Police violence

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information regarding an accident victim Alton Laskshman Mendi who was left unconscious by the police who instructed the family members and those around to take the seriously injured victim to the hospital. This was whilst the Pandura police escorted the perpetrator to the Moratuwa police […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information regarding the assault of a female police constable Sunethra Koswatte (WPC No 3134) by an Inspector of Police at the Matugama police station. Please send a letter to the relevant authorities listed below asking them to intervene in this case and to ensure that […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has been informed that the Turag police forcefully invaded a disputed land, and the house located on it, despite a court order requesting them not to do so. The owner of the land, Lata Rahman, had previously sought the order following a dispute over the land with […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has been informed that a man, who was arbitrarily arrested, detained and tortured by the Kotwali police continues to remain in Barisla jail despite having had no official charges laid against him. The victim, Imon Chowdhury came into conflict with his father-in-law, who did not recognise the […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) writes to voice our contempt for the ‘systematic practice’ by the police, military and government officials in the Philippines in showing the faces of arrested suspects before the media and general public. Although Section 14 (2) of the 1987 Philippine Constitution recognises the principle of ‘presumption of […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information regarding the case of Mr. Wijethileka who was shot twice in the back by two Opanayake police officers.  The victim was running away from an unprovoked attack by the Opanayake police on a crowd of villagers who were looking at several valuable gemstones discovered […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has been informed that three police officers responsible for the custody and murder of a 28-year-old man, Mr. Udayakumar, was arrested and later released on bail by an order of the local magistrate. The AHRC is informed that the police officers who were arrested were detained in […]

The recent drug menace plaguing Sri Lanka has been linked to police corruption. On December 31, 2005 the Inspector General of Police was reported to have said that the country’s drug problem cannot be eradicated without addressing the corrupt officials abetting the drug cartels. Earlier in the month, the Advisor to the Ministry of Defence, […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has been informed that a woman was arrested, assaulted and intimidated by the Lalbag police after they illegally raider her house. The police arrested the woman after receiving money from a group of toll collectors, who had earlier beaten the woman’s son at the Sheikh Sahebbazar crossing. […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from MASUM, a human rights organisation working in West Bengal, regarding the alleged murder of a man and the unsuccessful attempts by his wife to lodge a complaint at a police station. Munaruddin Seikh’s brother and Rafiqul Mondal were running a joint business for […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information concerning an alleged attack on three hamlets in South Sulawesi by a group of army personnel in retaliation over a traffic accident. On 29 November 2005, soldiers from Haerudin’s battalion attacked three hamlets, Karama, Bonto Gaddong and Ujung Moncong, Janeponto, South Sulawesi. They and […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) writes to update you on information we have received regarding the alleged abuse of two Chinese women in Malaysian police stations (to see further details of this case, please refer to UA-226-2005). According to this information, upon the emergence of a video clip showing a Chinese woman being […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) writes to inform you of the alleged fabricated charges of sexual assault laid against a school teacher by the Saliyawewa police. Ms. Pavithra Karunanayake, having worked as a volunteer teacher of English for five years at the Weerapura School in Saliyawewa, was asked to present herself before […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from MASUM, a human rights organisation in West Bengal about the unauthorized entry of the police into the house of a man who was arrested and released on bail in a case a few years ago in Murshidabad District. In 1997, Safikul Islam was […]

In recent weeks, there have been numerous protests by Korean farmers against the government’s liberalization policies. These have been dealt with by riot police in a brutal and violent manner, causing severe injuries. One farmer has even died due to the seriousness of his injuries: 43-year-old Jeon Young-Cheol died on November 24, 2005 after being […]

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Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from a reliable source regarding a possible cover-up by police authorities in Banting District police headquarters, Selangor into the torture of a man inside their police station. It was witnessed by three persons, two of whom are human rights activists, but the police have […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information on a case of police malpractice and negligence that has led to the theft of a man’s motorcycle parts.  Mr. Fernando was stopped by police officers from the Mt. Lavinia police near the Maliban Biscuit Factory at Ratmalana.  The police officers demanded driving documents […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from a reliable source regarding the torture of a 14-year-old boy, Dulash Vimukthi Ranasinghe, by his language teacher, Chandrika, at the Wellawa Central College. On 9 November 2005, Dulash Vimukthi was attending class when his teacher punched him hard on his left eye. Chandrika […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information regarding the torture and arbitrary detention of a 28-year-old man, Fitriyanto (Sanep). Sanep was tortured allegedly by police officers attached to the Resort Police Office Belitung Timur, (Markas Kepolisian Resort Belitung Timur), Bangka Belitung on 12 September 2005. The police reportedly forced him to […]