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Pakistan: The killing of two Christian brothers
Wednesday, 21 July 2010, 12:44 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
The abuse of the Blasphemy law, misuse of mosque loudspeakers and the impunity offered to Muslim extremists are the main causes of the persecution of religious minorities. More >>
Pakistan: Extrajudicial Executions by Army in Swat
Tuesday, 20 July 2010, 10:45 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
The Pakistani government should immediately investigate reports of summary executions, torture, and mistreatment perpetrated during counterterrorism operations in the Swat valley, Human Rights Watch said today. More >>
Pakistan: Killing Of Baloch Exposes Hate Attitude
Saturday, 17 July 2010, 12:20 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
The two prominent Baloch political leaders have been assassinated within three days by unknown assailants riding on motorbikes. More >>
Sri Lanka: Degeneration of the Police Department
Wednesday, 14 July 2010, 12:55 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
SSP Angunawala (Rtd) who served the department for thirty six and half years commented on the reasons for the degeneration of the police department in a taped interview given to Janasansadaya, a human rights organization. More >>
India is not a theocracy
Tuesday, 13 July 2010, 12:06 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
Avinash Pandey The Kashmir valley in India has witnessed more than 15 deaths in June alone, all of them caused by Indian security forces firing upon the protesting crowds. These crowds were comprised largely of teenagers pelting stones at the security ... More >>
Pakistan: woman was sentenced to death by stoning
Tuesday, 13 July 2010, 12:04 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
8 July 2010 – Khawateen Mahaz-e-Amal (Women’s Action Forum – National) is outraged at reports of yet another judgement of Rajm (stoning to death) for illicit relations, pronounced by a self-styled Jirga, an illegal court in Kala Dhaka, Pakhtoonkha province ... More >>
Women On Prevention Of Torture - Interview 32
Wednesday, 7 July 2010, 11:17 am | Asian Human Rights Commission
Sarani Fernando is a lawyer living in Negombo. She has been active in human rights work for about ten years. She made following comments in answer to questions posed to her. More >>
Pakistan: Court Fails To Arrest Police Chief
Wednesday, 7 July 2010, 11:02 am | Asian Human Rights Commission
Rana Maqbool Ahmed is a former Inspector General of Police of Sindh province and has been accused of the torture of and conspiracy to kill President Zadari when he was imprisoned in 1999. More >>
Sri Lanka: Indian Worker Killed By CID Inspector
Tuesday, 6 July 2010, 4:45 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
Thenarasu Selvarage was an Indian worker who was brought to Sri Lanka to work as a cook at an Indian restaurant.Inquiries into the case revealed that a Chief Inspector of Criminal Investigation and a wealthy hotel owner threw the body into the sea. More >>
Thailand: The Limits Of A State Of Emergency
Tuesday, 6 July 2010, 4:41 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
The government of Thailand claims to be complying with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights in its application of the Emergency Decree on Public Administration in Emergency Situations in response to the recent protests in Bangkok More >>
Thailand: Decree Makes Impunity Official Policy
Tuesday, 6 July 2010, 4:21 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Thailand responding to an open letter of the Asian Human Rights Commission on the reported shackling of detainees under the state of emergency imposed via the Emergency Decree on Public Administration in Emergency ... More >>
South Korea: Elderly Market Tenants Endangered
Tuesday, 6 July 2010, 4:08 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
More than 50 elderly tenants have struggled to protect their right to livelihood since being evicted on April 30. All of them were tenants of the Gocheck traditional business market where many of them face health risks. More >>
Sri Lanka - A Woman Speaks Out Against Torture
Monday, 5 July 2010, 3:36 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
This is Subani. She is the daughter of a furniture manufacturer. She is also a 32-year-old mother of one and reading for her external degree. She made following comments to the questions posed to her. More >>
Falsely Charged Soldier Tortured For Five Years
Saturday, 3 July 2010, 1:11 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
The AHRC has received a report of the atrocious torture of a soldier by the Pakistani Inter Services Intelligence on the false charges of working for the Research and Analysis Wing, of the Indian intelligence agencies in Pakistani held Kashmir. More >>
SRI LANKA: Killing Beggars On Pretext Of Terrorism
Saturday, 3 July 2010, 1:07 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
A news report published on June 11th from Colombo stated, "Members of the vanquished Tamil Tiger terrorist organization, Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam are posing as beggars in the cities throughout the country to gather information, Sri Lanka's Prime ... More >>
Philippines: Torturers and their torture chambers
Wednesday, 30 June 2010, 12:53 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
In Philippine society where people often know everyone in their communities, torture is known to be a common practice. People know who the torturers in their locality are, and where victims are taken to be tortured. Once a person is arrested and held, ... More >>
Failure of international journalism in Sri Lanka
Wednesday, 30 June 2010, 12:51 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
For many decades now, international journalists have interpreted every story that has emerged from Sri Lanka to be some kind of war story. Some journalists have proposed that Sri Lanka’s use of overwhelming force was able to eradicate terrorism in the ... More >>
Military Governance in Indian-administered Kashmir
Wednesday, 30 June 2010, 12:50 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
Dr. Angana Chatterji, Convener IPTK and Professor, Anthropology, California Institute of Integral Studies Advocate Parvez Imroz, Convener IPTK and Founder, Jammu and Kashmir Coalition of Civil Society Gautam Navlakha, Convener IPTK and Editorial Consultant, ... More >>
Sri Lanka: Political witch hunt
Wednesday, 30 June 2010, 12:49 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
Media Freedom Sri Lanka (MFSL) considers the attacks launched by the Government of Sri Lanka against Chandima Withanaarachchi, CEO of www.lankanewsweb.com, as a politically motivated witch hunt. More >>
India: Orissa Draft Climate Change Action Plan
Monday, 28 June 2010, 6:20 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
The draft Climate Change Action Plan of Orissa (CCAP) prepared at the aegis of the World Bank and DFID does not consider the concern and interest of common odia, neither reflect state’s seriousness towards self-discipline, sobriety and adaptation, rather ... More >>
