Urgent Appeal Case

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from a reliable source regarding the alleged brutal torture of four persons by the Meherpur Sadar police in Meherpur district, Bangladesh on 19 June 2007. Three among the four victims are from the same family, while the fourth person is their neighbor who was […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) writes to inform you about the torture and inhuman treatment of eight persons by the police in Khaipure Mirs District, Sindh.  The police tied the detainees with ropes and chains around their necks. The detainees were also forced to bark like dogs and bite each other like […]

Dear Friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information regarding the continued attacks and threats to the minority Islamic sect Ahmadiyah in Tasikmalaya, West Java, from 19-26 June 2007. An Ahmadiyah mosque was attacked by mobs from three other Islamic sects, and there are continuous threats from the mobs to ban the religion. […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from MASUM, human rights organisation based in West Bengal regarding the alleged case of rape of a Bangladeshi woman by the Border Security Force (BSF) stationed at the Indo-Bangladesh border. It is alleged that the woman who was taken into custody by the BSF […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information regarding the alleged torture of a man in Dhaka. He was arrested by army personnel and taken to an army camp where he was allegedly tortured and forced to sign some documents, the contents of which were not explained to him on 11 June […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from KontraS regarding the continued violation of religious freedom in Indonesia by alleged “extremist” elements of society and the police. Several cases have been reported in mid-June 2007 in Surakarta, locally referred to as Solo (Central Java) in which religious sects (either Christian or […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that the Nandail police allegedly assaulted unarmed peasants who were peacefully queuing in line, waiting to purchase fertilizer from government’s dealer at Nandail, Mymensing on 2 March 2007. More than seven farmers were wounded, among them, Kobir Hossain, who was hospitalized and was received […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received credible information of ongoing attacks, intimidation, surveillance and threats, including death threats, against human rights defenders from West Papua that occurred in mid-June 2007, following their meeting with Ms. Hina Jilani, the UN Special Representative to the Secretary General on Human Rights Defenders. It is […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information regarding an alleged brutal assault on a young female student by a male school teacher in the Kegalle district on 18 June 2007. It is reported that the teacher used a cane to assault the girl about 20 times, on her hands and legs […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information regarding the savage assault of a father of five by the Eheliyagoda Police—allegedly on the instigation of his wife. The victim was hit and kicked all over his body and when he fell down, trampled with heavy police boots. He was handcuffed the whole […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) needs your immediate intervention in the case of a Sri Lankan migrant worker, Nafeek Rizana, who has been sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia for allegedly killing a 4-month-old child. The deadline for her appeal has been set for June 30, but she cannot afford legal aid […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from Parivartan, a human rights organisation based in Delhi regarding the deliberate victimisation of a student, Mr. Djhananjay Tripathi by the Banaras Hindu University [BHU] for seeking information under Right to Information Act, 2005 [RTI Act]. It is alleged that Tripathi is denied admission […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information regarding the illegal arrest and torture of Hendrick Sikumbang by the police officers of Pekanbaru police office on 14 June 2007. By the way it was done, the action wad deemed more an ‘abduction’ than an arrest. The police brutally tortured Mr. Sikumbang after […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information about the brutal torture of two men, both belong to Muslim minorities, following their arrest by soldiers over allegations they are involved in incidents of bombing in Central Mindanao. Victim Thos Ulimpain and his cousin Nasser Mendo were arrested by soldiers in Midsayap, North […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from MASUM, a human rights organisation based in West Bengal regarding an incident where the elected representatives from the local Gram Panchayat [village-level local body] were assaulted, abused and threatened by the Border Security Force [BSF]. It is reported that on 26 May 2007 […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) deeply regrets to inform you that no action has been taken against the soldiers, including a lieutenant, accused in killing youth leader Nelson Asucena, six months ago in Rizal, Cagayan. No investigation was conducted despite the filing of criminal charges against them in court. In a separate […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from its local partner in Jakarta regarding a case in which a young man, Kurniawan, was allegedly tortured by police officers at Tegal police headquarters, on 3 May 2007. He was allegedly tortured in an attempt to force him to confess to a case […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from its local partner in Andhra Pradesh regarding the case of abduction and disappearance of two students. It is reported that the students were abducted on 5 March 2006 and since then their parents have not heard anything about them. The complaints made by […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received updated information that three of alleged perpetrators of the severing of Mr. Hazoor Buksh Malik’s (24) penis, were arrested in early June 2007. However, Mr. Tunio, the main perpetrator, as well as the Station Head Officer (SHO), of the Market police station in Larkana District […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from MASUM, a human rights organisation based in West Bengal, regarding the case of a couple who was assaulted and abused at the police station. It is also alleged that a false case has been registered against the husband who in fact went to […]