Statement

(The Asian Human Rights Commission reproduced below a petition from the condemned prisoners from Adiala Jail, Rawalpindi, which we received from the NNI news agency of Pakistan). To, Mr Yousaf Raza Gillani, Prime Minister of  Pakistan Mr Bilawal Bhutto Zardari,Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party Mr Asif Ali Zardari,Co Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party (the ruling party) RESPECTFULLY […]

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is concerned by the reported pronouncement of the Deputy Director General, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), Avelino Razon Jr., that they are shipping a thousand shotguns to arm “selected, screened and trained” police auxiliaries in southern Mindanao. These police auxiliaries include village watchmen and civilian volunteer organizations […]

For anyone who wonders which nation has the best police in the world, the following may give you an answer: the Korean police definitively protected at least six female protesters from committing suicide in custody by forcing them to remove their bras. According to information received by the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC), one 26-year-old […]

In our statement, SRI LANKA: Permanent loss of sight in one eye due to cruel and inhuman treatment, (http://www.ahrchk.net/statements/mainfile.php/2008statements/1632/) we earlier reported the permanent loss of use of one eye by a young man, Asantha Aravindra due to acid being thrown in his face by a truck driver while Aravindra was already in the custody […]

The Asian Human Rights Commission salutes and congratulates the people of Pakistan for their resilient and determined struggle to oust the dictator, General (Ret.) Pervez Musharraf from the post of president. This completely non-violent struggle of various sections of society which included lawyers, judges, the ordinary folk, the media as well as the legislators is […]

At the last Human Rights Council session a spokesman for Sri Lanka suggested to the United Kingdom that it may consider holding a referendum for having a written constitution. One wonders whether the suggestion was based on the experience of having written constitutions in Sri Lanka, which the spokesman thought to be worthy of emulation […]

The human remains of the five women who were buried alive in Balochistan province have been and the provincial government has done nothing to provide a decent burial for these victims of honour killings. The provincial government, through its home secretary, has denied the incident reported in the Asian Human Rights Commission’s Urgent Appeal, PAKISTAN: […]

Impunity is extensive in Indonesia. The murder of a prominent human rights activist is one of many cases that has made this evident to the international community. The death of Munir Thalib and the obstacles for a thorough investigation into his case, has exacerbated a feeling of urgency in local and international groups to address […]

Amongst the few great achievements of human kind, the establishment of the idea and the practice of fair trial is one of the best examples of civilisation’s struggle against barbarism. Centuries of the practice of the contempt that power has against justice was defeated by the developments relating to fair trial. Absolute rulers and ruthless […]

The granting of amnesties by the president to a number of tycoons, who were convicted by the Korean courts after affording them fair trial, will have the impact of creating the impression that the executive is undermining the judiciary. It will also push back the long and arduous struggle of the people to develop a […]

A resolution, recently passed by the Naloor panchayat in Narikudi block of Virudunagar district in Tamil Nadu state is the quintessence of caste based discrimination in India. The panchayat convened a meeting a few months ago and resolved that the proposed construction of a public library building in the panchayat must not be permitted. The […]

Two inquiries into crimes reported recently reveal the absurdities of policing in Sri Lanka. One is the investigation by the Bribery Commission for an alleged act of corruption by way of undeclared assets on the part of a minister involving Rs. 450 million. The other was an allegation against a poor construction worker regarding the […]

What is silly and what is cruel may be relative. However, what Sarath Kumara Naidos, his wife, Sriyani, his mother, Asilin, his sister, Mangalike, her husband, Neil and his mother, Nandawathie are going through is certainly both silly and cruel by whatever standards. On the 5th July, while Nandawathie was watching, Sarath Kumara who helping […]

Demonstrations have continued since May 2, when the government failed to put an end to the people’s concerns about their right to health. The agreement on beef importation between the Korean government and the United States government is the cause. It is reported that, up to July 31, the police had arrested 1,042 persons on […]

A Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission WORLD: The US Congress must investigate Dr. Afia’s case The United States and its security organisations including the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) issued a statement confirming that Dr. Afia Siddiqui is in their custody since her so-called arrest from Afghanistan on July 17, 2008.  Dr. Afia […]

A specially trained Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team consisting of 1,700 professional police officers was formed on July 30, 2008, just days was before the visit of President Bush, of the United States to South Korea on August 5. Furthermore, a newly appointed commissioner of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency announced on August 1, […]

On July 30, 2008 the Supreme Court of Cambodia upheld a lower court’s ruling that found Prince Norodom Ranariddh guilty of breach of trust and sentenced him to 18 months in prison. Ranariddh was the president of a political party named FUNCINPEC. FUNCINPEC was a partner of the Cambodian People’s Party since 1993. In 2006 […]

On 24th July the Asian Human Rights Commission issued an Urgent Appeal in the case of the disappearance of a lady doctor. The UA, PAKISTAN/USA: A lady doctor remains missing with her three children five years after her arrest, may be seen at: http://www.ahrchk.net/ua/mainfile.php/2008/2947/ The American Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), initially admitted that they had […]

A 50 –year-old residential area, home to about 800 families is being demolished in central Colombo. The demolition is taking place in the national security style and is being pursued by the Ministry of Defense. The residents only had seven days notice before the demolition started with the arrival of the bulldozers. The operation is […]

During the previous seven days at least four persons were executed by hanging in different cities of Pakistan despite the decision of the federal cabinet on July 2, 2008, to commute the death sentence into life imprisonment. That decision was made at a meeting under the presidency of Mr. Yousaf Raza Gillani, the Prime Minister. […]