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Cambodia: Respect For Suspects' Rights
Tuesday, 28 July 2009, 9:44 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
Five suspects in police custody are known to have died in police custody in different locations in Cambodia over the first five months of this year. There have been allegations that they suffered torture or other forms of ill-treatment. However, the police have ... More >>
South Korea: Thousands of Workers on Strike
Tuesday, 28 July 2009, 5:03 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
Ssang Yong Motor Company fired around three thousands workers. The labour union tried to negotiate this matter with the company, but both parties failed to agree. Subsequently, the workers and the labour union occupied the working place and protested against ... More >>
Palestine: Arrest Of Muhammad Srour
Sunday, 26 July 2009, 4:06 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
Mr. Muhammad Srour and Mr.Jonathan Pollack, an Israeli solidarity activist, testified to the United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict in Geneva on 6 July 2009 about the murder of 2 young men by Israeli forces during a demonstration in ... More >>
Pakistan: Crackdown On Baloch Students
Sunday, 26 July 2009, 4:05 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
After Pakistan’s accusation of Indian involvement in subversive activities with the nationalist movement in Balochistan province, the law enforcement agencies reacted heavily against the students of the province who have sympathies with nationalist ... More >>
Sri Lanka: Deshabandu Dushyntha Senewiratne
Sunday, 26 July 2009, 4:03 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
Four pairs of eyes belonging to four siblings, the eldest of whom was fifteen, were fixed upon a scene happening on the morning of the 22nd of July at Beligahahandiya in Galle. What they saw in that moment will remain fixed in their minds for the rest ... More >>
Indonesia: New Human Rights Periodical Released
Thursday, 23 July 2009, 5:07 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
The Asian Human Rights Commission wishes to inform you about the release of the first issue of Caveat, a monthly human rights analysis published by the Community Legal Aid Institut (LBH Masyarakat) in Jakarta, Indonesia. More >>
Sri Lanka: An Utter Waste Of Time And Money
Wednesday, 22 July 2009, 1:45 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
The recommendation of the 2006 Commission to Investigate Serious Human Rights Violations (the Udalagama Commission in short) that a permanent Commission should be established to investigate violations is by far, the most remarkably asinine recommendation that ... More >>
Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka's Police Abuse Victims
Monday, 13 July 2009, 6:32 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
Caught on a rare tea break, Father Nandana Manatunga bats atthe "tsunami" flies that whirl around his head and ponders a Sri Lankan newspaper headline: "Witness protection bill boostto human rights". You get the feeling he'd like to be batting at something ... More >>
Sri Lanka: The Attack On Lawyers
Monday, 13 July 2009, 6:32 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
(July 13, Colombo, Sri Lanka Guardian) Lawyers are officers of the court. Any attack on them in relation to their official functions amounts to contempt of court. The publication of a statement against several lawyers, with photographs of three of ... More >>
Sri Lanka: The Law Is A Dangerous Thing
Thursday, 9 July 2009, 12:54 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
This is a discussion among several imaginary characters. These imaginary characters do not represent any living persons. More >>
Thailand: Delayed Justice Is Injustice
Wednesday, 8 July 2009, 10:58 am | Asian Human Rights Commission
The shooting spree at Al Furakon Mosque, I-pa-yae village, Jor Airong District, Narathiwat the night of 8 June caused instantly ten deaths and a dozen of injuries. It took place while the villagers were praying at the mosque. One month past, on one hand, ... More >>
Indonesia: Military Elections?
Wednesday, 8 July 2009, 10:58 am | Asian Human Rights Commission
Indonesia's Presidential election goes into its first round on July 8, 2009. This second election process in Post-Suharto Indonesia is an important step in the countries short democratic history. More >>
International Day In Support Of Victims of Torture
Monday, 6 July 2009, 4:06 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
In light of this, Odhikar, as part of its UN-OPCAT activities, took up a three-day programme from 25 to 27th June 2009. On the 25th and 26th June, memorandums were handed over to the Deputy Commissioners and Superintendents of Police, rallies and ... More >>
SRI LANKA: individual portrayed as traitor
Monday, 6 July 2009, 3:19 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
SRI LANKA: Conscientious individual portrayed as traitor (This statement first appeared as an article in the Sri Lanka Guardian on July 4th 2009 - Editor) More >>
Around 100 houses belonging to Christians damaged
Friday, 3 July 2009, 1:34 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
PAKISTAN: Around 100 houses belonging to Christians damaged, and a young man beaten to death The violent attacks on the Christian community are continuing while the government claims that it is providing equal rights to religious minorities, including ... More >>
PAKISTAN: 10421 Cases of police Torture reported
Wednesday, 1 July 2009, 4:33 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
Madadgaar Helpline, Karachi, reported in its report on torture that in the first six months of year 2009 (January to June 2009) 695 reported cases of police torture occurred in the country. 174 boys, 45 girls, 198 women and 278 males were the victim ... More >>
Make Torture A Heinous Crime Under Pakistan Law
Sunday, 28 June 2009, 3:32 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
Torture in custody is a common phenomenon in Pakistan because of the rogue legal system and impotence of the rule of law. The laws of the land are silent on the issue of torture by the law enforcement agencies. The Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) has no ... More >>
Indonesia: Erase Torture: Make Torture A Crime!
Sunday, 28 June 2009, 3:30 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
Torture is mother of all human rights violations. Torture gave birth to various human rights violations from extra-judicial killing to denial of the right to fair trial. International human rights law posits torture as the highest norm of crimes. Thus, ... More >>
Sri Lanka: Authorities Complicit In Torture
Sunday, 28 June 2009, 3:29 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
The International Day in Support of Victims of Torture is recognised annually on the 26th June. It is a day devoted to the promotion of the idea of a torture-free world. It is also a day on which the previous achievements in any particular country ... More >>
India: Medias' Ignorance Is Suicidal
Sunday, 28 June 2009, 3:28 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
The world today observes the International Day in Support of the Victims of Torture. Human rights organisations inside and outside India observes the day as an occasion to reach out to the victims of torture and to encourage the government to take steps ... More >>
