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PHILIPPINES: The Fruits Of Holy Dissent
Wednesday, 10 February 2010, 9:22 am | Asian Human Rights Commission
It is almost four years since I left the Philippines on voluntary exile. My residence changed each year, at least five times in the last four years. I have lived a rather nomadic life in search of a most elusive truth, asking questions as I wandered from ... More >>
INDONESIA: 21 Years After Talangsari, No Charges
Tuesday, 9 February 2010, 9:33 am | Asian Human Rights Commission
The Attorney General ignores the recommendation of the National Commission for Human Rights while victims commemorate the 21st anniversary of the atrocities. Charges More >>
NEPAL: A New Debate On Impunity
Sunday, 7 February 2010, 11:35 am | Asian Human Rights Commission
General Sir David Julian Richards' official trip to Nepal which includes a visit to the Panchkal army training camp has raised issues concerning the British government's responsibilities in dealing with a foreign government and an army that is accused ... More >>
SRI LANKA: Disappearance Of A Political Analyst
Saturday, 6 February 2010, 11:29 am | Asian Human Rights Commission
The disappearance of Pregeeth Ekanaliyagoda, a political analyst, journalist and visual designer, attached to LankaENews; the arrest of Chandana Sirimalwatta, the editor of the Lanka newspaper and the assassination of Chandaradasa Naiwadu, the ... More >>
PAKISTAN: Constant Violence Against Women In 2009
Saturday, 6 February 2010, 11:24 am | Asian Human Rights Commission
Physical and sexual violence, honor killings, forced marriages and structural inequalities within the society are constant violations of women’s fundamental rights. The cases in this article were provided by Mister Mohammed Nafees from Karachi, based on news ... More >>
PAKISTAN: The life of student leader is in danger
Friday, 5 February 2010, 4:06 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
The life of a student leader who was arrested by state intelligence officials is in danger. It is apprehended that he might have been killed. The government of Balochistan says that he was released on January 22, 2010, but his family members have said that ... More >>
SRI LANKA: What Does Independence Mean?
Friday, 5 February 2010, 4:04 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
This picture, which has become familiar to all Sri Lankans, is a symbol of the collapse of Sri Lanka’s policing system and the loss of a sense of security among the Sri Lankan people. More >>
PAKISTAN: More Than 168 Children Have Disappeared
Wednesday, 3 February 2010, 9:57 am | Asian Human Rights Commission
Among the lists of disappeared persons from Balochistan province are the names of 168 children and 148 women. Two lists of disappeared persons were released separately, one by Voice for Baloch Missing Persons (VBMP), an NGO which works to document the ... More >>
SRI LANKA: A Civil Disobedience Campaign Is Needed
Wednesday, 3 February 2010, 9:51 am | Asian Human Rights Commission
The failure to appoint the Election Commission as required by the 17th Amendment makes a mockery of any attempt to hold elections in Sri Lanka. The manner in which the election for the executive presidency would have been conducted if the commission ... More >>
SOUTH KOREA: Rights activists should be released
Saturday, 30 January 2010, 11:39 am | Asian Human Rights Commission
After the Yongsan incident took place in January 21, 2009 (please also refer to AHRC-FUA-001-2009), the bodies of those killed during the incident had been kept in the Soon Chun Hyang University Hospital in Seoul. Their relatives had stayed in the hospital together ... More >>
Acid attacks continue to be a serious concern
Saturday, 30 January 2010, 11:37 am | Asian Human Rights Commission
The AHRC has received photographs from Mr. Javed Kapoor showing the extent of the gender-based violence in Pakistan and the concrete consequences of the misogynist mindset which is spreading within the Pakistani middle-class. The AHRC is working ... More >>
PAKISTAN: The Plight of Disappeared in Balochistan
Friday, 29 January 2010, 10:05 am | Asian Human Rights Commission
"My brother was picked up by the state intelligence agencies when he was returning home from office,” recalled Hani Baloch, the sister of a missing Baloch person, as she broke into tears while saying this. Baloch Women’s Panel (BWP) has been ... More >>
SRI LANKA: Appeal To The Government And The UN
Thursday, 28 January 2010, 10:12 am | Asian Human Rights Commission
The common candidate for several opposition parties, retired general Sarath Fonseka, has made an appeal to the President of Sri Lanka to ensure security for him through the Inspector General of Police. This has been published through several media channels. More >>
PAKISTAN: Shameful acts by the lawyers
Thursday, 28 January 2010, 9:31 am | Asian Human Rights Commission
Lawyers have stormed the Lahore Session Courts to show their solidarity with a lawyer and former president of Lahore high court bar association who was arrested in the murder case of a 12-year-old Christian domestic helper. The girl was allegedly tortured. More >>
INDIA: The state of the republic showcased
Wednesday, 27 January 2010, 9:57 am | Asian Human Rights Commission
The conduct of Justice P.G. Agarwal Commission of Inquiry so far appears to be a threat to media freedom in India. The single-member Commission, appointed on August 27 is the state government's response to the large-scale and prolonged public protest ... More >>
INDIA: Ban commercial cultivation of Bt Brinjal
Wednesday, 27 January 2010, 9:38 am | Asian Human Rights Commission
We thank Shri Ramesh, Minister-in-Charge of Environment and Forest, Govt. of India and thank him for providing the opportunity to discuss on genetically modified crops (GMCs), a controversial and avoidable issue which would seriously influence and adversely ... More >>
Commissions for Human Rights Violations A Failure
Saturday, 23 January 2010, 3:27 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
BANGKOK, Jan 20, 2010 (IPS) - Sri Lanka’s nearly three decades of civil war may be over, but questions about war crimes and gross human rights violations committed during the final stages of that battle in 2009 continue to haunt the South Asian ... More >>
INDIA: Human Rights Defender Released From Custody
Friday, 22 January 2010, 4:44 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) and the Front Line are pleased to inform you of the release of Mr. Jiten Yumnam and seven other persons from custody in Manipur state, India. The administration released the detainees on 7 January. More >>
THAILAND: Lack Of Investigation Into Assault
Friday, 22 January 2010, 9:42 am | Asian Human Rights Commission
According to the information received from the Union for Civil Liberty (UCL), on November 27, 2009, at 8.30 am, Mr. Sittichai Phetpong was shot and severely wounded by a gunman on a motorcycle as he stepped out of his car to buy food at a wayside ... More >>
Myanmar: Open Letter to the UN on Torture
Tuesday, 19 January 2010, 10:03 am | Asian Human Rights Commission
The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has followed with concern reports of the most recent criminal cases targeting persons deemed threats to the state in Myanmar, and in particular the alleged use of grave forms of torture to extract confessions ... More >>
