Impunity

The observations made by the Supreme Court of India in a case concerning disciplinary action against a former Major of the Indian Army contradict the Court’s own profile. Dismissing the appeal filed by the Major, who had filed the appeal aggrieved by the Army’s action against him, the court held that discipline is paramount in […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AHRC-STM-104-2012 May 17, 2012 A Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission INDIA: Institutional peril and murderous politics The assassination of Mr. T. P. Chandrashekharan in Kerala on 4 May is another example of the murderous nature of politics in India. The police investigation has revealed that hired assassins executed the murder. […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from the Centre for Organisation Research & Education (CORE) concerning torture and the extrajudicial killing of three indigenous Meitei in Manipur by an encounter with the 23rd Assam Rifles (AR) under the command of Major Hanuman near Maphou Dam, Nongdam Village of Ukhrul District […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from MASUM concerning another case of police brutality by personnel of Habra Police Station in West Bengal, India, of 28-year old Mr Raju Chowdhury of Kamarthuba, West Bengal, India. Mr Chowdhury’s extended and unjust detention and brutalisation since 9 January 2012, as is the […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from MASUM, concerning the case of murder of a woman allegedly by her in laws. It is reported that the victim in the case, Ms. Sushmita Singh, was reported dead on 5 May 2012. The background circumstances strongly suggest that Sushmita’s death is in […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from MASUM concerning another case of Border Security Forces (BSF) brutality in West Bengal, India. 60-year-old Ms Rupjan Bewa from the Murshidabad district endured physical assault and injury, outrage to her modesty and verbal abuse from BSF jawans on 21 February 2012 at approximately […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that Mr. N A Aruna Roshantha (42) of Mugunuwatawana, Chilaw in the district of Puttalam was illegally arrested, detained, brutally tortured and laid with fabricated charges. On 24 March 2012, he returned home for lunch as it was his custom. When returning to work […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from MASUM, concerning the case of torture of an innocent person by the West Bengal state police. The victim in the case, Mr. Babulari Gazi, is a three-wheeler driver. The police arrested Gazi on 7 February 2012 on the suspicion that he was involved […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that the human rights defenders, Mr. Baba Jan Hunzai along with four companions was brutally tortured by the police and military intelligence, ISI, officials while in custody of the jail. The victims were not given access to any medical treatment facilities despite being severely […]

The attempt by the Supreme Court of India to draw-up operative principles for the media outlining the contours of Article 19 (1) (a) of the constitution is an exercise that the Court should not venture into. In fact, the Court does not have a constitutional mandate to do so. It is within the realm of […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from MASUM, concerning the case of torture by the Border Security Force of an innocent person in Ramnarayanpur village of Murshidabad district in West Bengal. The victim in the case is Mr. Chhanarul Mondal, a casual labourer. It is reported that the BSF arrested […]

Enforced disappearance has become a matter of everyday life, as torture is inevitable in the hands of the law enforcement agencies. Both disappearance and torture are the by-products of the ‘rule of coerciveness’ in absence of the ‘rule of law’ in Bangladesh. It is a matter of grave concern that the incidents of disappearance are […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that a key witness in a fundamental rights case filed against the Office-in-Charge of the Wadduwa Police Station was illegally arrested and was later killed while in the custody of that station. The son of the deceased witnessed his father lying on the floor of […]

Nilantha Ilangamuwa  Let each man say what he deems truth, and let truth itself be commended unto God! – Gotthold Ephraim Lessing The traditional New Year 2012 (Buddhist Era 2555/2556), which was celebrated last week, has been brought to the people through the broken window of the White Van, which symbolizes the machinery of the […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that Mr. Thankshanamoorthy Selvakumar (24) of Algultenna Division, Alkaduwa in Matale District has been detained for 3 years and 8 months on false accusations that he has participated in terrorist activities. After the illegal arrest and interrogation of several Tamil youths Mr. Selvakumar was […]

The harassment of Ms. Sandya Ekneligoda by the government’s supporters in Geneva and by the Attorney General’s department, for joining the UN Human Rights Council Mrs. Sandya Ekneligoda was one of the speakers during a side event held on 19th March 2012 during the 19th sessions of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. The […]

Reading the speech of the prime minister and that of the home minister of India, one could easily get carried away by the thought that they are not in fact referring to India, but to some other country in the world. Both ministers were addressing the chief ministers of the country in a conference organised […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received updated information from MASUM, concerning the case of midnight house raid conducted by the police in a Dalit family. The officers forced into the house, tortured and assaulted the family members and took into custody Mr. Dulal Sarkar, and have charged him of false cases. […]

PLEASE MORE DOCUMENTATIONS ON THE CASE OF F M A RAZZAK http://www.humanrights.asia/campaigns/attack-on-fma-razzak ————————————————————- Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) previously issued Urgent Appeals on several occasions regarding the physical attack on human rights defender Mr. F M A Razzak and demanded fair investigation and fair trial to the case. Now, the AHRC has […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that officers of the Pakistan Rangers (Sindh) have been continuously harassing the wife of a subordinate officer with ill intention for three years. In the latest development high officials of the Pakistan Rangers abducted her husband and his whereabouts are presently unknown. The Pakistan […]