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The Asian Human Rights Commission

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) was founded in 1984 by a prominent group of jurists and human rights activists in Asia. The AHRC is an independent, non-governmental body, which seeks to promote greater awareness and realisation of human rights in the Asian region, and to mobilise Asian and international public opinion to obtain relief and redress for the victims of human rights violations.

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A letter to the Honorable President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka on needed Justice Reforms

Asian Human Rights Commission writes a letter to the Honorable President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka on needed Justice Reforms Honorable Anura Kumara Dissanayake President Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Presidential Secretariat, Galle Face, Colombo 01, Sri Lanka.

Human Rights Day: A challenge to the conscience of...

A Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission on the occasion of Human Rights Day The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC)

SRI LANKA: Thinking with colors: Young persons kid...

The picture produced below shows how the kidnapping for ransom and killing of 11 young person’s inside a navy camp has beco

ASIA: Civic Space – lessons learnt from thre...

We are sharing a short video commentary on the context between authoritarianism and democracy in three Asian countries, which

SRI LANKA: The most important step in the fight a...

Due to the recent elections, there is now a great expectation for some decisive change. Everybody agrees that the election re

SRI LANKA: Election Result 2024 – An Opportu...

Decisive Opportunity for Democracy- Rule of Law- Protection of Human Rights and End Corruption. Asian Human Rights Commission

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INDONESIA: A finding report on the allegation of b...

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from the Advocacy Team for Democracy (TAUD) regarding find

INDONESIA: Stop Police brutality against the democ...

Click here to see a video of the protest A massive peaceful public protest took place in several cities today as a form of p

BANGLADESH: Moment of hope and a new beginning fo...

The people of Bangladesh have created an opportunity for themselves by way of a mass intervention in order to oust the rule o

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