Forwarded Urgent Appeal

Dear Friends We are forwarding an urgent appeal from the Burma Campaign UK to you, requesting the German government to impose strong economic sanctions against Burma immediately. After the brutal crackdown against the National League for Democracy (NLD) by the military regime in the end of May, the international society has called for strong economic […]

Dear Friends We are forwarding an urgent alert from the Liberty Center to you regarding MP Mr. Gundalai, who was arrested on his way to a democracy conference in Ulaanbarrtar, Mongolia. He was arrested at the airport without any parliamentary decision on lifting Mr. Gundalai’s immunity.  Urgent Appeals Desk Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) ———————————————————– […]

Dear Friends Please take action on the information below, forwarded from the organisation People’s Watch-Tamilnadu, which is a human rights organisation working for the protection and promotion of human rights in the state of Tamilnadu, India. People’s Watch-Tamilnadu have been taking action on behalf of the citizens of Tamilnadu and elsewhere regarding blatant violations of human […]

Dear Friends Below is an urgent appeal forwarded from the Eviction Watch regarding the forced evictions of 7,000 Untouchables in India. The Eviction Watch received the report from Rabial Mallick of the Christian Institute for the Study of Religion and Society, an NGO working among the urban poor in India. The forwarded appeal includes a […]

Dear Friends We refer you to the Press Release below on the disastrous situation in Aceh, forwarded by OMCT: PRESS RELEASE Geneva, July 2nd, 2003 The International Secretariat of the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), the world’s largest coalition of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) engaged in the fight against torture, would like to express its deep […]

Dear Friends Please act on the information below, forwarded from OMCT, and write to the authorities in India, urging them to investigate, and take action against, those members of the Police in Vittukatti who carried out the inhuman acts of humiliation, sexual abuse, and torture. Case IND 040703 Arbitrary detention/Torture/Impunity The International Secretariat of OMCT […]

Dear Friends Please act on the information below, forwarded from OMCT, and write to the authorities in Malaysia, urging them to guarantee the physical and psychological integrity of Saw Ayea Wa, Michael Thaung, Swe Taet Htun Wo, Kolet and one other person (name and details unknown) who were detained during a peaceful demonstration on June […]

Dear Friends, Below is a Press Statement from the Prime Minister’s office, Aceh, 21st June 2003 regarding the European Parliament Resolution (also below) adopted on 5 June 2003 regarding the situation in Indonesia, particularly in Acheh, Sumatra. (This has been forwarded from the Acheh/Sumatra National Liberation Front, PO Box 130, S-145 01 Norsborg, SWEDEN, Tel: +46 […]

Dear Friends You may have heard that the situation in Burma has worsened dramatically. Thugs organised by the military dictatorship have attacked the Nobel Peace Prize laureate Daw Aung Sang Suu Kyi, along with members and supporters of the National League for Democracy (NLD). Daw Aung Sang Suu Kyi is back under the custody, while […]

Dear Friends Below is an urgent appeal we are forwarding from Task Force Detainees of the Philippines (TFDP). 115 indigenous people’s families have been rendered homeless after the Provincial Sheriff of Bukidnon forcibly evicted them from their homes in Mindanao on April 16, 2003. On behalf of these indigenous peoples facing displacement by Philippine authorities, […]

Dear Friends Below is an urgent appeal we are forwarding from INSEC on behalf of Mr Ramesh SHARMA and others being subjected to extreme torture in Nepal, and we would welcome your action on their behalf. Please write/fax/email the Nepalese authorities, using the information supplied below, and urge them to take action now. Thank you. […]

Dear Friends The International Secretariat of OMCT requests your URGENT intervention in the following situation of torture and incommunicado detention in Nepal. Thank you. Urgent Appeals Desk Asian Human Rights Commission ——————————————————————— NEPAL: OMCT Case NPL 160503 Arbitrary detention/Torture/Incommunicado detention Brief description of the situation: The International Secretariat of OMCT has been informed by a […]

Dear Friends The two cases below are viewed in the larger context of the deterioration of the situation for human rights activists, humanitarian workers and civil society at large. PBI (Peace Brigades International) is an international non partisan volunteer organisation dedicated to making space for peace in various conflict areas, and is particularly concerned about […]

Dear Friends Below is an urgent appeal forwarded from Reporters Sans Frontières regarding death threats to journalists and correspondents. We would urge you to take action and contact the Sri Lankan authorities to express your concern, and to add your voice to the campaign. SITUATION: SRI LANKA: Death threat against BBC stringer Reporters Without Borders […]

Dear Friends The Indonesian government has used the ‘peace talks’ in Japan as an excuse to start an all-out war in Aceh. Below is a press statement issued through SUARAM on the current situation in Indonesia. PAMELA APPS Urgent Appeals Desk Asian Human Rights Commission ——————————————————————— INDONESIA: No Peace: Martial Law in ACEH SUARAM Press […]

Dear Friends Press Release 13 May 2003 Alleged Assault on ISA Detainees in Kamunting Detention Centre – Malaysia The alleged assault on Tian Chua and Hishamuddin Rais by security guards in the Kamunting Detention Centre last Friday requires urgent and immediate independent inquiry. Custodial assaults of detainees by security officers are matters of grave concern. […]

Dear Friends The Anwar Appeal The oral judgments of the Court of Appeal dismissing Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim¡¯s and Sukma Darmawan¡¯s appeals against the decisions of High Court Judge Arifin Jaka¡¯s decision of August 8, 2000 come as no surprise. They once again reflect the state of the independence, impartiality and integrity of the Malaysian […]

Dear Friends Disappeared Persons in Kashmir Parvez Imroz The Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons, since its formation in 1994, has been campaigning against Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances (EID) in Jammu and Kashmir State. The association from time to time has highlighted the plight of EID, but the government remains indifferent to their problems. In […]

Dear Friends Thomas Hundall, a 22 yr old British Human Rights activist, was shot dead by Israeli soldiers in the Gaza Strip while defending some Palestinian children by standing between them and IDF troops. Thomas Hundall was a member of the International Solidarity Movement, and is the third international peace activist in less than one […]

Dear Friends, INDIA: Attack on John P Abraham and Adivasis Tribal People We need your help to prevent any further personal attack on John P Abraham, and to show solidarity with his cause to help the advisasis tribal people in India. Thank you. Urgent Appeals Desk Asian Human Rights Commission Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2003 […]