Forwarded Press Release

THAILAND: Day One – Free speech on trial in Thailand – Thai webmaster facing 50 years for lèse majesté postings

Dear Friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) wishes to forward to you the following press release from Freedom Against Censorship Thailand (FACT). Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ————- 4 February 2011 Day One – Free speech on trial in Thailand Thai webmaster facing 50 years for lèse majesté postings By CJ Hinke Freedom […]

THAILAND: Calling to observe for court trial of Chiranuch Premchaiporn, director of Prachatai website, on 4 – 17 February 2011, 9.00am – 4.00pm at the Criminal Court

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) wishes to forward to you the following press release from the group of activists who set up the trial observation on Chiranuch Premchaiporn, director of Prachai website. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ————- A Press Release from the group of activists who set up the trial […]

PAKISTAN: Alarming increase in hunger and violence in flood hit areas, ActionAid Pakistan

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) wishes to forward to you the following press release from ActionAid Pakistan. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ————- A Press Release from ActionAid Pakistan forwarded by the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) Islamabad: Saturday, Jan 29, 2011. International anti poverty agency ActionAid has raised concerns about […]

PAKISTAN: Save the life of a Baloch journalist

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) wishes to forward to you the following press release from Baloch Human Rights Council (Canada). Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ————- A Press Release from Baloch Human Rights Council, Canada forwarded by the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) Baloch Human Rights Council (Canada) has released an […]

PAKISTAN: The cases of missing children continue to rise in Karachi in 2010; 3090 children reported missing in the city in a year; Roshni Survey finds

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) wishes to forward to you the following press release from the Roshni Help Line. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ————- A Press Release from the Roshni Help Line forwarded by the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) January 18, 2011 PRESS RELEASE “Missing is a step that […]

SRI LANKA: Websites that criticise the Government to be dealt with

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 18 January 2011 The attention of NfR has been drawn […]

PAKISTAN: The year 2010 proves to be worst for media-19 media workers killed; 1500 retrenched

Dear friends,   The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) wishes to forward to you the following press release from the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ————- Islamabad January 1, 2011. The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has termed the year 2010 as one of the worst in the […]

THAILAND: Chinese dissident journalist detained in Bangkok despite UNHCR protection

Dear Friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) wishes to forward to you the following press release from the Reporters Without Borders. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ————- Published on 21 December 2010 Reporters Without Borders calls on the Thai authorities to release Sun Shucai, an 87-year-old refugee activist and journalist who was arrested […]

CAMBODIA: NGOs call on the Cambodian Government to comply with the UN Torture Convention

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) wishes to forward to you the following press release from a group of Cambodia NGOs. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ————- A Press Release from a group of Cambodian NGOs forwarded by the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) Cambodia before the Committee Against Torture: Media Release […]

SAUDI ARABIA: Stop Rizana Nafeek’s execution

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) wishes to forward to you the following press release from the Islamic Human Rights Commission. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ————- A Press Release from the Islamic Human Rights Commission forwarded by the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) SAUDI ARABIA: Stop Rizana Nafeek’s execution Islamic Human […]

WORLD: The International Convention for the Protection of all Persons From Enforced Disappearances Enters Into Force on 23 December 2010

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) wishes to forward to you the following press release from the International Coalition against Enforced Disappearances. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ————- A Press Release from the International Coalition against Enforced Disappearances forwarded by the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) (November 25, 2010) On 23 November […]

PAKISTAN: Outcry over death sentence for ‘blasphemy’ mother who offered farmhands water

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following news by AFP published in the Sydney Morning Herald. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ————- A press release by AFP published in the Sydney Morning Herald forwarded by the Asian Human Rights Commission A Pakistani court has sentenced to death a Christian mother of […]

INDONESIA: Notes on follow up to TNI reform

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) wishes to forward to you the following joint press release from the following organistions in Indonesia: ICJR, IDSPS, Imparsial, INFID, KontraS, Lesperssi, Praxis, and Propatria. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ————- A Joint Press Release from Indonesian rights groups for the 2010 Anniversary of the Indonesian […]

CAMBODIA: CCHR welcomes Secretary of State Clinton to Cambodia as human rights in the Kingdom come under increasing international scrutiny

PHNOM PENHI October 29 — The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) welcomes United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to Cambodia and urges her to show leadership by encouraging Cambodia to reverse the drift towards authoritarianism showcased for the world so bluntly during the recent visit of United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. As […]

PAKISTAN: Journalists demand immediate arrest of culprits involved in kidnapping, torture of TV Reporter

ISLAMABAD Oct 31: The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has expressed concern over non-arrest of officials of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) who ruthlessly tortured and inflected more than 31 injurers on various parts of the body of Din TV channel’s Faisal Shoukat Ali Rajput and demanded immediate action against all those involved in […]

THAILAND: Rights groups call on UN Secretary General for urgent investigation into abuses against Myanmar migrants deported from Thailand

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) wishes to forward to you the following press release from The State Enterprise Workers Relations Confederation (SERC), the Thai Labour Solidarity Committee (TLSC) and the Human Rights and Development Foundation (HRDF). The press release urges the UN Secretary General to instruct related UN agencies to urgently investigate […]

CAMBODIA: 19 Anniversary of the Paris Peace Agreements — A time to reflect and a time to look forward

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) wishes to forward to you the following press release from The Cambodian Center for Human Rights. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ————- A Press Release from The Cambodian Center for Human Rights forwarded by the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) PRESS RELEASE Phnom Penh, 22 October […]

INDIA / SOUTH KOREA: Majority report of the Ministry of Environment and Forests Committee a vindication of peoples just struggle against POSCO project

Dear Friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) wishes to forward to you the following press release from the POSCO Pratirodh Sangram Samthi and the Environment Support Group. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ————- A Press Release from the POSCO Pratirodh Sangram Samthi and the Environment Support Group forwarded by the Asian Human Rights […]

CAMBODIA: Conviction evidence of government attempt to remove Sam Rainsy from politics

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) wishes to forward to you the following press release from the Cambodian Center for Human Rights. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ————- A Press Release from the Cambodian Center for Human Rights forwarded by the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) CAMBODIA: Conviction evidence of government attempt […]

NEPAL: Political Parties, Government and Development Partners: Be Accountable in Delivering Basic Services to Achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in Nepal

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) wishes to forward to you the following press release from the NGO Federation of Nepal, at the occasion of the review of the Millennium Development Goals in New York. The following demands have been formulated during an interaction programme organised to reflect the views of Civil Society […]