Forwarded Press Release

A Press Release from National Commission on the Status of Women (NCSW), forwarded by the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) A two-judge bench comprising Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry and Justice Tariq Parvez, which had taken up the petition of National Commission on the Status of Women (NCSW), filed by its chairperson Anis Haroon and […]

เรียน ทุกท่าน เราปรารถนาที่จะส่งต่อใบแจ้งข่าว โดย มูลนิธิผสานวัฒนธรรม และ มูลนิธิศูนย์ทนายความมุสลิม เกี่ยวกับการทบทวนสถานการณ์สิทธิมนุษยชนของประเทศไทย (UPR) คณะกรรมาธิการสิทธิมนุษยชนแห่งเอเชีย (Asian Human Rights Commission) ฮ่องกง ————- เพื่อการเผยแพร่ทันที AHRC-FPR-009-2012-TH 15 มีนาคม 2555 ใบแจ้งข่าวจาก มูลนิธิผสานวัฒนธรรม และ มูลนิธิศูนย์ทนายความมุสลิม ส่งต่อโดยคณะกรรมาธิการสิทธิมนุษยชนแห่งเอเชีย (Asian Human Rights Commission: AHRC) ประเทศไทย: ขอให้รัฐบาลทบทวน การประกาศสถานการณ์ฉุกเฉิน ที่มีความร้ายแรง ในเขตพื้นที่สามจังหวัดชายแดนภาคใต้ อีกครั้ง เผยแพร่วันที่ 13 มีนาคม พ.ศ. 2555 ใบแจ้งข่าว ขอให้รัฐบาลทบทวนการประกาศสถานการณ์ฉุกเฉินที่มีความร้ายแรง ในเขตพื้นที่สามจังหวัดชายแดนภาคใต้อีกครั้ง มูลนิธิผสานวัฒนธรรมและมูลนิธิศูนย์ทนายความมุสลิมยื่นจดหมายเปิดผนึก ฉบับที่ 2 ขอให้รัฐบาลทบทวนการประกาศสถานการณ์ฉุกเฉินที่มีความร้ายแรงในเขตพื้นที่สามจังหวัดชายแดนภาคใต้อีกในครั้งต่อไป โดยขอให้พิจารณาถึงข้อมูลและข้อคิดเห็น ดังต่อไปนี้ 1. การบังคับใช้พรก.ฉุกเฉินฯ เป็นการลดบทบาทของกระบวนการยุติธรรมตามปกติ ซึ่งเป็นกระบวนการที่คุ้มกันสิทธิและเสรีภาพของประชาชนโดยเฉพาะบทบาทของศาล ที่ทำหน้าที่ตรวจสอบถ่วงดุลฝ่ายบริหารและฝ่ายนิติบัญญัติ […]

A Press Release from ‘Citizen’s Rights’ forwarded by the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) The Resolution that is proposed to be taken up at the 19 Session of the UNHRC in Geneva on war crimes allegations and accountability issues since the war concluded in May 2009, wants the Sri Lankan government to provide an assurance […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) wishes to forward to you the following press release from the Cross Culture Foundation (CrCF) and the Muslim Attorney Centre Foundation (MAC) regarding Thai Universal Periodic Review (UPR). Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ————- A Press Release from the Cross Culture Foundation (CrCF) and the Muslim […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) wishes to forward to you the following press release from [Name of the Organisation/Media]. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ————- A Press Release from Lawyers for Democracy forwarded by the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) 13th March 2012 ‘Lawyers for Democracy’ (LfD) is gravely concerned with […]

A Press Release from Cross Cultural Foundation and Muslim Attorney Centre Foundation forwarded by the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) March 12, 2012 With the submission of an Open Letter no. 2 to the Prime Minister of Thailand, the Cross-Cultural Foundation (CrCF) and the Muslim Attorney Centre Foundation (MAC) would like to urge the government to review […]

Reporters Without Borders calls on all members of the Geneva-based United Nations Human Rights Council, which began its 19th session yesterday, to pass a resolution condemning the Sri Lankan government’s violations of freedom of information and to demand an end to threats and violence against news media and human rights defenders in Sri Lanka. “For […]

Park Jeonggeun could face seven years in jail after tweeting about Kim Jong-il © Private The South Korean authorities should immediately release a social media activist accused of helping “the enemy” for re-tweeting messages from North Korea’s official government Twitter account, Amnesty International said today. Park Jeonggeun, a 24-year-old Socialist Party activist, was yesterday charged […]

A Pakistani Christian from HK To, The International Christian community, churches and Organizations, Subject: – The Future of Pakistani Christians. Dear Brothers and Sisters, I, a Pakistani Christian living in Hong Kong as an asylum seeker writing behalf of other 30 plus Pakistani Christians asylum seeker in Hong Kong among 7000 other asylum seekers and […]

The on-going disagreement between the National and International Co-Investigating Judges at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) over the appointment of Judge Laurent Kasper-Ansermet has increasingly become a concern. Related to this matter, we believe the intervention by the Supreme Council of the Magistracy of the Kingdom of Cambodia (SCM) over the […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) wishes to forward to you the following press release from Front Line Defenders regarding the case of Temogen “Cocoy” Tulawie. You can also visit http://www.frontlinedefenders.org/node/17068  to take action. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ————- A Press Release from Front Line Defenders forwarded by the Asian Human Rights […]

Think Centre Human Rights Defender Award 2011 http://www.thinkcentre.org/article.cfm?ArticleID=3107 Jolovan Wham — Executive Director of HOME (Humanitarian Organisation for Migration Economics) This 14 January 2012, Think Centre (TC) Singapore’s oldest political association will present the Human Rights Defender award to Jolovan Wham. In Southeast Asian countries, there are many men, women and children whose human rights […]

The car owned by Mahesh Kumar, the former President of Press Club Hyderabad was attacked by three motor-cyclists while Mahesh was inside the club building on New Year’s Eve around 11:30 p.m. Security guard of the press club saw them firing at the car and quickly escaping the area. Fortunately, no one was hurt. Mahesh […]

1. The families of conflict victims have been struggling for justice and truth for incidents of human rights violations committed during the armed conflict. Their organisations and the human rights community has constantly been advocating for these problems to be addressed. They have further demanded that the bills regarding the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and […]

The citation read at the NIA presentation recognizing the unyielding integrity, personal commitment and courage of J C Weliamuna, former Executive Director – TISL & Director – Transparency International. Born on the 29th of August, 1961 in Walasmulla, Beliatta in the Hambantota District and educated at St. Aloysius College in Galle, Sri Lanka Law College […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) wishes to forward to you the following press release from the Center for Victims of Torture-Nepal (CVICT). Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ————- A Press Release from the Center for Victims of Torture-Nepal forwarded by the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) The Center for Victims of […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) wishes to forward to you the following press release from the Council of Europe. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ————- A Press Release from the Council of Europe forwarded by the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) Press release – CommDH039(2011) — Council of Europe Strasbourg, 29/11/2011 […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) wishes to forward to you the following press release from Human Rights Watch Asia. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ————- A Press Release from Human Rights Watch Asia forwarded by the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) 2 November 2011 http://www.hrw.org/news/2011/10/31/cambodia-malaysia-domestic-workers-face-abuse (Phnom Penh, November 1, 2011): The […]

The Trial Chamber today announced that opening statements in the trial in Case 002 will commence at 9.00 a.m. on Monday 21 November 2011 in the ECCC Main Courtroom and continue over the following days. The hearing of evidence in this case will begin on Monday 28 November 2011. The Initial Hearing in Case 002, […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) wishes to forward to you the following press release from Networking for Rights. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ————- A Press Release from Networking for Rights forwarded by the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) Press release/ 17 Oct. 2011 Networking for Rights is deeply concerned that […]