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Min Myat Kyaw [Member, Asian Human Rights Commission]: “The sentencing of four supporters of democracy party leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi to two years’ imprisonment last week is the latest instance of how courts in Burma (Myanmar) operate under the military regime there to defeat civil and political rights, without regard to the terms […]

Ostensibly the crisis is the elevation of chief justice for the Lahore High Court in the Supreme Court of Pakistan, the elevation of the next senior most judge Justice Saquib Nasir, as acting Chief Justice of Lahroe High Court (a la Zia ul Haq style).   Being of the view that more harm is done […]

WUNRN – http://www.wunrn.com http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/world/turkish-girl-buried-alive-in-honour-killing/story-e6frev00-1225827078103 A 16-year-old girl was buried alive by relatives in southeast Turkey in a gruesome honour killing just because she reportedly befriended boys, the Anatolia news agency reported today. Acting on a tip-off, police discovered Medine Memi’s body in a sitting position with her hands tied, in a two-metre-deep hole in a chicken […]

“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 observing a hunger strike camp in front of Quetta Press Club for the past […]

On 20th January (or in just 8 working days) the end of the “permission to stay and work in Thailand for one year, pending deportation” for 61, 543 Burmese, Cambodian and Laotian migrants who “illegally” entered the country will arrive. As the first migrant work permit renewal deadline of the year it is somewhat different […]

Pakistani political soap opera continues and so far no surprises for the audience. In the latest episode the Supreme Court declared that the National Reconciliation Ordinance was “ultra vires and violative of various constitutional provisions.” Much before the court took up the matter on 7th December this decision was expected as nobody was willing to […]

There is thunderous applause for bringing the accused plunderers and criminals to justice and widespread speculation on the resignation of the president. Very little analysis is being done on the overall effect of the judgment itself.  While, the NRO can never be defended even on the plea of keeping the system intact, the Supreme Court […]

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, one that will have adverse consequences for Western troops deployed in Afghanistan. A year after rogue elements of Pakistan’s intelligence services disrupted Indian-Pakistani peace […]

Universal Child Day is being celebrated by the international community, including Pakistan, on 20th November. The Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) was signed on 20th November 1989, and so far the Convention has been ratified by 191 nation states. This day is a reminder for us to review our commitments and action […]

When the petition for looking into the plight of Khawja Saras1 (transsexual/transvestite) was filed at the supreme court of Pakistan, and reported in some of the more sensational Urdu print media, it was seen as yet another petition that may not have any substantial outcome, but it caught everyone by surprise when the, apex court actually […]

Although the 21st century has been a time of enlightenment and moderation, where the rule of law and democracy is heeded and upheld in many parts of the world, the situation in Pakistan, and particularly in the province of Sindh, is deplorable. In the district of Ghotki, Sindh province, the menaces of feudalism, tribalism and […]

The religious minorities especially the Christians in Pakistan are caught up in a serious situation where in their life, property, honor, freedom, and way of living is in danger. The State is seriously failing to protect their life and property. The wave of terror has been unleashed by those who sit in judgment on issues […]

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following article from Dr. Mubashir Hasan, former finance minister of Pakistan, published in the Daily Times. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ————- An article published in the Daily Times, Pakistan from Dr. Mubashir Hasan forwarded by the Asian Human Rights Commission Reconstruct or perish, the […]

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 “illegally”. What with an abundance of brokers assisting them, and the fact that wide swathes of the Thai economy […]

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 warning has recently come from the mouth of Pakistan’s prime minister in a recent statement. […]

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following article from Asia Sentinel. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ————- An article from Asia Sentinel forwarded by the Asian Human Rights Commission September 30, 2009 Jo Baker Last month Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari observed the country’s National Minority Day by calling minority groups […]

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following article from the Sri Lanka Guardian. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ————- An article from the Sri Lanka Guardian forwarded by the Asian Human Rights Commission   Thursday, September 24, 2009 “Free media¡¦s greatest allies in the struggle for freedom of expression are those […]

A large family size, structural and seasonal unemployment, upward moving prices of food items, lack of social safety nets and endemic poverty is forcing many families in Pakistan to sell their children. News channels and papers have especially been displaying such tragic tales of poor families for the last two years and now these stories […]

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 threats later, he works for the Asian Human Rights Commission in Hong Kong, but is no closer to the […]

Sunday, September 6, 2009 By Basil Fernando (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, under the control of each ASP there are several police stations […]