Urgent Appeal Case

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that on 25 March 2007 an Inspector working at the Office of the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) of Negombo allegedly assaulted and threatened a man thereby abusing his authority. The victim is in fear for his security because a group of policemen came […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from its local partner the People’s Vigilance Committee for Human Rights (PVCHR) in Uttar Pradesh regarding the alleged police attack upon a dalit boy. The responsible police officer, at first, inquired about the name and caste of the boy and as he came to […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from its local partner the Human Rights Alert, a human rights organisation working in Imphal, Manipur regarding the alleged murder of three persons by the Rapid Action Force (RAF) of Manipur State Police on 6 April 2007. It is alleged that the three men […]

Dear friends The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information through its local partner the MASUM, a human rights organisation based in West Bengal with regard to the death of Mr. Hayat Seikh, who died on 29 March 2007. Immediately prior to his death Seikh was detained by the local police for seven days […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has been informed of the alleged arbitrary arrest and torture of a man named Mr. Seyed Zabed Hossain by the Khan Jahan Ali police in Khulna district, Bangladesh on two occasions, 3 December 2006 and on 4 February 2007. On December 3, the victim was arrested due […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information through its local partner the MASUM, a human rights organisation based in West Bengal, regarding the death of a 16 year old girl in suspicious circumstances and the failure of the local police to investigate the case properly. It is alleged that the local […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received a list of name of 81 persons who disappeared between August 2006 to 20 March 2007. This list was documented by the Civil Monitoring Commission. We set out below names and dates and places of the disappearance of these persons. The AHRC is concerned that […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information about the killing of a 15-year-old boy by soldiers in southern Thailand. Abukoree Kasor was shot dead while he travelled with his brother-in-law by car on 9 March 2007. After he and the driver were shot, two units of soldiers came in pursuit of […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from its local partner in Uttar Pradesh, the PVCHR, regarding the alleged attack on the Dalit community by the upper caste of the village in Dasanipur on 27 March 2007. According to the information received, the incident was triggered off by a brawl between […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from its local partner MASUM, a human rights organization in West Bengal, India, about the apparent police inaction into the alleged constant assault and threats against a man named Mr. Susanta Mondal. Since 2005, the victim and his family members have been harassed and […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from its local partner the MASUM, a human rights organization in West Bengal, India, regarding the alleged murder of two minor boys by the Border Security Force (BSF) stationing in Murshidabad district, West Bengal, India. According to the information received, Asif Iqubal, aged 13, […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is writing to inform you that a young woman was arrested and charged with theft without proper police investigation or concrete evidence against her. Ms. Paththiyadva Amali Chandrika Gunawardena (21) is arrested by the police based on a neighbour’s complaint, but no other investigation was carried out […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) wrote to you about a rape case happened in Khulna district, the victim has faced continuous threats from the alleged perpetrator due to the deliberate inaction of the Paikgachha police (To learn more details, please refer to our original appeals: UP-221-2006; UA-306-2006). We have now updated the information regarding […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information regarding a case of alleged arbitrary arrest and the brutal assault of a policeman by the Baduraliya police in Mathugama district, Kalutara division, Sri Lanka on 14 March 2007. Due to the severity of the torture, the victim was hospitalised for five days up […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is gravely concerned by an alleged extra-judicial killings of two minors by one head constable of the Daharki police station, Daharki district, Sindh province, Pakistan on 27 March 2007. Two young boys aged 13 and 15 separately was shot by the policeman in broad daylight in public. […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from an reliable source regarding the alleged assault of a motorbike driver who refused to be extorted by local police in Payikghachha, Khulna on 8 March 2007.  Mr. Rongon Bishwas Halder refused to pay the 100 Taka (USD 1.45) levy illegally imposed on each […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is deeply concerned that Mr. Hak Sok (51), a candidate of the Norodom Ranariddh party running for the communal election scheduled for April 1, was killed by unidentified men in front of his house on 26 March 2007. He was living in Sangkat number 4, Khan Mitapheap, […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that several non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and human rights activists in Leh district of Jammu and Kashmir are allegedly harassed by the District Magistrate of Leh Mr. M. K. Dwivedi. It is alleged that the Magistrate has issued arbitrary orders forcing the closure of some […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information regarding a Chinese investment company that has allegedly set up an illegal toll booth to extort money from travelers in Kratie province on 21 March 2007. The company named Global Agricultural Development Cambodia Co. Ltd has allegedly hired gunmen to guard the illegal toll […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from its local partner the People’s Vigilance Committee on Human Rights (PVCHR) based in Uttar Pradesh, India, regarding the police raid of the house of a human rights activist and poor peasants. It is alleged that the peasants have been falsely implicated in criminal […]