Forwarded Statement

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) wishes to forward you the following letter from Mr. S.L. Gunasekara, Attorney-at-Law. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ———————— A Statement from Mr. S.L. Gunasekara forwarded by the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) Here is full text of the letter sent to the President of the BASL, […]

We the undersigned, strongly condemn the arrest of four students of the University of Jaffna (UoJ) by the Terrorism Investigation Department (TID) on Thursday, November 29, 2012. While welcoming the release of Kanesamoorthy Sutharsan, a student of the Jaffna Medical Faculty on the morning of Tuesday, December 4, we condemn the continued detention of the […]

Noting with grave concern that the impeachment proceedings initiated against Her Ladyship the Chief Justice would inevitably lead to an irreparable loss of confidence and public respect of the judicial system as a whole which in turn would further deteriorate the state of governance of the country. Noting in particular as lawyers from the North and East […]

His Excellency the President Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Temple Trees Colombo 3 Your Excellency, Importance of avoiding apprehension in the minds of the people in dispensing law and justice in a Democratic Society Sri Lanka is an island which won the eulogy “Daham Divayina” from time immemorial and was praised here and abroad.  […]

The Society for the Protection of the Rights of Child (SPARC), on the occasion of   Universal Children’s Day, urges for the “Implementation of UNCRC and ratification of Optional protocol on involvement of children in armed conflict.” The SPARK has also started a campaign of activities for the implementation of optional protocol along with other civil […]

The Commonwealth Lawyers Association (CLA), the Commonwealth Legal Education Association (CLEA) and the Commonwealth Magistrates’ and Judges’ Association (CMJA) are concerned about the recent motion in the Sri Lankan Parliament to proceed with the impeachment of Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake The existence of an independent and impartial judiciary is one of the cardinal features of […]

Lawyers for Democracy (LfD), raises serious concerns with the process that has commenced to impeach the Chief Justice of Sri Lanka, Hon. Dr. Shirani Bandaranayake. The impeachment follows in the wake of several other attempts in recent times to interfere and intimidate the judiciary, most recent incident being the attack against the Secretary of the […]

Phnom Penh, 15 November 2012 — The Cambodian Human Rights and Development Association (ADHOC) expresses its condemnation at the arrest today of eight community activists in Thmar Kaul Village, Po Sen Chey District, Phnom Penh. The community activists are guilty of nothing more than exercising their legitimate right to freedom of expression, and coming in […]

West Papuan flag unfurled – Arrest for breach of the peace President accused: War crimes in West Papua & East Timor London – 1 November 2012 The State Visit to the UK of Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has been beset by protests against his government’s human rights abuses in West Papua, Aceh and the […]

A Joint Commentary by the Korean NGO Coalition for the 2nd Cycle of the UPR on the Republic of Korea (31 October 2012, Seoul) On 25 October 2012, the Republic of Korea was reviewed under the Universal Periodic Review (UPR), which is a process to review the overall human rights situation and records of all […]

We wish to share with you the following statement jointly issued by Odhikar, Human Security Alliance and Asian Muslim Action Network on October 26, 2012. For further details about the three organisations, please see the following websites: http://odhikar.org/ ; http://www.hsa-int.net/ ; and http://www.aman-asia.org/, respectively. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ————- A Joint Statement from […]

16 October 2012, Colombo, Sri Lanka: The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) views with very serious concern the appearance of posters in Sinhala on Monday, 15th October 2012 in the environs of Colombo, the English translation of the text of which states: “Let us save the pro-people Divineguma Act that builds the lives of fifteen […]

Dhaka, Sept 16, 2012: In light of repeated incidents of enforced disappearance in the country, members of parliament, judiciary, administration, families of the disappeared and rights activists urged the Bangladesh government for immediate accession to the International Convention for the Protection of All persons from Enforced Disappearance (The Convention), for which generations of victims have […]

Bangkok, Thailand and Manila, Philippines: JPF and AFAD call on the government to ensure remedies for victims of Enforced Disappearances and ratify the UN Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance Bangkok, 30 August, 2012: On the occasion of International Day of the Disappeared, the Justice for Peace Foundation (JPF) and the […]

The Federation of University Teachers’ Associations (FUTA) held a historic convention at the Western Province Aesthetic Centre on 17 August 2012 on the current status and future directions of State Education in Sri Lanka or “free education” as it is popularly known. The convention was attended by representatives of over 50 national trade unions and […]

The Free Cocoy Tulawie Movement is happy to announce the Decision of the Supreme Court dated July 3, 2012 which GRANTED the Petition for Certiorari and Prohibition filed by Temogen “Cocoy” Tulawie et.al. against Governor Sakur Tan for declaring the Province of Sulu in a State of Emergency last March 31, 2009. Penned by Associate Justice […]

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following statement from the Human Rights Lawyers Association (HRLA) and other human rights organizations in Thailand on the death penalty imposed on three police officers for the killing of Kiettisak Thitboonkrong. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ————- On 30 July 2012, in the Black Case […]

Phnom Penh, 27 July 2012 — The Cambodian Human Rights and Development Association (ADHOC) and the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) condemn the disruption of a training session on land rights jointly organized in Rattanakiri province this morning. ADHOC and CCHR call on all public authorities to put an end to intimidation of human […]

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following statement from the Law & Society Trust. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ————- A Statement from the Law & Society Trust forwarded by the Asian Human Rights Commission The Law & Society Trust views the reported attack on the Mannar court house by a […]

Responding to the threats exerted by the Cabinet Minister Rishad Badurdeen on the Mannar Magistrate (Mr. A. Judeson), the Lawyers for Democracy (LFD) urges the President to remove the said Minister with immediate effect. Confirmed information discloses that the Minister has interfered with the course of justice and threatened the Magistrate and thereafter the court […]