Urgent Appeal General

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is sending you the report which includes latest situation in districts in Nepal. The report includes the information up to 10 February 2005 since the2005 February 1 coup d’ètat by the king. The AHRC observed that many political leaders, student activists, human rights activists and journalists have been arrested by the […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is gravely concerned by a strong attempt to increase torture in Sri Lanka. Gerald Perera’s case is one example. Torture victim Gerald Perera, who was going to give evidence before Negombo High Court against several police officers involved in his torture case, was shot on 21 November […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is gravely concerned of the information that several officers of the Human Rights Commission (HRC) of Sri Lanka has been harassed and intimidated by the officers at the Paiyagala Police Station at least on two occasions in June 2004. According to the information we have received, when […]

Dear friends The Asian Human Rights Commission has been informed of a letter sent by the Bar Association to the Wattala police station, in which the lawyers complained that police officers have been interfering in their work to the extent that they are unable to conduct their professional duties towards their clients in the proper […]

Dear friends The justice dispensation system in Sri Lanka suffers from the petty mindedness of the Government, which often fails to recognize the necessity for infrastructure for its proper functioning. Lack of proper and adequate infrastructure is one need that is to be addressed immediately. In this context the Asian Human Rights Commission draws the […]

Dear friends, Asian Human Rights Commission reproduces the letter which has been sent to the President of India by Basil Fernando, Executive Director of AHRC today regarding the horrendous practices during forensic examinations in the state of West Bengal. The letter has also been sent to the Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India, Home […]