Corruption

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has been informed that the Paikgachha police of Khulna district arbitrarily arrested and detained two human rights defenders on false charges and allegedly ill treated them on November 3. It is reported that the police had already received a bribe from the wife of one detainee and […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information of threats and harassment made against a man by police officers since May 2008 in Sri Lanka. He would not pay money to them. He has been repeatedly arrested and falsely charged after he refused to give them any bribes. CASE DETAILS: Rajagopalan Manalan […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from a local human rights organisation, the People’s Vigilance Committee on Human Rights (PVCHR) that Vishal, a three and a half-year-old boy, is suffering from severe malnutrition.  He was examined by an Auxiliary Nursing Mother (ANM) and diagnosed as suffering from Grade IV malnourishment. […]

Dear Friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from local sources that a man named Mr. Abdul Matin Shikdar was illegally arrested by the Kanaighat police on 28 September 2008 on a fabricated charge of stealing electrical transformers. He was in police remand for two days and detained in Sylhet Central Jail. […]

[NOTICE: The AHRC has developed this automatic letter-sending system using the “button” below. However, in this appeal, we could not include e-mail addresses of some of the Pakistan authorities. We encourage you to send your appeal letters via fax or post to them. Fax numbers and postal addresses of the Pakistan authorities are attached below […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has learned that seven police officers assaulted a man and his daughter when they arrested him near a garden in Battambang city, Battambang province on October 2, 2008. He was severely injured due to the beatings and when he was brought to the hospital, the police forced […]

[NOTICE: The AHRC has developed this automatic letter-sending system using the “button” below. Please click the button for your participation. We also encourage you to send your appeal letters via fax or post to those people. Fax numbers and postal addresses of the relevant authorities are attached below with this appeal. Thank you.] Dear friends, The Asian […]

Sri Lanka occupies the 92nd position among 180 countries (CPI) 2008 conducted by Transparency International (TI), the global civil society organisation leading the fight against corruption. Sri Lanka’s score remains at a low 3.2, indicating a serious corruption problem in the public sector. Neighbouring countries except Bhutan, all score below 3.5. Lack of transparency in […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) regrets to inform you that a torture victim as well as a complainant in a bribery case against the police was assassinated by unidentified gunmen while driving with his son on 20 September 2008. Before this assassination took place, the victim had repeatedly asked relevant authorities for […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that an inmate died in Negombo prison after being assaulted by jail guards on 4 July 2008. While the investigation was being conducted, Miswar, the prime witness in the case was attacked by jail guards who did not want him to come before the […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that a minor was raped by two men respectively on different occasions in Sigiriya, Sri Lanka. It is reported that one of the accused had earlier bribed the police to prevent them from bringing his case to court.  Both were released on bail and […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has been informed by a local human rights organisation in Uttar Pradesh, the People’s Vigilance Committee on Human Rights (PVCHR), that a 13-year-old girl was sexually assaulted by her neighbour.  In an attempt to rape the girl the accused entered their house and attacked her whilst she […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that eight human rights activists accused of disseminating pamphlets on the allegation of land expropriations were sentenced by the district court on 14 August, 2008 in Aceh, Indonesia. The case is currently pending in the High court after the prosecutor lodged an appeal. It […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information regarding the ill-treatment of a woman by police officers and jailors in late June 2008. The lady was involved in a private argument with another woman whose husband is a high ranking government officer. This case shows how this officer abused his official position […]

[NOTICE: The AHRC has developed this automatic letter-sending system using the “button” below. However, in this appeal, we could not include e-mail addresses of some of the Bangladesh authorities. We encourage you to send your appeal letters via fax or post to those people. Fax numbers and postal addresses of the Bangladesh authorities are attached […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has previously reported the case of three-year-old Pritam who died of malnutrition. Pritam suffered from malnutrition for seven months until he died. However, it is reported that the government authorities responsible for Pritam’s death was not punished or even enquired upon by the government. The Ambedkar Nagar […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received updated information regarding the assault of a journalist by military police on 25 July 2008 at their headquarters in Sihanoukville. An investigation was begun following the journalist’s complaint but military police have ill -treated the journalist during the investigation. UPDATED INFORMATION: (Based on testimony from the […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has learned that a military police officer,  Nget Vutha alias Kin, slapped a journalist, Ros Phina in the face for reporting on his facilitating of the transportation of protected timber. This incident happened on 25 July 2008 in the district military police headquarters in Stung Hav district, […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from Navsarjan, a human rights organisation working on Dalit rights in Gujarat, regarding the rape and subsequent trafficking of a 15-year-old Dalit girl. Four non-Dalit villagers, including a village head are accused of the crime. The victim though had filed a complaint to the […]

[NOTICE: The AHRC has developed this automatic letter-sending system using the “button” below. However, in this appeal, we could not include e-mail addresses of some of the Pakistan authorities. We encourage you to send your appeal letters via fax or post to those people. Fax numbers and postal addresses of the Pakistan authorities are attached […]