Urgent Appeal Case

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) writes to inform you about the disappearance of a 49 year-old welder named Weligoda Ananda from his home at ‘Sevana’ (house) Induragara, at Dunagaha in the District of Gampaha, Western Province on 8 November 2006.  Mr. Ananda was arrested by police without knowing the charges filed against […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that a young navy sailor was harassed and threatened at gunpoint by a sub inspector and other policemen at a police security checkpoint at Modaravila, Panadura, Sri Lanka on 31 October 2006. It is alleged that when the victim protested against such behavior, the […]

SRI LANKA: Rape; violence against woman; negligence of duty; improper police investigation; impunity; dysfunction of the rule of law; delay of justice. ————————————- Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) writes to express its deep concern over the lengthily delay in court proceedings of an alleged rape case involving a 15 year-old girl (identity […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from its local partner the Peoples’ Vigilance Committee on Human Rights (PVCHR) based in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh state, India that Mr. Prem Narayan, a dalit (untouchable) village head of Vajidpur village has been facing discrimination based on caste from the upper caste Hindus in […]

Dear Friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information about the torture of a man who was arrested falsely by police in Seeduwa, Negombo Division, Sri Lanka. The victim was arrested in relation to the charge of robbery of the house in Prasanna Sandaruwan which is under the area of control of the […]

INDIA: Inhuman and cruel assault; threat; intimidation; corruption; impunity; failure of criminal justice system ————————————- Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from MASUM, its local partner in West Bengal, regarding the brutal assault of a poor labourer by the Border Security force (BSF). It is also alleged that when the […]

Dear Friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information about the arbitrary and illegal detention of a man suffering from mental illness at the Wadduwa police station. His detention is thought to have been carried out because of a conversation he allegedly had that upset the Officer-In-Charge (OIC) of the police station. The […]

Dear Friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information about the arbitrary and illegal detention and use of death threats and torture against a 15-year-old boy, Chamara Nuwansiri, from Batuwatte, Bangalawatte, by police officers in Balangoda. This reportedly took place following an attack on his family at their home by several people. The […]

CAMBODIA: Assault; impunity; abuse of power. Dear friends, The Asian Human Right Commission (AHRC) has learned that on November 14, 2006, three villagers were allegedly assaulted in relation to a land dispute by members of the military from the ACO command headquarters (tank headquarter) based in Onlung Thleung village, Mahasang commune, Phnom Srouch district in […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from its parter MASUM in West Bengal that ruling party leaders in Rojipur village, Hooghly district, have been repeatedly harassing and severely threatening of a woman, allegedly due to her political affiliation to another party. While she faces death or rape threats and social […]

PHILIPPINES: Extra-judicial killings, violence against activist; impartial and independent investigation; alleged involvement by military in killings; collapse of rule of law ————————————- Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) deeply regrets to inform you that another activist was killed while two other religious workers survived attempts on their lives in separate incidents on November […]

SRI LANKA: Illegal arrest and detention; poor practice of verifying identify of suspect in court; un-rule of law ————————————- Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that an innocent man in Galle, Sri Lankan was illegal arrested and detained for 3 days because the police misrepresented his identity in court. More […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has been informed of the arbitrary arrest of a businessman by the Detective Branch (DB) Police of Khulna district from his house at Paikgachha town on 2 November 2006.  He was then reportedly pressurised, by the intimidation of the police to settle a land dispute with another […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) writes to inform you of the illegal detention of 53 year-old Mr. Ashok Kumar Basu Roy at Dum-Dum police station, Kolkata, West Bengal, India on 20 September 2006.  According to the information received from its loca partner MASUM in West Bengal, the victim was forcefully discharged from […]

PHILIPPINES: Extra-judicial killings, brutal torture, enforced disappearance, a need for an enabling law on torture and disappearance; impartial and independent investigation; collapse of rule of law ————————————- Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) deeply regrets to inform you regarding the enforced disappearance of four persons and the brutal torture of two others–one of […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information concerning the forced disappearance of Des Raj Chauhan (also known as Lala), a 24-year-old labourer and resident of Ganapur VDC-6, Banke district, Nepal. Des Raj Chauhan was reportedly arrested by three plainclothes security personnel from Area Police Station, Kohalpur, Banke district on October 31, […]

[NOTICE: The AHRC have developed a new automatic letter-sending system using the “button” below. However, in this appeal, we could not include e-mail addresses of some of the Cambodian authorities. We encourage you to send your appeal letters via fax or post to those people. Fax numbers and postal addresses of the Cambodian authorities are attached below […]

PHILIPPINES: Harassment, intimidation and illegal searches; violence against the religious community; arbitrary and abusive acts by police officers; collapse of rule of law ————————————- Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) writes to inform you about the alleged illegal search and harassment at the convent of Contemplative Sisters of the Good Shepherds (CGS) in […]

[NOTICE: The AHRC have developed a new automatic letter-sending system using the “button” below. However, in this appeal, we could not include e-mail addresses of Ministry of Education and local Education department of Sri Lankan authorities. We encourage you to send your appeal letters via fax or post to those people. Their fax numbers and postal addresses are attached […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information concerning the alleged extra-judicial killing of 32-year-old carpenter Bacha Ram Chaudari, a permanent resident of Rayapur Village Development Committee (VDC)-9, Rayapur, Saptari District, Nepal. Bacha Ram Chaudari was reportedly shot dead by police junior Ram Abatar Yadav of Area Police Station Rupani, Saptari on […]