011, 4:59 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission

The United States remains deeply concerned by the persecution of Iranian citizens at the hand of their government. Over the past ten days, we have witnessed the bravery of thousands of Iranians who once again took to the streets to exercise their fundamental ... More >>

Asia: Women's view on prevention of torture

Thursday, 24 February 2011, 3:40 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission

When we compare the policing system of Sri Lanka with other organs of the state we cannot be satisfied at all with the existing situation. Generally people are afraid to go to police stations. People always suspect what kind of experience they have ... More >>

South Asia: Culture of impunity threatens human rights work

Thursday, 24 February 2011, 9:57 am | Asian Human Rights Commission

In 2010, Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) continued to be under serious threat due to their work in the South Asian sub-region. The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) witnessed intensified attacks on HRDs in Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and ... More >>

Burma: Supreme Court Ruling

Wednesday, 23 February 2011, 5:02 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission

In an astounding ruling that underscores the extent to which the judiciary in Burma has abdicated its authority in favour of the security services, a Supreme Court justice has ruled that permission or refusal of observers to attend trial hearings held inside ... More >>

Pakistan: Top judges' anti workers attitude

Wednesday, 23 February 2011, 10:23 am | Asian Human Rights Commission

There are growing trends among the higher courts of Pakistan to show their anger towards workers whenever there is a case being heard on the issue of strikes, demonstrations, rallies and other means of peaceful protests. There is a different attitude of the ... More >>

India: Yet another illegal arrest and disappearance

Wednesday, 23 February 2011, 10:06 am | Asian Human Rights Commission

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from Human Rights Alert (HRA) concerning the case of arrest and subsequent disappearance of yet another person in Manipur. A team of military officers, suspected to be from the 12 Maratha ... More >>

AHRC: Rizana Nafeek's life is still in great danger

Wednesday, 23 February 2011, 10:04 am | Asian Human Rights Commission

One of the fishermen who returned after to Sri Lanka after being captured by Somali pirates described to the BBC Sinhala Service how the Sri Lankan government had done nothing to assist or save those who were captured. The man reported that he had learned ... More >>

India: Response to the National Advisory Committee

Wednesday, 23 February 2011, 10:02 am | Asian Human Rights Commission

A Statement from a Joint Working Group of the Right to Food Campaign and Jan Swasthya Abhiyan forwarded by the Asian Human Rights Commission More >>

Indonesia: Widespread impunity in Papua aggravating tensions

Tuesday, 22 February 2011, 3:52 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission

The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) is seriously concerned by ongoing, widespread human rights violations and violent acts being committed by the Indonesian security forces in the Papuan highlands in Indonesia. Impunity typically accompanies even ... More >>

Myanmar: UPR as an exercise in the making of fiction

Tuesday, 22 February 2011, 10:55 am | Asian Human Rights Commission

In submissions on Myanmar for the Universal Periodic Review process of the Human Rights Council, the Asian Legal Resource Centre among 24 concerned organizations made submissions based upon years of in-depth research into the egregious human rights ... More >>

India: Two persons tortured in Kerala for no reason

Tuesday, 22 February 2011, 10:52 am | Asian Human Rights Commission

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that the Kerala State Police has illegally arrested and tortured two persons on 11 February 2011 in Anthikadu Police Station of Thrissur district. According to the information received ... More >>

Philippines: Maguindanao massacre

Tuesday, 22 February 2011, 10:48 am | Asian Human Rights Commission

Myrna Reblando's reaction demonstrates the absence of remedy within the system of justice not a mere 'hysteria'. More >>

End violent religious intolerance -- Uphold human rights

Friday, 18 February 2011, 4:47 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission

The Global Campaign to Stop Violence Against Women in the name of 'Culture' condemns the recent attacks against and between religious groups in various countries across the world, and is deeply concerned about, amongst others, the following cases: More >>

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