Statement

According to a media report, the human rights defender monk, U Nemainda, who had been suffered from a curable skin disease for over a month died in the Mawlemyaing prison on December 8. His death is blamed on the absence of medical care. He had complained to the prison authorities about his disease but no […]

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) appreciates the effort taken by the Home Minister of India in undertaking a visit to Manipur. Manipur is one of the states in India with a poor human rights record. During the past three years the number of encounter killings reported from the state has steadily increased, until the […]

The misuse of the blasphemy laws is not restricted only with the fundamentalist Muslim groups or leaders but is being misused by multinational pharmaceutical companies as well. They take advantage of the law when they are not happy with doctors that do not prescribe their pharmaceuticals. This relatively new misuse of the blasphemy laws was […]

Over six-and-a-half years after police abducted and presumably killed human rights lawyer Somchai Neelaphaijit, no one has yet been punished. The one police officer among five accused who was found guilty of a relatively minor criminal charge and sentenced to three years in jail appealed the conviction and while out of prison on bail himself […]

Prayers were held in three Mosques in Galle for saving the life of Rizana Nafeek. Those who attended the prayers also signed a petition addressed to the King of Saudi Arabia for her pardon. A Campaign under the caption of ‘Save Rizana’, organized by Janasansadaya and the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) based in Hong […]

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) welcomes with reservations President Benigno Aquino III’s order to withdraw the charges against 43 health workers, collectively known as ‘Morong 43′, as reported today. We strongly believe, based on the documents and information that we have also obtained, that they should have not been arrested, detained, and forced to […]

A Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission on the occasion of the Human Rights Day The State of Human Rights in the Philippines 2010 report: http://www.humanrights.asia/resources/hrreport/2010/AHRC-SPR-008-2010.pdf The biggest obstacle to the protection and enjoyment of rights in the country is not the absence of law that protect rights and the institution of justice, the […]

A Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission on the occasion of the Human Rights Day 2010 Government cleverly dodges criticisms of international community on civil and political rights The State of Human Rights in Pakistan 2010 report: http://www.humanrights.asia/resources/hrreport/2010/AHRC-SPR-007-2010.pdf The State of Human Rights in Pakistan 2010 report: The state of human rights in Pakistan in 2010 […]

A Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission on the occasion of the Human Rights Day 2010 The allegations of corruption involving a former Union Minister, some corporate entities, the judges of the Madras High Court and the former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India reported by the national media this week, in […]

A Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission on the occasion of the Human Rights Day   The State of Human Rights in Cambodia 2010 report: http://www.humanrights.asia/resources/hrreport/2010/AHRC-SPR-003-2010.pdf Cambodia still remains an authoritarian state despite of it having a constitution based on liberal democracy and holding periodic elections. Liberal democracy was never a reality due to the […]

A Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission on the occasion of the Human Rights Day 2010 The Constituent Assembly of Nepal is not able to move any step forward despite the passing of two years and seven months since it first resolved to draft a new constitution for the country. The deadline fixed for […]

A Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission on the occasion of the Human Rights Day 2010 For the Human Rights Day in 2010 the Asian Human Rights Commission presents the reports on the state of human rights in eleven countries in Asia; Bangladesh, Burma, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, South Korea and Sri Lanka. The general picture that emerges is one of the […]

After the G20 summit came to an end, violence started up again with the eviction of citizens. On November 15, 2010, three families who lived in a knockdown building located in Gwonsun 3 zone of Suwon city, provided by the Gyeonggi province government were forcibly evicted without prior notice. Four more evictions against the residents […]

A Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission on the occasion of the Human Rights Day 2010  Constitutionally entrenched impunity The State of Human Rights in Sri Lanka 2010 report: http://www.humanrights.asia/resources/hrreport/2010/AHRC-SPR-010-2010.pdf In Sri Lanka, the possibility of realizing human rights continues to become bleaker as the power and authority of the courts are continuously reduced due […]

A Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission on the occasion of the Human Rights Day AHRC criticises ongoing impunity in annual report The Asian Human Rights Commission continued to monitor the human rights situation in Indonesia in 2010 and summarised its findings in an annual report released on the International Human Rights Day. In […]

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is encouraged by the ongoing public discussion and debate on the internet to a Statement that we have issued, titled: Philippines–Broken and lawless nation–killing in front of families. We are also not surprise by the statement of Chief Superintendent Agrimero Cruz Jr., spokesman of the Philippine National Police (PNP); and […]

The Frontier Corp (FC) of the Pakistani army attacked a house in Balochistan after pursuing suspected militants. After cordoning off the house they opened fire with heavy machine guns and rocket launchers. Five persons, including two minors, were killed inside the house. FC personnel also kept the local police away from the scene and when […]

A recent case that has come to attention of the Asian Human Rights Commission is a stark reminder of the inhuman conditions under which tens of thousands of prisoners in Burma, many of them prisoners of conscience, are struggling to survive. According to information obtained and confirmed by the AHRC, a person who is currently […]

Last Sunday (November 28), two trade unionists were arrested and charged for causing incitement for rioting under Section 150 of the Penal Code by the Officer-in-Charge of Negombo Police Headquarters, for the mere distribution of a pamphlet. This action has been condemned by several persons. Kishali Pinto-Jayawardena, human rights advocate, media columnist & author, said: […]

The Asian Human Rights Commission has reliably learned that Rizana Nafeek’s appeal has reached the critical stage as her file, which was pending before the External Affairs Ministry has now been handed over to the office of His Royal Highness the King of Saudi Arabia for his Majesty’s final decision. The decision could be 1) […]