Urgent Appeal Case

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that a man named Kadawatha Gedara Dharmasiri (32) was tortured and prosecuted on an alleged false charge by Police Officer Kithsiri, of the Hasalaka Police Station, on 2 August 2004. Due to the torture inflicted by Officer Kithsiri, the victim now suffers from severe […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that a 42-year-old man named Rathnasiri Senadheera was arbitrarily assaulted by the sub inspector (SI) of the Horana Police Station on 29 September 2004. The victim was visiting his brother who was in police custody at the time of the incident. Due to the […]

Dear friends It has come to the attention of the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) that the officers at Ja Ella police station Sri Lanka and their immediate superiors have failed to take any tangible action in spite of repeated complaints against local criminals. It has been reported that the criminals involved are those who […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that in Nepal the situation is under extreme conditions where loss of life is the rule of the day. A large number of cases have been reported on disappearances. People – women, men and children are reported to be disappearing within the country, especially […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that political activist Mohamed Yoosuf was illegally arrested by the police in Maldives on 13 August 2004. Mr. Mohamed Yoosuf was put in solitary confinement at the Dhoonidhoo Detention Facility after seven days of his arrest and he has now been there for 53 […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from MASUM in West Bengal that a person named Mr. Raja Mondal was allegedly arrested on 11 September 2004 and detained by the Siliguri police in West Bengal and that he was not produced before the concerned magistrate by the police. AHRC is also […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information of the alleged torture of Mr. Ranawaka Arachchige Hemasiri (40) by Police Constable Sunil and another police constable (who can be identified if seen again) at the the Kuruwita Police Station on 19 September 2004. Due to the brutal torture inflicted upon the victim […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received another honor killing case from Sindh Province, Pakistan. According to the information received, a 16-year-old girl, Gulzar, and her 19-year-old cousin, Ghulam Mustafa, were killed by Gulzar’s brother, Abdul Majeed, on 21 April 2004 on the pretext of honor killing. Even though he has filed […]

Dear friends, ———————————–<BREAKIING NEWS>———————– Just as the following urgent appeal was being issued, and after the issue of the AHRC statement (AS-37-2004: INDIA: Release illegally detained human rights defenders at once), the AHRC received the news that Mr. Henri Tiphagne and his colleagues were released from detention on a preventive detention order under section 151 […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from its partner organization in West Bengal, Manabadhikar Suraksha Mancha (MASUM), about the custodial death of Mr. Barun Chattopadhyay at the Belghoria Police on 27-28 September 2004. The police claim that the victim committed suicide in the lock-up by hanging himself, but the victim’s […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is gravely concerned by a case regarding the severe torture of Mr. Horathelpedige Vijitha Dammika Nimalasiri (25) by the Veyangoda police on 5 September 2004. The victim was illegally arrested by the Veyangoda police in the early morning and brutally tortured by five police officers including the […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that Halwitapaththinige Mahinda Perera (39) is suffering from the inaction of the Panadura police about his complaint which was made on 22 April 2004. The victim also alleges that the police attempted to hush up the case by withdrawing his complaint without his agreement. […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that a man named Mr. Herman Quintus Perera was allegedly killed by the Polonnaruwa police while in the police custody on 3 October 2004. The reason for his arrest was merely the victim, who was a restaurant manager, allegedly refused to sell liquor to […]

Dear friends, Three separate cases of illegal arrest and detention have come to the attention of the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC). Bharat Poudel, 25 and Dil Bhadur Baniya, 19 were both arrested by plain clothed security personnel on 16 September 2004 in Kaski District, Nepal, while secondary school student Prahalad Waiba was taken away […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that Sita Sada, a 14-year old Dalit girl, was raped and killed by upper caste men on 17 May 2004. According to our information, while Sita was sleeping at night, more than 10 men came and dragged her out of the house. Two days […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is gravely concerned by the continuous attempt by the security forces to weaken the judiciary by ignoring court orders. Advocacy Forum, a local human rights NGO in Nepal, reported to the AHRC about two cases of re-arrest of individuals immediately after they were released by the security […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that a man named Heeralu Mohottalalage Punchi Banda (39) was illegally arrested and tortured by the Sub Inspector (S.I.) Dhammika Bandara of Samanalaweva Police Post in Balangoda on 26 August 2004. Due to brutal torture, the victim still suffers from severe pain on his […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that a 20-year-old woman named Saran has been killed by her husband Nawab in the pretext of honor killing on 8 September 2004. The perpetrator has not been arrested yet. This is already the twelfth honor killing case AHRC has reported from Sindh Province […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that a 10-year-old girl (name withheld) has been raped by six persons including her stepfather for over one year. The incident was reported by her teachers at the Hingurakgoda Police Station. Even though all the six persons were identified by the girl, only three […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information by MASUM in West Bengal that a man named Mr. Madhusudan Seth was allegedly arrested with false charges and ill-treated by the Manteswar police in West Bengal. The victim was arrested on the late night of 3 September 2004 and was produced before the […]