Administration of justice

Javeria Younes The mob justice meted out to 13-year-old Samiul Alam Rajon, who was beaten to death in Bangladesh by an angry mob resolute on teaching the youngster a lesson for stealing a bicycle, is a classic case of mob madness witnessed on our streets every day. Throughout Asia, deteriorating rule of law and ineffective […]

An Announcement by the Asian Human Rights Commission This week’s Roundup begins in the Indian state of Kerala. The state government has initiated a process of police reforms. This unique initiative involves enabling the police to undertake scientific crime investigation. AHRC TV interviews AHRC Executive Director Bijo Francis to learn more about the outlook for […]

Gender jurisprudence is unheard of in the realm of Pakistan’s criminal justice system. In fact, it is continuously at discord with social norms that are enforced by the biases of the criminal justice system. While there is a preconceived notion that the criminal justice system primarily revolves around men, as men are predisposed to violence, […]

by Avinash Pandey Photo © Sarath Kuchi Seven farmers have recently sought the governments’ permission to end their lives. They have drafted applications and submitted them – as per protocol in any “normal” application – to the Office of the Tehsildar (local revenue officer) in Wardha District, Maharashtra. What’s more, the seven have even received […]

On 12 June 2015, international NGO Save the Children, with over three decades of presence in Pakistan, was given a 15-days ultimatum to wind up its operations in the country. Following immense international pressure, the Pakistani government subsequently backtracked from the order. The ban came in the wake of accusations linking the aid agency to […]

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) condemns the actions of the police of the Republic of Indonesia, which has been actively working towards fabricating charges in numerous recent cases. Last month, the AHRC issued an urgent appeal AHRC-UAC-070-2015 in such a case, wherein a senior Corruption Eradication Commission investigator has been arrested and charged. Since President Joko […]

Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) mengecam tindakan dari Kepolisian Republik Indonesia, yang telah secara aktif melakukan rekayasa kasus dalam beragam kasus baru-baru ini. Bulan lalu, AHRC juga mengeluarkan surat desakan dengan nomor AHRC-UAC-070-2015 tentang rekayasa kasus, dimana seorang investigator senior dari Komisi Pemberantasan Korupsi (KPK) ditangkap dan dipidanakan. Sejak Presiden Joko Widodo akhirnya membatalkan pencalonan Komisaris Jenderal Pol […]

An article from Africa is a Country forwarded by the Asian Human Rights Commission by Jacqueline Moudeina Read this article in [ English ] [ Bahasa ( Indonesia)] [Nepali ( Nepal) ] [ Sinhala ( Sri Lanka) ] চলতি জুলাই মাসে আফ্রিকান ইউনিয়নের উদ্যোগে গঠিত বিশেষ ট্রাইব্যুনালে আমার দেশ চাদের স্বৈরশাসক সাবেক প্রেসিডেন্ট হিসেন হেব্রের […]

An article from Africa is a Country forwarded by the Asian Human Rights Commission by Jacqueline Moudeina Read this article in [ Bangla ( Bangladesh)]  [ Bahasa ( Indonesia)]  [Nepalis ( Nepal) ] [ Sinhala ( Sri Lanka) ] On July 20] former president Hissène Habré, who ruled my native Chad from June 7, 1982 to December 1, 1990, goes on trial in […]

An article from Africa is a Country forwarded by the Asian Human Rights Commission by Jacqueline Moudeina Read this article in [ English] [ Bangla ( Bangladesh)] [ Bahasa ( Indonesia)] [Sinhala ( Sri Lanka) ] सन् ७ सुन १९८२ देखि डिसेम्बर १९९० सम्म मेरो मूलभूमि चाडमा शासन गरेका चाडका पूर्व राष्ट्रपति हाइसेन ह्याबर जुलाइ […]

ජුලි 20 වන දිනදී දී අප‍්‍රිකානු සංගමය විසින් පිහිටුවනු ලැබූ විශේෂ විනිශ්චය සභාවක් ඉදිරියේ දී මා උපන් රට වන චැඩ් රාජ්‍යය 1982 ජූනි මස 7 වන දින සිට 1990 දෙසැම්බර් මස 01 දිනය දක්වා පාලනය කල හිටපු ජනාධිපති හිසේන් හබි‍්‍ර සෙනගාලයේ දී නඩු විභාගයකට මුහුණ දීමට නියමිතය. හබි‍්‍රගේ පාලනය මුළුමනින්ම භීෂණය පිරුණු පාලනයක් විය. ඔහු […]

The criminal justice system in Pakistan is known to be faulty, exploitive, and inequitable. Compound this with a low conviction rate, between three and seven percent, at best, and what one has is a recipe for chaos, as is being witnessed in the country today. The investigators are poorly trained and lack access to basic […]

A Press Release from The China Human Rights Lawyers Concern Group (The Concern Group) forwarded by the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) ( July 13, 2015) The China Human Rights Lawyers Concern Group (The Concern Group) urgently appeals for the immediate attention of both the Chinese government and the international community on the disappearances of […]

by Javeria Younes The arguments against jail term in the context of a developing country such as Pakistan holds water if one considers the factor of the State failing to reform inmates. The length of sentence awarded is increasing considerably for offences such as burglary, theft, rape and terrorism, however no significant drop in such […]

Dear Friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission has received information about a woman, Ms. Victoria Dayoun Kharkongor, being found dead inside the toilet of the Dispur Police Station in Guwahati on 5 July 2015. The police claim that she was mentally ill and hung herself inside the toilet. According to the preliminary police reports, Ms. […]

The anecdote of the boiling frog springs to mind. The story goes that if a frog is placed in boiling water, it will jump out. However, if it is placed in water that is heated slowly, it will not perceive danger until it is boiled alive. Citizens of Pakistan suffer from this predicament today. Rather […]

Mr. Setya Novanto Chairperson of the House of Representative  Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat (DPR) Gedung Nusantara III DPR RI, Lt I Jalan Jenderal Gatot Subroto, Jakarta, INDONESIA Tel    : +62 21 571 5311 / + 62 21 5715868  Fax    : +62 21 573 1967 / +62 21 5715368 Email    : set_tu_ketua@dpr.go.id Dear Mr. Novanto,  INDONESIA: Time […]

A Statement from the Protection International, Thailand Team forwarded by the Asian Human Rights Commission Protection International calls upon you to be present at the Bangkok Military Court[1] on Tuesday 7th July at 9:00AM to witness the proceedings facing the 14 students and allied activists who were arrested on Friday 16th June on sedition charges. As […]

H. E. Hun Sen Prime Minister Royal Government of Cambodia Phnom Penh, Cambodia 6 July 2015 Re: Law on Associations and Non-Governmental Organizations Dear Prime Minister Hun Sen, We, the undersigned international non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and membership organizations call on the government of Cambodia to immediately withdraw the draft Law on Associations and Non-Governmental Organizations […]

The Asian Human Rights Commission reproduces below the full text of a circular issued on 3rd July 2015 by the Director General of Police of our neighbouring Indian state of Kerala. It announces a historically important initiative to modernise the police, so that the institution will become able to perform its functions within a modern democracy. […]