Urgent Appeal Case

[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 Cambodia authorities are attached […]

INDIA: Misuse of power by the police; threat and intimidation; collapse of rule of law; police’s collaboration with the culprits; human trafficking; corruption ————————————- Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has learned through its local partner MASUM about the alleged case of kidnapping of a 14 year-old girl from Jotkanai village by a […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from its local partner organization MASUM in West Bengal regarding a dowry death of a woman by her husband and in-laws, that took place in South 24 Parganas district, West Bengal state, India. It is alleged that the victim was set fire to on […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from a number of sources about the illegal arrest and jailing of two men in Burma who helped to collect signatures for a petition to the government seeking the release of political prisoners. The two men, Ko Win Ko and Phyoe Zaw Latt, were […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from our local partner in Kerala, India that an innocent man named Mr. C. R. Suresh was allegedly assaulted by Sub Inspector (SI) Shamsudeen of the Pudukkad police station on 2 October 2006. It is alleged that the same officer had in the past […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information regarding the alleged rape attempt of a woman by a police constable (PC) from the Ratanapura police station on 7 October 2006. The PC concerned was allegedly drunk at the time of the incident. Despite making several complaints with the relevant authorities including the […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information regarding the tragic murder of Mr. Marino, a 38 year old farmer, by brigadier officers of the Sukoharjo Mobile Police Unit on 20 October 2006, at the home of his parents-in-law in the Sukoharjo district in the Surakarta region of Central Java. On the […]

INDIA: Police inaction and no effective investigation; nexus between the police and criminals; violation of property rights; life threats; impunity; un-rule of law —————————————————— Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from its local partner MASUM in West Bengal regarding the alleged frequent attacks on the life and property of entire […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) writes to inform you regarding the desperate plight of farmers seeking genuine land reform in the Municipality of Balasan, Iloilo. It is reported that an influential landlord had allegedly employed armed goons in violently attacking and continuously harassing the members of Asao Farmers and Residents Association (AFRA), […]

Dear friends The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from our local partner in Kerala, India that an innocent man was taken into custody and brutally tortured in custody on 9 October 2006 at the Mannuthy police station in Thrissur district of Kerala state. The victim Mr. Wilson was brutally tortured at the […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) regrets to inform you of two recent killings of the human rights defenders in the south of Thailand. Both had worked for justice to assist victims of state violence in the area. Their deaths come at a time of worsening violence in the south that is set […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) deeply regrets to inform you about the killing of another activist and the attempted murder of his companion in Barangay (village) Soledad, San Pablo City, Laguna on October 18, 2006. Eduardo Millares (50), who was an active member of an urban poor group named Samahan ng Magkakapitbahay […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) writes to express its serious concern regarding the deteriorating health of female detainee Wenifreda Marigondon (26), who is presently being detained in Quezon Provincial Jail in Lucena City. Marigondon has been detained in prison since her arrest on 25 November 2005 in Barangay (village) Plaridel Ilaya, Plaridel, […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information concerning the custodial death on October 16th, 2006 of 32-year old Indian citizen Mr. Manoj Das. It is alleged that Mr. Manoj Das was tortured by the police while in detention at the Janasewa Ward Police Office, Kathmandu, following his arrest on October 15, […]

[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 […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has been informed that two more persons were killed in the name of ‘crossfire’ by the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in Khulna on 1 September 2006, after being arbitrarily arrested from their respective houses. The RAB-6 Commanding Officer claimed that the two persons were involved in extortion […]

[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 Pakistan authorities. We encourage you to send your appeal letters via fax or post to those people. Fax numbers and postal addresses of the Pakistan authorities are attached below […]

[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 […]

Dear Friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from our local partner based in Kerala state, India, regarding the case of Mr. Sunil who was tortured at the Kodakara police station on 23 September 2006. Sunil was later admitted in a hospital and it is alleged that he might loose his hearing […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that a man from Galle, Sri Lanka, who tried to register the case of robbery, rather brutally assaulted by one sub inspector (SI) of the Deputy Inspector General (DIG)-Galle Office on 24 August 2006. The victim is receiving threats from the Assistance Superintendent Police […]