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Omar Abdullah Must Put Promises Into Action
Thursday, 8 January 2009, 11:42 am | Asian Human Rights Commission
The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) congratulates the new state government of Jammu and Kashmir setup under the leadership of the Chief Minister Mr. Omar Abdullah. By their overwhelming participation, the people of the state have reiterated not ... More >>
President of the General Assembly
Thursday, 8 January 2009, 11:41 am | Asian Human Rights Commission
(December 27, 2008) The behavior by Israel in bombarding Gaza is simply the commission of wanton aggression by a very powerful state against a territory that [it?] illegally occupies. Time has come to take firm action if the United Nations does not want to ... More >>
Sri Lanka: The Attack On Sirasa TV
Thursday, 8 January 2009, 11:39 am | Asian Human Rights Commission
The massive attack on the Sirasa TV station brings gloomy predictions of things to come in the very near future to a country which is already bedeviled by lawlessness, violence and corruption. The leader of the opposition characterised the action as ... More >>
Indonesia: Critical Assessments Review, Indonesia
Monday, 14 April 2008, 10:43 am | Asian Human Rights Commission
"Dialogue and considerations were disproportionately based on the state report of the Government of Indonesia. The compilations of UN information and the summary of stakeholders' information as submitted by the OHCHR were neglected." More >>
Sri Lanka: Criminal Investigations Need Monitoring
Thursday, 24 January 2008, 9:20 am | Asian Human Rights Commission
The Asian Human Rights Commission strongly supports the call for a human rights monitoring mission by the United Nations as a measure to resuscitate the severely damaged criminal investigation capacity of the Sri Lankan policing system. More >>
Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission
Tuesday, 23 October 2007, 12:30 am | Asian Human Rights Commission
The numbers of persons and Buddhist monks and nuns who have been taken into custody in Burma during recent days remains unknown. This is largely because none of them have been taken in accordance with any law. There has not even been the pretence ... More >>
Urgent Warning -- Bloodshed Imminent In Burma
Wednesday, 26 September 2007, 11:03 am | Asian Human Rights Commission
Government vehicles manned by the personnel of township councils, quasi-government officials, government-organised thugs, police and others have since around 10am been patrolling the streets warning that there are to be no further protests or they will ... More >>
Pulling Sri Lanka Out Of Its State Of Lawlessness
Tuesday, 25 September 2007, 3:22 pm | Asian Human Rights Commission
At the United Nations Human Rights Council several European Union countries attempted to assist Sri Lanka out of its present serious crisis by suggesting human rights monitoring by the United Nations to buttress the local mechanisms of law enforcement, ... More >>
Sri Lanka Police Tortures Highlighted
Tuesday, 15 November 2005, 8:45 am | Asian Human Rights Commission
The Rehabilitation and Research Centre for Torture Victims (RCT) has submitted a written statement to the U.N. Committee against Torture regarding the prevalence of police torture in Sri Lanka and the lack of effective remedies. More >>
Appeal to remove bureaucratic barriers on aid
Tuesday, 22 February 2005, 10:01 am | Asian Human Rights Commission
Sri Lanka must immediately stop imposing customs duties and other charges on international relief goods sent for tsunami victims in the country, the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) urged on Friday. More >>
