Arbitrary arrest & detention

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from the Centre for Rule of Law (CRL), a human rights organisation working in Colombo, Sri Lanka regarding the case of Mr. Lalith Rajapakse, a victim of custodial torture. It is reported that Lalith’s life is at risk once again from the criminals operating […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has been informed that another six persons have been killed on the pretext that they were either involved in criminal activities or had criminal records in General Santos City. The AHRC is seriously concerned by the continued failure by the concerned authorities to prevent these murders and […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from Navsarjan, a human rights organisation working on Dalit rights in Gujarat, about a Dalit woman and her son beaten by upper caste persons, resulting in 18 days admission to a hospital. The perpetrators have prohibited the victims from using common land unlawfully occupied […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information regarding the suspicious death of a young man in the Gampaha Police Station on 7 April 2008 after arrest. The police reported that he had committed suicide and when his relatives asked for an investigation no response has received. CASE DETAILS: According to the […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) writes with deep concern regarding the continuing failure by the police and the local government to ensure protection and prevent the systematic murders in General Santos City. At least 29 persons, five of whom are minors, have already been killed from February 4 to May 16, 2008 […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) wishes to forward an updated appeal received from Amnesty International regarding the case of a journalist, was in danger of losing his eye sight due to the lack of medical treatment (See further AHRC-FUA-004-2008). According to the information received, he was given medical treatment on May 9 and […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information regarding the assault of two men by police officers attached to Hikkaduwa Police Station on 2 April 2008. One police officer abused his position over a personal matter and assaulted them. He later laid fabricated charges against them. Although acknowledging this case, the OIC […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from Human Rights Alert (HRA), a human rights organisation working in Imphal, Manipur regarding the illegal arrest and detention of Mr. Sapam Cha Kangleipal, a student who was engaged in organising a protest meet against the recent recruitment of Special Police Officers (SPO) in […]

Dear Friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is concerned by the torture of four young men by the Udayapur district police during their illegal detention in March 2008. They all have been charged with attempted murder and are currently detained at the Udayapur district court awaiting trial. CASE DETAILS: (Based on the statements of the […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) writes to inform you that a farmer whom soldiers had illegally arrested and detained in 29 November 2007 has since been in jail without having been charged in court. He is detained at a provincial jail but there has not been a case filed against him in […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has been informed that prison guards at the central prison in Burma allegedly opened fire on prisoners on 2 May 2008 at the time that the recent cyclone hit the country, killing 36 and injuring around 70. Another four prisoners were also allegedly tortured to death afterwards […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has learned that a young man named Yan Sok Kea died on 28 April 2008 due to lack of medical treatment while in pre-trial detention in Prey Sor Prison on the outskirts of Phnom Penh. He was detained on 14 November 2007, fell ill while in detention, […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information regarding the case of torture of a young boy by the Meetiyagoda police on 7 March 2008. According to information, police allegedly severely assaulted him and hung him over a beam on the roof while interrogating him. After this incident was broadcasted in the […]

Dear friends The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received updated information from the Advocacy Forum, a human rights organisation based in Nepal, concerning the case of Mr. Umesh Lama. The AHRC had reported on 21 April, that after being arrested and tortured while in custody, Umesh is undergoing treatment for his injuries (See further AHRC-UAC-078-2008). […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has been informed that a businessman and his cousin had been illegally detained by a special investigating unit for days in absence of any arrest orders. They were taken into custody after the unit conducted search at their internet shop allegedly for committing illegal activities. Instead of […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) regrets to inform you that a young woman and young man are among those persons currently being tried in courts in Burma over their alleged roles in the nationwide protests of last August and September. The two were illegally held without charge for months before being brought […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from Bangladesh that a judge of a Special Tribunal for Women has ordered the detention of two persons in absence of a thorough investigation and solely on the basis of a false complaint. The two detainees, whom the police have arrested on March 30, […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is deeply concerned by another report from Nepal of the alleged brutal torture by the police. According to the information we have received, a man was illegally arrested by the metropolitan police in Kathmandu district on 1 April 2008 and brutally tortured for 5 hours until he […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has been informed that Katugastota police allegedly assaulted a young man whilst in the custody on 28 March 2008. The police did not produce him before a court as required by the law. CASE DETAILS: (Based on the testimony from the victim, Nuwan Chamara) According to the information […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that the Paikgachha police had been harassing a family following a land dispute between two persons, which is beyond the jurisdiction of the police. Sub Inspector Mr. Manjurul Alam forced Mr. Mokbul Hawladar to appear before the police along with his wife and children. […]