Urgent Appeal Case

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that a woman was dragged onto the street and was tied to a tree by land grabbers working for a member of the provincial assembly of Punjab from the ruling party. The police reached the scene just as the perpetrators were getting ready to […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information regarding the torture of a journalist in Enarotali, Papua, by three police officers. The Chief of Paniai District Police has apologised to the victim and promised that he will take action against the three officers. It is likely, however, that the ‘action’ will be […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that on the 66 celebration of the Independence Day of Pakistan, three more Sindh nationalists were gunned downed in a fake encounter in Karachi and many young Sindhi activists were arrested from different districts of Sindh province and their whereabouts are unknown. In a […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information regarding the shooting of a Papuan by a police officer in Jayawijaya, Papua. It was reported that the officer was involved in a fight with the man who was suffering from a mental disorder. Two people who witnessed the shooting were beaten up and […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that Mr. Ganeshan Pushparaj and his brother Mr. Ganeshan Govi of Odinton Estate, Lindula, Thalawakalle in Nuwara Eliya District have been detained for more than 4 years and 10 months by the Terrorist Investigation Division. They were tortured in detention and have been laid […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that a young Christian nurse and her family members are facing threats and harassment from a former assistant to a minister of Sindh province, an influential landlord, who is trying to convert her to Islam and marry him. The nurse has been threatened with […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that Mr. Nanthamuni Arachchilage Asitha Sri Dewanandha is a 34-year-old man suffering from a mental disorder. On 26 May, 2013 he scuffled with some police officers attached to the Inginiyagala Police Station and accidentally injured one of the officers on the head. Following the […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has been informed that the trial of an activist whom the policemen tortured and falsely charged eight years ago has been excessively delayed. The victim is being prosecuted for possession of illegal drugs based on planted evidence. Since his arrest, no investigation was conducted on his allegations […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that army personnel deployed in Assam to counter insurgency are allegedly involved in an extortion and burglary activity in Arunachal Pradesh. On 18 July 2013, four army officials along with five civilian touts were arrested by the Arunachal Pradesh police while they were attempting […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has previously issued a statement on the ongoing targeting and arrests of activists and farmers opposed to the expansion of an army-backed copper mining operation in the Letpadaung Hills of Sagaing Region (AHRC-STM-108-2013). In this appeal we bring you the full details of the numerous charges brought […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that the Detective Branch of Dhaka Metropolitan Police has arrested Mr. Adilur Rahman Khan, one of most respected human rights defenders in Bangladesh and the Secretary of Odhikar. A group of plain clothed men picked up Mr. Adilur from his residence at 10:20 p.m., […]

Dear Friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) deeply regrets to inform you that a transport leader have been killed on 2 July 2013. The victim and his group had taken part in a campaign exposing corruption in the government’s transport board. Prior to his murder, in 2008 his name had already appeared in the […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that after reporting a case of attempted rape to the police station, the 23 year old victim was assaulted by a mob to prevent her from pursuing the charges. An activist who had helped her register the case was assaulted by the mob as […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information regarding the arrest of three activists whowere involved in a network to support for farmers whose land was confiscated by the armyin central Burma. Thelocal authorities have lodged charges against all three of them for failing to register their network as an organization, and […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that a petty businessman named Mr. Rizvi Hassan is detained in Chittagong Central Jail since 18 April 2013 in four criminal cases allegedly fabricated by the police. Rizvi was arrested by the police without any specific charge on 26 March 2013. Since then, the […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that police officers have been exonerated (by their own internal inquiry) from charges of killing a young Christian, who was tortured to death while being kept in illegal detention. After the killing, in a bid to fool the Christian community, senior police officials announced […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information regarding the case of a land rights activist who was tortured to death while detained in police custody in Burma. The officers at the police station detained U Than Htun illegally. After three days of detention, the police informed his family that he died […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that a young businessman named Shamim Reza was tortured to death by police officers of Sonargaon police station in Narayanganj distirct. The police, on 14 May 2013, illegally arrested Shamim without any warrant of arrest issued by Court. In violation of Bangladesh’s constitutional provision, […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that a 42 year old man, a former policeman, was tortured by the police in the Banke district on 23 June 2013. The perpetrators told him that it was in their power to kill him and before releasing him made him pay NRs. 1,400 […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that Mr. Sundaramani Sivakumar (36) was illegally arrested and detained by the Terrorist Investigation Division at the Kandy Headquarters Police Station where he was forced, under torture and threats to his life to sign blank pages. The officers then later filed fabricated charges to […]