Torture

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information regarding the inhuman treatment by the police towards a 29-year-old man, Mr. B Sumith Priyantha Fernando, on 26 March 2007. Mr. Fernando was illegally arrested, detained and was subsequently brutally tortured by a police officer, Officer- in Charge (OIC) of the Special Investigation Unit […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information regarding the alleged torture of two men after their arbitrary arrest and detention in southern Thailand under the Emergency Decree on January 6 and 9, respectively. They were reportedly assaulted by the authorities in order to make them confess before Chang Hai temple military […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information regarding the brutal assault of a 36-year-old man, Mihindukulasuriya Lal Fernando, by several members of the Negombo Police who came to arrest him in three police vehicles. This was, allegedly after the victim had an argument with a prominent businessman in the area. When […]

On May 5, 2007, a man told the media how he had been brutally tortured as part of a police investigation inside Camp Rafael Crame in Quezon City, the national headquarters of the Philippine National Police (PNP). Ricardo Ayeras alleged that he was beaten, kicked, electrocuted and was deprived of sleep, according to a report […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) previously reported on an alleged killing of a young man in Kalasin, northeast Thailand, by the police (UA-136-2007). We have so far documented over 20 similar killings and forced disappearances by the same group of officers. In this update we give details of three more of their […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received update information regarding the alleged brutal assault of Mr. Dhanawardena by inmates and trainees of the police training college in Ketapola on 27 March 2006 (please see UA-121-2006and UP-110-2006 for more details about the case). The fundamental rights case before the Supreme Court regarding the torture case of […]

Dear friends The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is writing to inform you about an alleged torture case by police officers of Wattegama Police Station. P.K.W. Wijesinghe was summoned to the police station to give a statement. He was allegedly brutally tortured by a sub-inspector and a sergeant. He was then admitted to the intensive […]

Dear friends, The Working Group on Justice for Peace (Thailand) has informed the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) about the alleged horrific torture of a 23-year-old teacher named Sukri Ar-dam in southern Thailand. Sukri was arrested by the police acting under special powers to deal with the ongoing conflict in the south, and he was […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from a reliable source about the alleged torture of a man by the Special Investigation Unit (SIU) of the Kalutara division. It is alleged that Mr. Maha Hewage Sumith Perera was inhumanely tortured for several hours for two days. What is particularly horrendous about […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human rights Commission (AHRC) has received information regarding the alleged wrongful arrest and brutal torture of an innocent sales clerk named Md. Munsur Ali who was detained by police at RN Road in Jessore on 30 January 2007.  The victim was allegedly arrested under the orders of Sub Inspector Habibur Rahman […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has learned that a 39 year-old bus driver was allegedly tortured by a traffic police officer near the Waikkala Railway Gate on 11 March 2007.  The victim was apparently asked to pull his bus over to the side of the road and was then brutally attacked in […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received the information that no criminal charges have not been filed against the police officers of the Moratuwa police station responsible for illegal arrest and inhuman torture of a man in September 2004. A few days after his arrest, the victim was released by the court […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information about the alleged arbitrary arrest, brutal assault and fabrication of charges against three men from Panadura by the police on 24 March 2007. The victims were arrested by six police officers who failed to produce warrants or gave any explanation for the arrest. The […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from its partner Advocacy Forum in Nepal that seven persons, including five minors, were arbitrarily arrested without warrant, and tortured by police personnel in Banke district during detention. They were all arrested with the accusation of a small shop theft at the time of […]

Dear Friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from the Association of Initiative Developing and People Advocacy (PIAR) of the alleged brutal torture of a teenage youth, Mr. Odi Modokh, and his five friends at the Manggarai Resort Police Station in the South-Eastern district of Nusa Tengurra, Indonesia on 29 and 30 […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that on 25 March 2007 an Inspector working at the Office of the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) of Negombo allegedly assaulted and threatened a man thereby abusing his authority. The victim is in fear for his security because a group of policemen came […]

Dear friends The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information through its local partner the MASUM, a human rights organisation based in West Bengal with regard to the death of Mr. Hayat Seikh, who died on 29 March 2007. Immediately prior to his death Seikh was detained by the local police for seven days […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has been informed of the alleged arbitrary arrest and torture of a man named Mr. Seyed Zabed Hossain by the Khan Jahan Ali police in Khulna district, Bangladesh on two occasions, 3 December 2006 and on 4 February 2007. On December 3, the victim was arrested due […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received updated information that the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI) has started an investigation into the torture case of Mr. Muzibur Rahman and Mr. Waheduzzaman, who were arbitrarily arrested, detained and tortured by the army in Khulna district (For original urgent appeals, see: UP-033-2007; UP-019-2007; UP-015-2007; UP-011-2007; UA-367-2006; UP-232-2006). However, the […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information regarding a case of alleged arbitrary arrest and the brutal assault of a policeman by the Baduraliya police in Mathugama district, Kalutara division, Sri Lanka on 14 March 2007. Due to the severity of the torture, the victim was hospitalised for five days up […]