Judicial system

Mangala Samy Pungonda, the mother of Wengadasalam Sudeshkar yesterday, February 19, appealed for the final sum of Rs. 600,000/= (approximately US$ 5,000) for the saving of her son’s life from execution in Doha, Qatar. She thanked those who have already contributed to the raising of the sum of Rs. 3.5 Million and said that about […]

ศาลอาญานัดสืบพยานจำเลยนัดแรก ในคดีที่นักเคลื่อนไหว 10 คน เป็นจำเลยจากการปีนรั้วรัฐสภาเมื่อปี 2550 เพื่อคัดค้านการออกกฎหมายของสภานิติบัญญัติแห่งชาติ (สนช.) โดยในวันที่ 19 กุมภาพันธ์ 2556 เวลา 9.00 น. ณ ห้อง 801 ศาลอาญา ถนนรัชดาภิเษก นายจอน อึ๊งภากรณ์ จำเลยที่ 1 และนายไพโรจน์ พลเพชร จำเลยที่ 8 จะขึ้นเบิกความ เพื่ออธิบายข้อเท็จจริงพร้อมชี้แจงเจตนา ทั้งนี้ นับแต่วันที่ 19 กุมภาพันธ์ ถึง 14 มีนาคม 2556 ทุกวัน เว้นวันจันทร์ เป็นกำหนดการสืบพยานจำเลย ซึ่งคดีนี้มีจำเลยทั้งหมด 10 คน ส่วนใหญ่เป็นนักเคลื่อนไหวในประเด็นสิทธิด้านต่างๆ เช่น นายจอน อึ๊งภากรณ์ อดีตประธานคณะกรรมการประสานงานองค์กรพัฒนาเอกชน และเคยได้รับรางวัลแมกไซไซ สาขาบริการภาครัฐ นายสาวิทย์ แก้วหวาน ประธานสหภาพพนักงานรัฐวิสาหกิจการรถไฟแห่งประเทศไทย(รฟท.) นายศิริชัย […]

Since 21 February 2012, ten prominent Thai NGO/ labour union/ human rights activists have been on trial at the Criminal Court, Rachadapisek Road, Bangkok on serious criminal charges relating to national security, public peace, and trespass with use of force arising from a mass sit-in staged in the lobby in front of the meeting chamber […]

The Asian Human Rights Commission strongly protests the murders of members of the Hazaras Shia community. A series of bombings in Hazaras town, Quetta, the capital of Balochistan province, claimed many lives, all of them members of the Shia Community. This recent blast on February 17 is the second one. The first one took place […]

Human remains in central Matale district is “the scene of a crime”, a forensic medical officer has told Al Jazeera. The remains of more than 150 people have been excavated in the town of Matale in central Sri Lanka. The skeletal remains were discovered late last year by workers building a facility at a hospital […]

For the purpose of this article I would describe positive or genuine politics as the attempt of political parties and others involved in politics trying to improve the material conditions of lives of the citizens. By material conditions I mean food, which also would imply employment, shelter which would imply conditions of housing, and sanitation, […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that a father sold his two young daughters so that he could marry a second wife. The police of two different stations are after the first wife, who is hiding with her children, in order to arrest her and hand over the two minors […]

On February 4 the chief monk of Sunandonanda of Egodauyana, Moratuwa was assassinated by a group of persons during the evening. According to reports, at 5:30 pm and again at 7:30 pm, the chief monk made complaints to the Moratuwa Police stating that he was facing an imminent threat to his life and sought the […]

The chief monk of Sunandonanda of Egodauyana, Moratuwa was assassinated by a group of persons on the evening of February 4. According to reports there had been a prolonged dispute over a piece of land that the chief monk claimed he had the title for where a number of families had erected their huts. They […]

28 police officers from the Kerala State police is accused of running a human trafficking cartel in the state. This felonious syndicate run by police officers is linked with international criminal cartels that supply women, children, and men. It is estimated that about 300 victims have been trafficked out of India by this criminal gang. […]

The Asian Human Rights Commission has received many responses from concerned persons in several countries regarding the appeal we made on behalf of Mr. Wengadasalam Sudeshkar. Several persons have indicated to us that they are contacting friends and well-wishers to assist in the saving of this young man’s life. The Asian Human Rights Commission has […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received the information regarding the judgement of the Muaro Sijunjung District Court which was delivered on 29 January 2013 on a torture case of two minors by four police officers. The two minors were found hanging dead in the bathroom of Sijunjung Sub-District Police Station in […]

Share| The 65th Anniversary of the independence of Sri Lanka occurs today and all that we are reminded of is the loss of the liberties of the people of the country. Perhaps the heroine to be remembered at this time is Rizana Nafeek who was 17-years-old when she left Sri Lanka to find employment in […]

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) condemns the abduction of four human rights defenders in broad daylight by persons said to be from an outlawed religious organization. The unknown armed persons abducted six workers of a NGO including, two lady workers. However, after some time they threw the two women out of the vehicle and […]

During the recent controversies on the impeachment of the Chief Justice of Sri Lanka, the view has been taken quite strongly by parliamentarians of both the government and the opposition that the orders of the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal (S.C.Reference No. 312012/C.A.(Writ) Application No.35812012, 01.01.2013, 07. 01. 2003) issued against the proceedings […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that the government has not made any progress in the case of the death of a young man in police custody. The police attempted to throw the dead body at a garbage center but the people saw this and shouted for help. The police […]

Joe’s Fashion’ is likely to render another 4,000 more workers jobless by closing anither factory  i A garment factory, Joe’s Fashion Export situated in Korangi Industrial Area (KIA) has shut down business and rendered around 1,000 employees jobless without taking labour department functionaries on board which was mandatory formality to be fulfilled. Most of the […]

In the seventies Sri Lanka’s descent into savagery took a qualitative plunge and since then things have become even worse. By way of explanation I should say that by ‘savage’ I do not mean the noble savage that Jean Jacques Rousseau spoke about, but rather a person living without a civic sense and responsibility. It […]

As young journalists in Sri Lanka we are concerned that the government that silenced one of the world’s deadliest terrorist groups is unable to apprehend the killers of one journalist, the abductors of another, or those who launched violent attacks on media institutions. Today we are not in a position to speak the truth to […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has learnt about the imminent threat to lives of thousands of families in the Narmada Valley which encompasses large tracts of Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh through an urgent action alert issued by the Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA). The NBA has learnt about an impending meeting of the […]