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India: Is Manipur Less Important Than Andhra?
Wednesday, 16 December 2009, 10:51 am | Asian Human Rights Commission
Manipur, a state in the northeast of India is in national news since the past two decades. The state remains in news for all the wrong reasons. More >>
Philippines: Martial Law Dilutes Human Rights
Monday, 14 December 2009, 10:26 am | Asian Human Rights Commission
After the country's democracy was restored 23 years ago, the days where the police and military were ruling over the civilian authority were deeply felt again, most notably by the citizens of Maguindanao More >>
ASIA: Crisis in Human Rights Protection in Asia
Monday, 14 December 2009, 10:10 am | Asian Human Rights Commission
On the 10th of December Human Rights Day is celebrated the world over. It reminds us of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948, which symbolized the start of an era based on a respect for human dignity and on the obligations of ... More >>
INDIA / SOUTH KOREA: human rights violation
Monday, 14 December 2009, 10:06 am | Asian Human Rights Commission
An Open Letter from the National Centre for Advocacy Studies and Posco Prathirodh Sangram Samiti More >>
PAKISTAN: A military coup is unfolding
Monday, 14 December 2009, 9:58 am | Asian Human Rights Commission
A military coup is unfolding in Pakistan, but, this time, there is no rumbling of tanks on the streets of Islamabad. Instead, it seems the military is using a new strategy for regime change in Pakistan More >>
Philippines: Irrationality and double standards
Wednesday, 9 December 2009, 3:09 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
When President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo signed Proclamation 1959, declaring a state of martial law, except in some areas, in the province of Maguindanao she was following the recommendations of top commanders of the armed forces and the police. More >>
Pakistan: Corruption cases
Wednesday, 9 December 2009, 3:05 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
Successive governments and courts are conspicuously avoiding the trying of corruption cases against the former top hierarchy of the armed forces. More >>
Sri Lanka: Reform Of A Rotten Police System
Wednesday, 9 December 2009, 2:27 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
(On the 10th December, Janasansadaya a Sri Lankan human rights organisation will hold a seminar on police reforms. This statement is issued on the occasion of this seminar pointing out some major problems obstructing such police reforms). More >>
India: Human Rights In Orissa
Wednesday, 9 December 2009, 2:26 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
The fundamental rights were included in the constitution because they were considered essential for the development of the personality of every individual and to preserve human dignity. More >>
US Remarks at Oxford University
Wednesday, 9 December 2009, 10:42 am | Asian Human Rights Commission
Thank you for that kind introduction. It’s an honor to be back at Oxford, an institution for which I have enormous respect. It is a particular pleasure to speak to you on Thanksgiving, the most distinctly American of the holidays that we celebrate across ... More >>
Pakistan: Missing Vice Chancellor
Wednesday, 9 December 2009, 10:36 am | Asian Human Rights Commission
No action has been taken by the Pakistani government for the recovery of Dr. Lutfullal Kakakhel, a high-profile scientist and university vice chancellor, who was abducted on November 6 and who remains missing. More >>
Pakistan: 1.4 Million Blind People In Pakistan
Wednesday, 9 December 2009, 10:32 am | Asian Human Rights Commission
Around 45,000 of the 1.4 million blind people in Pakistan are children aged under-15. Many more children suffer from 'low vision', which means a significant vision defect even with glasses. More >>
Pakistan: Right to Self Determination
Monday, 7 December 2009, 2:07 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
As we all know that Pakistan is not a naturally grown country, rather a man-made state that came into existence through a contract between different people. And that contract, everyone knows, is the 1940 Lahore resolution; also called the Pakistan ... More >>
Pakistan: Attack On The House Of Journalist
Friday, 4 December 2009, 9:41 am | Asian Human Rights Commission
It is evident by recent events that the state intelligence agencies remain above the law and are spending more time and resources on monitoring freedom of expression rather than doing their professional duties. In a recent incident the house of a ... More >>
Nepal: The DPKO Must Repatriate Major Basnet
Monday, 30 November 2009, 1:04 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
Major Niranjan Basnet is an officer of the Nepal Army against whom there is an arrest warrant pending in Nepal. The warrant is issued by the Kavre District Court on February 10, 2008. More >>
Philippines: The Maguindanao Massacre
Monday, 30 November 2009, 1:02 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
As it has been widely reported, 57 people-including two human rights lawyers and 30 journalists - were slaughtered on November 23 in Maguindanao, a province in central Mindanao. While much of the stories and worldwide condemnation focused on the number ... More >>
India: Democracy 'Encountered'
Friday, 27 November 2009, 12:21 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
Manipur, a state in the north-east of India is often in news for all the wrong reasons. The irony, unfortunately, is that there is nothing new in this. Confined to the margins of the mainstream India not only by the state but also by the civil society organisations ... More >>
UK: Judicial Inquiry On Complicity In Torture
Friday, 27 November 2009, 12:20 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
The UK government should immediately order an independent judicial inquiry into the role and complicity of British security services in the torture of terrorism suspects in Pakistan, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. More >>
India: Liberhan Commission Of Enquiry Report
Friday, 27 November 2009, 12:19 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
"The theory or the claim made by the leaders of the movements or the icons, from political or social organisations, does not carry conviction to conclude that the demolition that was carried out by the karsevaks spontaneously out of sheer anger ... More >>
Pakistan: Elimination Of Violence Against Women
Friday, 27 November 2009, 12:17 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
The women of Pakistan bear the brunt of poor governance, military strife, and the corruption of the social, political and economic systems which surround them. W omen make up 49% of the population of Pakistan, yet they are continuously marginalized ... More >>
