Forwarded Statement

(New York) – The Sri Lankan armed forces have repeatedly struck hospitals in the northern Vanni region in indiscriminate artillery and aerial attacks, Human Rights Watch said today. Commanders responsible for ordering or conducting such attacks may be prosecuted for war crimes. Patients, medical staff, aid workers, and other witnesses have provided Human Rights Watch with information about […]

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following statement from the UN General Secretary. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ————- A Statement from UN General Secretary forwarded by the Asian Human Rights Commission SRI LANKA: Secretary-General, Appalled At Killing Of Hundreds In Sri Lanka, Urges Government To Explore All Options To Bring […]

The Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ) is deeply worried that the new Administration under Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak has begun a swoop of those publicly opposed to the takeover of the northern state of Perak by the ruling Federal government Barisan Nasional. According to report, the government has so far arrested close to 80 […]

A statement by 19 citizens, Kathmandu, 24 April 2009 Having gathered on the occasion of the third anniversary of Loktantra Day, we citizens from different walks of life, in making public our views on the current situation, appeal to the Nepali public and political parties to remain committed to the directives of the People’s Movement […]

You claim that although the food crisis we suffered globally in 2008 is only a cyclical phase, the serious structural problems remain. The structural problems affect much more people in developing countries with less bargaining power in front of the powerful G8 countries, and rural and indigenous women among the most marginalised. In the post-colonial, […]

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following statement from the Secretary General of the United Nations. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ————- A Statement from the Secretary General of the United Nations forwarded by the Asian Human Rights Commission SRI LANKA: Secretary-General’s Statement on Sri Lanka New York, 12 April 2009 […]

COLOMBO – The Representative of the UN Secretary-General on the HumanRights of Internally Displaced Persons, Walter Kälin, expressed urgent concerns today for the lives of over 100,000 civilians trapped in the 14-square kilometre area of the Vanni declared by the Government of Sri Lanka as a no-fire zone. He spoke at the end of a […]

30 March 2009: The Pattani office of the Working Group on Justice for Peace was once again visited by a group of soldiers from Special Taskforce Unit 23 of Pattani. This time the group of soldiers, comprised of 4 uniformed and armed men, under the command of 1st Lt Benja Manochai, deputy chief of Special […]

Reporters Without Borders http://www.rsf.org/ Veteran reporter gunned down Reporters Without Borders is outraged by last night’s murder of veteran journalist Raja Assad Hameed in the northeastern city of Rawalpindi. Hameed, who worked for Waqt TV and The Nation, an English-language newspaper, was gunned down outside his home. “We offer our condolences to Hameed’s family, friends […]

Statement by Navanethem Pillay UN High Commissioner for Human Rights National Human Rights Commission New Delhi, 23 March 2009 Distinguished Members of the National Human Rights Commission and State Commissions, Dear Colleagues, Ladies and Gentlemen, I would like to sincerely thank the Government of India for its kind hospitality during my visit, and the National […]

Please find attached the link for a Study on the prevalence, determinants and causes of torture and other forms of cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment (CIDTP) in Sri Lanka. http://material.ahrchk.net/srilanka/AHRC-FST-024-2009-CIDTP.pdf The study seeks to give a comprehensive breakdown of the legal and institutional set-up in Sri Lanka and analyses whether the system lives up […]

GENEVA (OHCHR ¡V 13 March) — The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay expressed her growing alarm Friday at the increasing number of civilians reported killed and injured in the conflict in northern Sri Lanka, and at the apparent ruthless disregard being shown for their safety. “Certain actions being undertaken by the Sri […]

Greetings with music of the sacred breath my dear brothers and sisters, My ancestral name is Dom-an. I am also Florence Macagne-Manegdeg, 36 yrs old, widow of Jose (Pepe) Riveral Manegdeg III and duly registered citizen of the Philippines. I am mother of two children. Please allow me a few moments to bring you to […]

On the fifth year of the enforced disappearance of Mr. Somchai Neelapaijit, I and my family truly appreciate the attention the Abhisit Vejjejiva government gives to the case and that they promise to give priority to the case to search for truths, to uphold fairness and to bring to justice those responsible for the disappearance. […]

Geneva, 10 March 2009 — The Working Group on Justice for Peace met with the UN Working Group on Enforced and Involuntary Disappearances (WGEID) today to deliver a statement by Angkhana Neelapaijit on the fifth anniversary of the disappearance of her husband and human rights lawyer Somchai. In the statement, Angkhana welcomed the attention given […]

Dear Friends, We wish to share with you the following statement from BBC Sinhala Service. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ————- A Statement from BBC Sinhala Service forwarded by the Asian Human Rights Commission SRI LANKA: ICRC warns of S Lanka ‘disaster’ David Loyn International development correspondent, BBC News The International Committee of the […]

Dear Friends, We wish to share with you the following statement from Human Rights Watch. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ————- A Statement from Human Rights Watch forwarded by the Asian Human Rights Commission SRI LANKA: End ‘War’ on Civilians Army Shells and Detains Displaced Persons, Tamil Tigers Prevent Their Flight (New York, February […]

*COLOMBO**, 16 February 2009:* The United Nations’ concern for the welfare of the civilian population caught up in the fighting has heightened based on reports received in the last few days. While the designation of the new safe zone has provided some respite for the tens of thousands of civilians trapped for weeks by heavy […]

Background The Human Rights Council will be addressing human rights education in its upcoming 10th session (Geneva, 2?7 March 2009). It will discuss specifically a Declaration on Human Rights Education and Training that is under development, and the follow-up to the current World Programme for Human Rights Education. (http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/hrcouncil/10session/reports.htm) The Human Rights Education Associates (HREA)* […]

LAHORE, February 12, 2009: Five Ahmadis detained on charges of blasphemy in Layyah district have been held without virtually any proof or witnesses, the Human Rights Commission (HRCP) said on Thursday. The commission, which had sent a fact-finding team to Layyah district last week, said its findings concluded that an investigation, mandated by law prior […]