Forwarded Open Letter

Citizens for Justice and Peace Gujarat Genocide 2002 Long wait for justice Major Trials Lend your Voice to Our Struggle! Eighth Anniversary of the Gujarat Genocide 2002 FEBRUARY 27-28, 2010 Dear Friends, On February 27-28, Citizens for Justice and Peace (CPJ) commemorated the eight anniversary of the Genocide in Gujarat. The victim survivors and the […]

Open Letter to Mr. Abhisit Vejjajiva, Prime Minister of Thailand Geneva-Paris, January 19, 2010 Re: Lack of effective investigation into the assault against human  Dear Prime Minister, The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a joint programme of the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) and the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), expresses […]

URGENT Monday 18th January, 2010 To: The Honorable Prime Minister Mr. Abhisit Vejjajiva We, the undersigned, continue to be concerned for the safety and security of over 2 million migrants from Burma, Cambodia and Laos currently working in Thailand. We are particularly concerned for the situation of migrants from Burma who account for approximately 90% […]

23 December 2009 His Excellency the Prime Minister CC: H.E. Minister of Justice Director General of Department of Special Investigation Since your ascension to the premiership, you have fervently declared to public your intention to set up a special committee to restore inquiries into important cases that have gained much attention from society. Previous governments […]

We, the people from India and different parts of the world concerned with the protection of human and environmental rights, have learned that 2006 onwards POSCO TJ Park Prize has been awarding an individual or organization its Community Development & Philanthropy Prize. This gives us reason to believe that as an organization, POSCO is concerned […]

This is to draw your kind attention to the incident of police firing in which took place on 20 November in which two people have been killed and several people injured. As you would have noticed from the media reports over forty people have been arrested so far. However, what is not being reported in […]

Sir, In a brutal eviction drive, to uproot nearly 6000 slum dwellers in the vicinity of Eastern Bypass, Kolkata and demolishment of their 1200 shanties for a suggested ‘beautification’ and ‘development’ programme took place by the personnel of Bidhan Nagar Police Station and Rapid Action Force (RAF) on 04/10/2009 from 6 to 10 a.m., the […]

Respected Chief Minister, A prominent newspaper had recently carried a detailed story on the field trial of a Genetically Modified (GM) Corn of the American multi national company Monsanto being conducted in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. Your respected self might be aware of the serious concerns that many nations and citizens across the world have, with […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) wishes to forward to you the following open invitation from the Tji Hak-soon Justice & Peace Foundation, requesting for nominating candidates for the 13th Tji Hak-soon Justice & Peace Award. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong —————– An open invitation to nominate candidates for the 13th Tji […]

Dear Friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) wishes to forward to you the open letter from the Human Rights for Development Foundation (HRDF) had coordinated with Bangkok Clinic for Rights and Legal Personality Legal Counseling (Bangkok Clinic) and Stateless Watch for Research and Development Institute of Thailand (SWIT) to send the legal opinion and […]

With reference to above, we would like to draw your attention on the incident of malnutrition death of two years child Prem in Madhya Pradesh state capital, Bhopal. The first hand analysis of the causes of child death reveals that the poor position of existing ICDS and heath services are responsible such incidence of malnutrition […]

The International Press , which is comprised of representatives from the world¡¦s media community, including Reporters Without Borders, is extremely concerned over the ongoing spate of violent attacks against the media. However, in spite of the military victory over the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), the deterioration of the press freedom situation in the […]

Dear Friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) wishes to forward to you the following open letter from V. Anandasangaree, President ¡V TULF to His Excellency Mahinda Rajapaksa, President of Sri Lanka. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ——- An Open Letter from V. Anandasangaree, President ¡V TULF to His Excellency Mahinda Rajapaksa, President of […]

Greetings from Right to Food Campaign Madhya Pradesh Group! Right to Food Campaign Madhya Pradesh Support Group is an alliance of civil society organizations and people’s organizations working across the country for ensuring right to food with dignity and future security, especially for the most marginalized and excluded. This with specific reference to the issue […]

Greetings from Right to Food Campaign Madhya Pradesh Group! Right to Food Campaign Madhya Pradesh Support Group is an alliance of civil society organizations and people’s organizations working across the country for ensuring right to food with dignity and future security, especially for the most marginalized and excluded. This with specific reference to the issue […]

I am writing to bring to your notice the remarks made by Ms. Ranjana Baghel, the Minister for Women and Child Development Department of Madhya Pradesh, who recently visited Burhanpur and Khandwa districts. The remarks quoted below were reproduced in the local media. The Spandan Samaj Seva Samiti (Spandan), a Right to Food Group, has […]

Dr. Thomas Tsang, JP Controller Centre for Health Protection Department of Health 3/F 147C Argyle Street, Kowloon Hong Kong Fax No.: 2573 0585 Dear Dr. Tsang, Re: Report  My name is Danilo Reyes, a Filipino living and working for the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) here in Hong Kong. I am writing regarding a report published by The […]

To: asie@rsf.org Reporters Without Borders Mr. Anura Priyadarshana Yapa Media and Information Minister Colombo Sri Lanka Paris, 10 February 2009 Dear Minister, We are dismayed to learn that the BBC World Service felt obliged today to stop supplying news programmes in English, Sinhala and Tamil to Sri Lankan state broadcaster SLBC for local FM retransmission because the SLBC, for which you […]

His Excellency Ban Ki Moon The secretary General, United Nations Your Excellency, The Agonising Cry , Sri-Lanka We the Roman Catholic Priests and Religious serving the people in Wanni, the theatre of on-going vicious battles, make the following ardent and urgent appeal. 1. The “uncleared” area of Wanni which consisted of Killinochchi, Mullaitivu, parts of […]

With grave concern I am writing to you for your immediate intervention following the fact that today at about 3.00 p.m. we were informed that more 5000 persons are going to be evicted from their lawful possession [land and house with belongings] near Belgachia Bhagar (Howrah Municipal Dumping Ground) under Liluah Police Station, in Howrah […]