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Indonesia: Past abuses remain unresolved
Thursday, 20 May 2010, 3:10 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
The violence on 13, 14 and 15 May 1998 followed as a culmination of a series of violence that occurred in Indonesia before the fall of President Suharto, who had been in power for 32 years. Two major events led to this violence on 13-15 May, namely the ... More >>
Malaysia: Human rights clearly not a priority
Thursday, 20 May 2010, 3:08 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
SUARAM expresses its gravest concern over the Prime Minister’s long delay in appointing the new Commissioners of the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (SUHAKAM), which has resulted in a Commissioner-less SUHAKAM following the end of the respective terms ... More >>
India: Naxalites and Maoists exploit
Thursday, 20 May 2010, 3:07 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) condemns the cowardly attack in Chingavaram by the Maoists that killed 35 persons including 11 civilians in Chhattisgargh state on 17 May 2010. It is reported that a bus in which the victims were traveling along ... More >>
Sri Lanka: Lawlessness
Wednesday, 19 May 2010, 4:28 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
These days, there is a great deal of discussion about what is autochthonous, what is indigenous and what is homegrown. Contemporary discussion on the proposed commission for reconciliations and lessons learned according to the Minister for the Media will ... More >>
Thailand: Arbitrary Interrogation Regulations
Wednesday, 19 May 2010, 12:20 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
The growing contention between the state and antigovernment protestors in Thailand has deepened into a full-scale crisis, with no clear resolution in view. During violence on 10 April 2010, at least 24 people were reported killed and over 800 wounded. After ... More >>
Indonesia: Unarmed Terror Suspects Shot Dead
Tuesday, 18 May 2010, 3:41 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
According to your statement and reports, three alleged terrorists were shot to death on May 12, 2010 in Cawang, Jakarta by police officers from the special detachment for anti-terrorism (Densus 88). Two others were killed in a raid in the Cikampek ... More >>
Pakistan: Journalist Killed
Tuesday, 18 May 2010, 3:40 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
May 14, 2010. Reporters Without Borders voiced its dismay today after journalist Ghulam Rasool Birhamani was found dead in Sindh province in the south-east of the country on 10 May 2010. Several journalists in the region told the worldwide press ... More >>
Sri Lanka: Indigenous Insensitivity
Saturday, 15 May 2010, 10:47 am | Asian Human Rights Commission
The BBC Sinhala Service reported today of a press conference held by the Minister of Media, Keheliya Rambukwella. At this press conference he was questioned on the announcement by the government about a commission for reconciliation and lessons ... More >>
India: Manipur at the Verge of Breakdown
Tuesday, 11 May 2010, 1:26 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
The ongoing economic blockade enforced by All Naga Student Association Manipur (ANSAM) and others in the Indian state of Manipur since 11 April 2010 has pushed the people in the state to the verge of existence. The state-wide strike organised by the ANSAM ... More >>
Sri Lanka: New Commission For Restorative Justice
Saturday, 8 May 2010, 11:07 am | Asian Human Rights Commission
The communiqué from the Presidential Media Unit announcing a probe into the violations of internationally accepted norms of conduct has incorporated several new words and phrases which are not yet familiar terms in the political discourse in Sri Lanka. More >>
Sri Lanka: Breach of the Rule of Law
Thursday, 6 May 2010, 5:13 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
According to a report in the Daily Mirror newspaper today (May 4, 2010) there are moves to bring the Attorney General's Department under the direct control of the president. A gazetted notice to this effect is expected to be released soon. The ... More >>
Sri Lanka: Samples of 1980's brutality
Wednesday, 5 May 2010, 4:02 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
MQM Iqbal, Secretary to several commissions of inquiry in Involuntary Disappearances recalls some of narratives of cases told by witness before the commissions. This is from a taped interview with Basil Fernando More >>
Philippines: Negros Island and its people
Wednesday, 5 May 2010, 3:57 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
I am not a Negrense, a term that refers to the inhabitants of the island of Negros. I am a Filipino but have never been to Negros until recently. While I can speak Cebuano, the language spoken in the eastern part of the island, Negros Oriental; the Hiligaynon ... More >>
Sri Lanka: If Sri Lankan Tamils had an Ambedkar
Tuesday, 4 May 2010, 4:03 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
Over the years, Sri Lankan Tamils have had leaders such as J.V. Chelvanayagam, G.G. Ponnambalam, Appapillai Amirthalingam, Velupillai Prabhakaran and Karuna Amman to name a few. The first three names belong to a group of elite Tamil leaders who were, ... More >>
SRI LANKA: People Angry at Bad Policing
Wednesday, 28 April 2010, 5:33 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
A few days ago a large group of people protested at Annamaduwa against the officers of the local police stations against the killing of one of the young people from the village. No one has been arrested for this killing. More >>
Thailand: violence at Muang Pattani Police Station
Monday, 26 April 2010, 4:51 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
Today, 21 April 2010, two bomb explosions occurred at the lawn in front of the Muang Pattani Police Station. First, the grenades were thrown by two unknown parties toward police officials who were attending the morning anthem causing one death and more ... More >>
PAKISTAN: Tortured Man Finally Appears In Court
Sunday, 25 April 2010, 12:48 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
Murad Khan Marri, 45, who was held incommunicado on two occasions, first, for a period of nine months after he was arrested by the Frontier Corp (FC), for the murder of Chinese engineers, holding Indian currency and keeping explosive material. More >>
Myanmar: A human rights defender targeted
Thursday, 22 April 2010, 12:45 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received a copy of a letter from a human rights defender in Myanmar (Burma), a copy of which has also been addressed to you. As the letter may not have been received or its contents not communicated to you, ... More >>
Thailand: Bloodshed Must Be Avoided at All Costs
Thursday, 22 April 2010, 12:43 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
This evening, April 21, there are many disturbing reports of a possible new attack to disperse anti-government protestors that have continued to assemble in Bangkok, calling for the unelected premier, Abhisit Vejjajiva, to step down and for new elections ... More >>
India: Petitions on Child Labour policy
Monday, 19 April 2010, 10:52 am | Asian Human Rights Commission
On the 10th and 11th of May a Global Child Labour Conference will be held in The Hague, The Netherlands. The focus will be on the worst forms of child labour. However, the campaign 'Stop Child Labour -School is the best place to work'1 and her partners ... More >>
