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South Korea: Prohibition of entry of activists
Monday, 15 November 2010, 9:39 am | Asian Human Rights Commission
The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) strongly condemns the Korean government's prohibition of entry against activists of civil society movements from other countries without reason and the refusal to grant a visa to the main organiser for 'World March ... More >>
Appeals Against the Stoning of Rizana Nafeek
Monday, 15 November 2010, 9:37 am | Asian Human Rights Commission
The Asian Human Rights Commission once again wishes to draw your attention to the case of Rizana Nafeek, the innocent Sri Lankan girl, who has been sentenced to death by beheading in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia after an infant accidentally died in her care ... More >>
PM Singh visits Korea
Monday, 15 November 2010, 9:34 am | Asian Human Rights Commission
The Prime Minister of India, Manmohan Singh, visit Seoul to participate in the G20 summit. It is his first visit to South Korea after President Lee's visit to India and the Korea-India Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) which came ... More >>
Thailand: Prachatai director
Sunday, 14 November 2010, 10:13 am | Asian Human Rights Commission
The Asian Human Rights Commission on Wednesday launched a new campaign webpage on the case of Chiranuch Premchaiporn, the director of the independent online news service Prachatai, who is facing multiple criminal charges over material that readers posted ... More >>
Young Girl Facing Death Sentence in Saudi Arabia
Sunday, 14 November 2010, 10:11 am | Asian Human Rights Commission
I Commend And Greatly Appreciate the Sentiments of Abdullateef Al-Mulhim And Safra Rahuman Who Wrote (Oct. 31) Pleading for Clemency for the Unfortunate Sri Lankan Maid Rizana Nafeek Whose Death Sentence Was Recently Endorsed. More >>
Thailand: Computer-Related Crimes Act 2007
Sunday, 14 November 2010, 10:08 am | Asian Human Rights Commission
Since before the Computer-Related Crime Act 2007 was enacted, Thai Netizen Network already began calling for an amendment to this law, as we saw that the enforcement of this law would result in depriving people’s right to freedom of expression, ... More >>
Prohibition Of Entry Of Activists Becomes Mockery
Friday, 12 November 2010, 3:46 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
AHRC strongly condemns the Korean government's prohibition of entry against activists of civil society movements from other countries without reason and the refusal to grant a visa to the main organiser for 'World March for Women'. More >>
40 000 Killed And 100 000 Thousand Injured In War
Friday, 12 November 2010, 3:42 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
With over thirty thousand Pakistanis killed and over hundred thousand injured (still counting) and the whole nation terrorised & hopeless, one may ask whose war is it anyways. And what were the bounties for the "Frontline State". More >>
'Communist' Label On An Activist Prelude To Murder
Sunday, 7 November 2010, 9:25 am | Asian Human Rights Commission
AHRC is concerned that Jean Marie Ferraris, a mining activist attached to the Legal Rights and Natural Resources Center, has been falsely accused as "head of the international financial cell" of the Communist Party of the Philippines in Indonesia. More >>
Burma: Editor Sentenced To 13 Years
Friday, 5 November 2010, 3:45 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
The AHRC has followed the case of Nyi Nyi Htun, the editor of a Karenni news journal, who was charged for upsetting public tranquility by sending news reports outside Burma. He was sentenced to 13 years in prison on 13 October 2010. More >>
Philippines: Torture victims acquitted
Wednesday, 3 November 2010, 11:41 am | Asian Human Rights Commission
Hong Kong, November 2, 2010) The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is pleased to inform you that the four men, three of whom were illegally arrested and detained, were acquitted by a local court from two charges of illegal possession of explosives. ... More >>
Pakistan: Statement on Victory of Ms Asma Jahangir
Wednesday, 3 November 2010, 11:39 am | Asian Human Rights Commission
The Asian Human Rights Commission extends its congratulation to Ms. Asma Jahangir and her colleagues for their victory of different offices at the Supreme Court Bar Association elections. Her victory as the president of the highest bar association ... More >>
To The Sri Lankan Ambassador to Saudi Arabia
Wednesday, 3 November 2010, 11:38 am | Asian Human Rights Commission
The Asian Human Rights Commission has sent the following letter to His Excellency the Sri Lankan Ambassador to Saudi Arabia. We encourage others who are concerned with the life of Rizana Nafeek to communicate with the Ambassador and support him ... More >>
Attacks On Websites After Release Of Torture Video
Tuesday, 2 November 2010, 5:06 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
Since October 28, 2010, the AHRC’s website has been subjected to a concerted “cyber-attack” in which computers with hidden locations and identities have been used to flood the website’s servers with fake requests, in order to overload it More >>
Continuing Appeal On Behalf Of Rizana Nafeek
Tuesday, 2 November 2010, 4:03 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
When I first heard of the death of a Saudi infant at the hands of a Sri Lankan maid named Rizana Nafeek about four years ago, I looked at the word "child abuse" and what it meant. More >>
Journalists Demand Arrest Of Torture Culprits
Tuesday, 2 November 2010, 3:50 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists has expressed concern over non-arrest of Civil Aviation Authority officials who tortured and inflicted more than 31 injuries on various parts of the body of Din TV channel’s Faisal Shoukat Ali Rajput. More >>
Urgent Appeal: Rizana Nafeek death sentence
Saturday, 30 October 2010, 11:15 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
[RE: AHRC-UAU-041-2010 : SAUDI ARABIA/SRI LANKA: Death sentence on Rizana Nafeek confirmed] --------------------------- WORLD: Rizana Nafeek death sentence--concerns being expressed in Sri Lanka More >>
SRI LANKA: The arrest of Mr. Udul Premarathne
Saturday, 30 October 2010, 11:09 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
(Hong Kong, October 29, 2010) Following the arrest of the student leader, Mr. Udul Premarathne, the Asian Human Rights Commission has today written to the Inspector General of Police of Sri Lanka, Mr. Mahinda Balasuriya urging him to ensure that ... More >>
Pakistan: Young Man Missing After Raped By Police
Saturday, 30 October 2010, 10:53 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
A young man has disappeared from police custody after being raped by two police officials. The police officials have been arrested after protests by the villagers but the young man has not been recovered. The district police of Naushahro Feroze, Sindh province, ... More >>
Sri Lankan girl facing death sentence in Saudi
Saturday, 30 October 2010, 10:52 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AHRC-STM-214-2010 October 29, 2010 A Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission More >>
