Right to food

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received the information from ANTODAYA, a human rights group working in the Kalahandi district of Orissa that in October 2010, forest department officials from Taljaring Beat demolished the houses of twelve families of the Kandha tribe who were living in Hardaguda village. The officials came all […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) wishes to forward to you the following open letter from the Steering group of the Right to Food Campaign to the Prime Minister of India and his Council of Ministers. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ——- An Open Letter from the Steering group of the Right […]

Dear friends,  The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received updated information that the land mafia of the coastal area of Karachi has abducted two fisherfolk activists, Mr. Latif Dorai and Bilal Ahmed Baloch on 18 July, 2011. The land mafia physically abused both and Mr. Latif was more seriously beaten whereas Mr. Bilal was […]

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following statement from the Steering Committee of the Right to Food Campaign. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ————- The Steering Committee of the Right to Food Campaign, with over forty representatives met in Bhopal over the 2nd and 3rd July, 2011. Over the two days […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) wishes to forward to you the following open letter from a coalition of Japanese NGOs to UN Special Rapporteurs regarding the human rights situation following the recent disasters in Japan. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ——- We, the coalition of Japanese Non Governmental Organizations hereby request […]

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Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has learned that on April 22, 2011, forest department officers led by their Warden demolished the homes of fourteen landless Dalit families living in a “buffer zone” of Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve Area. The officers came to the village in the middle of the workday when all […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has learned that Uparagadala village, affected by water borne diseases such as diarrhea since 2009, still faces a lack of safe drinking water and nutrition. In 2009, the village experienced 8 deaths. About 6-7 persons came down with diarrhea in August 2010 but were saved by emergency […]

Dear friends,  The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received updated information from the fact finding team that conducted a fact finding mission concerning two deceased fisher folk activists murdered by a land mafia on May 6, 2011. The police initially refused to register the case against the alleged murderers, and the Medico Legal Officer […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has learned that the food security of peasants in the Punjab has been threatened by illegal land grabbing by the military for decades. The peasants have been cultivating the land from their forefathers who were asked to settle and cultivate the land in 1913. However, the military-run […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has learned from field research that the Gandharva community is facing hunger and food insecurity. In 1993 Gandharva, a nomadic Dalit community was provided a piece of land from the Commission for Resolving Problem with Landless People (Sukumbasi Samasya Samadhan Aayog) without legal title. In October 2010, […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received the information that 83 Dalit families of Ranapada village have been deprived of their food security by non-Dalits from about 54 neighboring villages. It is reported that the reason for the aggressive discrimination against the Bauri families (Dalits) is because three women from Bauri community […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has learn from a field visit that more than 30 hamlets of Mandla and Seoni districts are going to be affected by the power plant project being launched by the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) in association with the government since 1984. Most of the hamlets […]

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following statement from a Joint Working Group of the Right to Food Campaign and Jan Swasthya Abhiyan. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ————- A Statement from a Joint Working Group of the Right to Food Campaign and Jan Swasthya Abhiyan forwarded by the Asian Human […]

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following article written by Mr. Farooq Tariq. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ————- An article from Mr. Farooq Tariq forwarded by the Asian Human Rights Commission By: Farooq Tariq (The paper was read at the South Asian parliamentary round table Caucus held in Islamabad in […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) wishes to forward to you the following press release from ActionAid Pakistan. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ————- A Press Release from ActionAid Pakistan forwarded by the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) Islamabad: Saturday, Jan 29, 2011. International anti poverty agency ActionAid has raised concerns about […]

The integrity of a republic and the determination of its people depend upon the legitimacy of their government. Since declaring the Union of India to be a sovereign, socialist, secular, democratic republic that assures its citizens justice, equality, and liberty and to be a nation that endeavours to promote among them all fraternity, 61 years […]

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following statement from the Supreme Court Commissioners on the question of the Right to Food in India concerning the homeless persons living in the national capital, New Delhi. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ————- A Statement from Supreme Court Commissioners forwarded by the Asian Human […]

The Asian Human Rights Commission wishes everyone a merry Christmas and a happy new year. In all countries of Asia, this Christmas and new year will be celebrated in very difficult conditions. We extend our wishes to all families who are struggling in the midst of these difficulties to fight for their rights. We particularly […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from the Food First Information and Action Network Nepal (FIAN Nepal) that the farmers failed to cultivate the seed subsidized by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in two hill districts Baitadi and Doti, causing increase of food insecurity. This failure is not […]