Urgent Appeal Update

[RE: UA-251-2005: PHILIPPINES: Brutal torture of a 25-year-old man over mistaken identity in General Santos City, Mindanao; UP-007-2006: PHILIPPINES: Investigation into the brutal torture of a man by mistaken identity begins; UP-047-2006: PHILIPPINES: Torture victim denied treatment while police director exonerates his men’s acts as justifiable; UP-014-2006: PHILIPPINES: Office of the Ombudsman for the Military […]

[Re: UP-043-2006: SRI LANKA: Young man who was brutally tortured by the Horana police now threatened to withdraw his Supreme Court Case; UP-031-2006: SRI LANKA: Supreme Court granted to leave to proceed in a torture case for the compensation filed by S.A. Akila Chaturanga; UA-006-2006: SRI LANKA: Arbitrary arrest, detention and torture of a man […]

Dear friends, In June 2006 the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) informed you about the death of Mr. Sajedur Rahman Sarkar Sajid in the Gaibandha police custody by the instructions of ruling political party leaders (please see UA-190-2006). We have now received updated information regarding the incident detailing that Sajid’s family was seriously threatened and intimidated […]

Dear friends, In June 2006, the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) reported the alleged abduction of K. Thaivani’s three children aged 17, 16 and 8 by tea estate owner, D. Karunadasa who engaged in these illegal activities with the connivance of the Yakkalamulla police (please see UA-176-2006). Amidst the shameful inaction of all relevant state authorities, […]

Dear Friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC0 wants to inform you updated information about Mr. Premalal, whose torture case was reported by the Asian Human Rights Commission on July 21, 2006. (See further: UA-247-2006) He is seriously ill and undergoing treatment at Karapitiya Teaching Hospital.  The doctors have confirmed that he has suffered severe kidney […]

[Re: UA-221-2006: SRI LANKA:  Death in prison custody of illegally arrested man; second man seriously injured, UP-140-2006: SRI LANKA: Responsibility of prison officers for death of M.S.F. Perera and injuries to L.G. Munaweera] ——————————————————————— SRI LANKA: Threats to torture victim; denial of justice; collapse of rule of law ——————————————————————— Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights […]

[Re: UA-90-2004: SRI LANKA: A boy brutally assaulted by his teachers and denied his right of education; UP-42-2004: SRI LANKA: Update on a boy brutally assaulted by his teachers; UP–003–2006: SRI LANKA: Attorney General withdraws criminal case against school staff who tortured a student] ——————————————————————— SRI LANKA: Severe assault; denial of child rights; government inaction; […]

[RE: UP-20-2005: THAILAND: Human rights lawyer still missing after nearly one year; Action needed today to have case transferred… UP-77-2005: THAILAND: Department of Special Investigation fails to bring justice to Charoen Wat-aksorn case… UA-112-2005: THAILAND: Murder of Thai monk following an environmental and land dispute with local influential business figures… UP-135-2006: THAILAND: Petition to be […]

[RE: UA-176-2004: SRI LANKA: Another alleged police murder of a man by the Moratuwa police; UP-05-2005: SRI LANKA: Mt. Lavinia police’s apparent inaction to arrest/prosecute those responsible for the death of a torture victim, Mr. M. Ranson Peiris] ——————————————————— UP-142-2006: SRI LANKA: Court hearing of a torture case postponed 22 times due to deliberate inaction […]

[UP-121-2006: BANGLADESH: Judicial Probe Commission has yet to submit its report regarding police brutality; UP-095-2006: BANGLADESH: Government names District Judge to conduct a judicial probe into the police brutality on journalists; RE: UP-089-2006: BANGLADESH: Government names the head of the judicial probe commission into the police brutality on journalists; UA-128-2006: BANGLADESH: Journalists beaten by the […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received updated information regarding the death of Mudalige Sunil Fermin Perera, who died on 6 July 2006 due to torture by prison guards (See further: UA-221-2006). Despite the victim’s death, no criminal inquiry has yet to begin looking into his murder. Although two prison officers have been interdicted […]

[RE: UA-082-2006: PHILIPPINES: Brutal torture of 11 persons and the subsequent filing of fabricated charges against them; UP-063-2006: PHILIPPINES: Lawyers for 11 torture victims file motion to withdraw charges against them; UP-067-2006: PHILIPPINES: Torture victims file charges against policemen; UP-092-2006: PHILIPPINES: Plot to kill torture victims in jail; UP-099-2006: PHILIPPINES: Jail authorities’ failing to ensure […]

[RE: UP-20-2005: THAILAND: Human rights lawyer still missing after nearly one year; Action needed today to have case transferred… UP-77-2005: THAILAND: Department of Special Investigation fails to bring justice to Charoen Wat-aksorn case… UA-112-2005: THAILAND: Murder of Thai monk following an environmental and land dispute with local influential business figures; UP-028-2006: THAILAND: Protection withdrawn from […]

[UA-119-2006: BURMA: Court appeal against lawyer jailed for helping farmers contact ILO headed for Supreme Court; UA-071-2006: UA-155-2006: BURMA: Farmer jailed for complaining about destruction of crops; UP-125-2006: BURMA: Human rights lawyer’s licence revoked; ILO steps up pressure; cases go to Supreme Court] ——————————————————————— BURMA: Extortion; impunity; illegal detention; un-rule of law; attacks on human […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is pleased to inform you that four of the accused persons in the rape and assault of a handicapped woman from West Bengal, Ms. Hasna Mandol, have been punished by the court. Ms. Hasna was tortured and raped on 27 February 1995. Today, the court sentenced three […]

[RE: UP-20-2005: THAILAND: Human rights lawyer still missing after nearly one year; Action needed today to have case transferred; UP-24-2005: THAILAND: Thai minister refuses to act on missing human rights lawyer case; UP-37-2005: Thai PM orders action on missing human rights lawyer, while court hears of torture; UP-45-2005: Wife of missing human rights lawyer intimidated; […]

[RE: UA-76-2004: THAILAND: A prominent environmentalist Charoen Wat-aksorn murdered and an independent investigation required; UP-40-2004: THAILAND: Arrest warrant issued against a local politician for the murder of Charoen Wat-aksorn; UP-77-2005: THAILAND: Department of Special Investigation fails to bring justice to Charoen Wat-aksorn case; UP-124-2006: THAILAND: Important programme to commemorate human rights defenders and discuss failed […]

[RE: UA-136-2005: SRI LANKA: Two persons severely injured after being tortured by iron rods by the Wattegama police; UP-97-2005: SRI LANKA: A torture victim with serious injuries is chained to his bed due to legal technicality; UP-98-2005: SRI LANKA: Rohitha remains in chains in hospital due to legal technicalities; UP-99-2005: SRI LANKA: Rohitha released] ———————————– […]

Dear friends, On 1 August 2005, the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) released an urgent appeal (UA-130-2005) detailing the case of Subhas Mondal. The AHRC has now received new information from MASUM, a human rights organisation in West Bengal regarding the release of perpetrators after details of a counterfeit First Information Report (FIR) were submitted […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received updated information that Regional Trial Court (RTC) Judge Justino G. Aventurado of Tagum City, Mindanao has yet to issue arrest warrants for a military official and his men charged with murder. Please see our previous appeal to read the background of this case: UA-72-2005. Aventurado has […]