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Saturday, 7 November 2009, 3:26 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
There is the expectation of imminent presidential as well as parliamentary elections in the coming months. The government approaches this with a view to take advantage of the victory over the LTTE to thereby consolidate its power for a further term. ... More >>
AHRC: Balochistan Situation Heating Up
Wednesday, 4 November 2009, 10:03 am | Asian Human Rights Commission
A situation akin to 1971 is brewing in Balochistan. Radical nationalists advocating a separate state of Balochistan are steadily gaining popularity at the expense of those who continue to look for a solution within the federal framework. The reasons ... More >>
Faulty Bomb Detection in Thailand
Tuesday, 3 November 2009, 9:33 am | Asian Human Rights Commission
The device known as GT200 has been used by the Thai military to detect explosive materials and has drawn greater controversy with time as serious doubts of its effectiveness amount among human rights organizations, civil society, and the scientific community. ... More >>
ASIA-PACIFIC: Authoritarianism
Monday, 2 November 2009, 10:17 am | Asian Human Rights Commission
Political power grabs dealt press freedom a great disservice again this year. A military coup caused Fiji (152nd) to fall 73 places. Soldiers moved into Fijian news rooms for several weeks and censored articles before they were published, while foreign ... More >>
Thailand/Burma: Nationality Verification
Monday, 2 November 2009, 10:15 am | Asian Human Rights Commission
The Thai Government recently reiterated its policy to formalise the status of around 2 million migrants from Burma working here. Nationality verification (NV) is apparently required because these migrants left Burma without permission and entered Thailand ... More >>
AHRC: Burma Using Torture in Criminal Cases
Thursday, 29 October 2009, 5:18 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
Much of the human rights advocacy concerning the use of torture in Burma is centred on cases of political detainees. These cases rightly deserve close attention and study. However, the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is aware that most victims ... More >>
Women in Pakistan Hit Hardest By Climate Change
Thursday, 29 October 2009, 3:54 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
Pakistan is among the countries which will be hit hardest in near future by effects of climate change even though it contributes only a fraction to global warming. The country is witnessing severe pressures on natural resources and environment. This ... More >>
AHRC: Open Letter to UNOHCR
Thursday, 29 October 2009, 11:14 am | Asian Human Rights Commission
The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is seeking the intervention of the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances concerning the many disappearances committed by the State in Indonesia’s past, concerning which impunity prevails ... More >>
Burma: Amend The Child Law
Tuesday, 6 October 2009, 11:46 am | Asian Human Rights Commission
Last Friday, the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) issued an Urgent Appeal on the case of three teenage girls who have been imprisoned for alleged involvement in an illegal lottery ring in Burma ( AHRC-UAC-131-2009 ). Although the three are ... More >>
Cambodia: Functioning Judiciary Required
Monday, 5 October 2009, 1:24 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) welcomes the initial report of the Special Rapporteur on Cambodia, in particular the highlighted areas of priority for future work, namely: the freedom of expression, the independence of the judiciary, land ... More >>
Asia's Institutions Of The Rule Of Law
Monday, 21 September 2009, 1:25 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
In most Asian nations, many barriers to the protection and enjoyment of human rights stem not simply from a lack of means, but from the efforts by States to ensure the inability of national institutions of the rule of law to deliver justice and guarantee ... More >>
Indonesia: Postpone Ratification Of Qonun Jinayah
Friday, 18 September 2009, 12:26 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
Implementing Islamic Law (Syariat Islam) is not a new thing for the Aceh people. A long time ago before Aceh was given the privilege to implement the law of Islam, the people in Aceh adopted Islamic values in their daily lives. Therefore, when the ... More >>
Pakistan: Political Expediency Of The Government
Wednesday, 16 September 2009, 4:35 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is deeply concerned about the uncontrolled violence against religious minorities in various districts of Punjab province, instigated by fundamentalist Muslim groups and religious leaders who illegally use mosque loud ... More >>
Honduras: Human Rights Violations
Wednesday, 16 September 2009, 4:34 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
The undersigned human rights organizations have the pleasure of writing to request that, in the upcoming session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, which will take place between September 14th and October 2nd, UN Human Rights Council Member-States ... More >>
Sri Lanka: Is The CID Above The Law?
Tuesday, 15 September 2009, 1:26 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
Last week two prominent LTTE leaders, Daya Master and George Master, were released on personal bail by a Magistrate in Colombo after the Criminal Investigation Division (CID) filed a report stating that the inquiries under the Prevention of Terrorism ... More >>
Hong Kong: Ensure Right To Adequate Food
Tuesday, 15 September 2009, 1:25 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
On Sep 2, 2009, Hong Kong SAR government announced that the food allowance in lieu of free food for foreign domestic helpers would be increased from not less than HKD 300 per month to not less than HKD 740 per month. Please see the full text. More >>
"My Son Was Murdered And The Police Did Nothing"
Tuesday, 15 September 2009, 1:23 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
Journalist and activist Baseer Naweed encountered the opaque operations of Pakistan’s intelligence agencies when his son Faraz Ahmed was kidnapped, tortured and killed outside his office during a major campaign against corruption. Five years and various ... More >>
Bangladesh: Laws And Legal Reforms Needed
Tuesday, 15 September 2009, 1:22 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
Bangladesh is an independent democratic country. She has been independent for almost four decades. At this time several elected Governments, including military regimes, have taken over power in the country. People are exercising their voting rights in ... More >>
Pakistan: Peaceful Memorial Service Stormed
Tuesday, 8 September 2009, 11:42 am | Asian Human Rights Commission
On September 2, the Asian Legal Resource Centre released a statement calling urgent attention of the UN Human Rights Council to the threat of indiscriminate revenge killings in Balochistan made by Pakistan’s law enforcement agencies. More >>
Sri Lanka: ASP's Responsibilities
Tuesday, 8 September 2009, 11:40 am | Asian Human Rights Commission
(September 06, Colombo, Sri Lanka Guardian) The responsibility of supervising a police station and ensuring orderly behavior of officers and discipline is the responsibility of the Assistant Superintendant of Police in charge of the police station. Normally, ... More >>
