Urgent Appeal Case

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) writes to inform you of the assault of a young boy in Nepal by his school teacher, who then, along with his colleagues, threatened the boy, his sister and his mother for legally pursuing the matter. Rajesh Udas, a 13-year-old student at Moon Light Higher Secondary School, […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is deeply concerned by the continuous attempts on the life of and fabrication of charges against torture victim, Mr. Nimal Silva Gunaratne plotted by his main torture perpetrator ASP Ranmal Koddithuwaku, who is the son of the then Inspector of the Police (IGP) at the time of […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) writes to inform you of the disappearance of a young man named Sanjiv Kumar Karna (alias Dipu), whose whereabouts have remained unknown since 8 October 2003. On that day, Sanjiv was picnicing with friends when joint security force personnel approached. The security forces took Sanjiv and his […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) wishes to inform you of the recent actions by the School Principal at Bekkegama Junior School, Panadura, to degrade her students and deny them of their right to education. W. Charmali Fernando, Sayura Dilshan and P. Ravishka Maduramy are three six-year-olds who gained admission to the year […]

THAILAND: False allegation of theft and assault; inaction and negligence by the police, the investigating officer and the state-appointed attorney ————————————————————————————- Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) wishes to draw your attention to a particularly disturbing case involving Mr Chanon Suphaphan and the inaction and negligence of the police, the investigating officer and […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) wishes to inform you of a situation regarding the denial of education to marginalised students affected by the tsunami in Sri Lanka. The Egoda-Uyana Junior School at Moratuwa in the Colombo District, Sri Lanka is situated in an area that was devastated by the tsunami of 26 […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information regarding the torture of Mr Dassanayakage Chintaka Deshapriya (32) by Kiriella police on 2 February 2005. In an attempt to implicate the victim in the sales of illicit liquor, for which he had no involvement, Kiriella Police brutally assaulted Mr Deshapriya and detained him […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from MASUM, a human rights organisation in West Bengal, about the torture of a 8 year old child Munni, who was working as a maidservant in the house of Raja Mukherjee, a police sub-inspector (SI). Munni was brutally tortured and abused by SI Raja […]

Dear Friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from a human rights non-government organization, Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan-Tarlac), regarding the killing of a human rights activist and council member of Tarlac City, Abelardo R. Ladera, on 4 March 2005. Ladera was shot dead by an unidentified person in a store in McArthur […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that an 11-year-old boy named Mahesh Kumara was illegally detained and charged by the Wattegama Police Station between February 9 and 10, 2005. The charge followed a minor altercation with a fellow student at Mahesh’s school. When the other student, who is Mahesh’s friend, […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information of the arbitrary imprisonment and torture of a Sri Lankan youth in Matale District, Sri Lanka. On 21 February 2005, Mr. Rishantha Kumar Nagalingam (20) was arbitrarily arrested and severely assaulted for accidentally knocking against a police officer in the local Court House. He […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is deeply concerned by the arbitrary arrest and torture of three men by the Kandana police on 2 March 2005. Due to several assaults, two of the victims, C. Niroshan and Dinesh, were seriously injured and admitted into Ward No. 19 at the Ragama Teaching Hospital. However, […]

Dear Friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from the Promotion of Church People’s Response (PCPR) in Eastern Visayas regarding the attempt on the life of Fr. Allan Caparro (40) and his wife Aileen (34) on 18 February 2005. The couple survived the attempt but were seriously wounded. Aileen remains in the […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from a number of sources that three local government officials in Taunggut township, Arakan state, western Burma, have been arrested for ordering forced labour that was in fact ordered by senior military officers. The arrests follow some important recent developments regarding forced labour in […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received the information that a 12-year-old boy named A.M. Shriyantha Bandara was severely assaulted by the officers from the Wattegama Police Station at his house in Lekampallama, Jambugahapitiya, Sri Lanka on 28 January 2005.  Due to the assault, the boy was admitted to the Kandy General […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is concerned by the attack on an Awami League rally that killed Bangladesh’s former finance minister Shah AMS Kibria, his nephew Shah Manjurul Huda and activists Siddique Ali, Abdur Rahim and Abul Hossain on 27 January 2005. There have been numerous such incidents in Bangladesh recently, and […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is concerned by the attack on an Awami League rally that killed Bangladesh’s former finance minister Shah AMS Kibria, his nephew Shah Manjurul Huda and activists Siddique Ali, Abdur Rahim and Abul Hossain on 27 January 2005. There have been numerous such incidents in Bangladesh recently, and […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is deeply concerned by the extraordinary delay in the case of Mr. T. Lilananda, who has been waiting for justice for over 11 years. Mr. T. Lilananda insists that there is no evidence to connect him to the charges but he has been unable to prove his […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that the defense lawyer of Asaru Pulige Sarath Jayaweera Sandanayake (43), who had filed a Fundamental Rights Application before the Supreme Court in 2004, allegedly cooperated with the accused. It is alleged that the victim’s lawyer spoke with the accused during the court hearing […]

CAMBODIA: withdrawal of parliamentary immunity; violation of constitution provision; criminal defamation Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information regarding the withdrawal of parliamentary immunity to Cambodia’s opposition leader Sam Rainsy and legislators Cheam Channy and Chea Poch. The move is an attempt by Cambodia’s ruling parties to silence the parliamentary opposition […]