Torture

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from its local partner in West Bengal, MASUM, regarding an alleged brutal torture of a young man by the Bally police in Howrah district, West Bengal, India on 14 February 2007. The victim was accused of being involved in the disappearance of his wife […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) writes to inform you about the alleged illegal arrest and torture of a farmer in Quezon. On 4 April 2006, Mr. Fernando Tawagon was allegedly arrested without warrant by the Army’s 76th Infantry Battalion in Barangay (village) Biga, Gumaca, Quezon. He was alleged to be a member […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) calls for your immediate intervention to ensure the security of torture victim Mrs. Shahin Sultana Santa and her husband Mr. Atinur Rahrman, who are under severe death threats now. Mr. Atinur Rahrman is also a lawyer in his wife’s case. We were informed that the criminal who […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has learned of the extra-judicial killing of a 23 year-old business administration student named Farly Alcantara in front of his college in Daet at Camarines Norte, Philippines on February 16, 2007.  Alcantara was an active member of the League of Filipino Students (LFS), the president of the […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from a reliable source regarding an alleged brutal torture of a man by the Kotwali police in Bogra district on 25-26 January 2007. The victim is currently detained in the Bogra district jail after being forced to falsely confess to a crime due to the severe […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received yet another brutal assault of an innocent young man by the Sri Lankan police. We were informed that without any reason, Mr. A.A. Priyantha Kumara (27) was allegedly subjected to serious assault by the Dodangoda police at the Madabada junction in Dodangoda, Kalutara district III, […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received updated information regarding the case of Mr. Hazoor Buksh Malik (24), whose penis was cut while being tortured by the Market police on 25-26 January 2007 (See further: UA-032-2007). We were informed that both reports of two medical boards, which examined the victim, confirmed that the […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received updated information that bails for two torture victims, Mr. Muzibur Rahman and Mr. Waheduzzaman, who were arbitrarily arrested, detained and tortured by the army in Khulna district, were granted by Paikgachha Upazilla Magistrate Court on 13 February 2007 (For original urgent appeals, visit: UP-015-2007; UP-011-2007; UA-367-2006; UP-232-2006). The Bail […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has been informed of an unacceptable delay of justice in the case of a young man, Udayanga Perera, who was arrested and subjected to severe torture by policemen attached to the Wewelwatte police post under the Ratnapura police station on 7 August 2003. Udayanga subsequently launched a […]

Dear Friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from the Task Force Detainees of the Philippines (TFDP) regarding yet another alleged case of abduction, illegal detention and torture of a person in Carmen municipality, North Cotabato province, Philippines. It is alleged that the victim was mistakenly identified as a commander of a […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information about a young man allegedly tortured to death on 3 February 2007, in the Malir central jail in Karachi, Sindh Province, Pakistan. The reason for his torture was allegedly his failure to bribe the jail officers. The victim and his two other friends had […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received yet another alleged torture of a young man by the police in Sri Lanka. According to the information we have received, Mr. A. Dushmantha Silva (29) residing in Temple Road, Dibedda, Panadura was tortured by the Panadura police after his arbitrary arrest on 3 February […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission is gravely concerned by another horrible case of police torture reported from the Khairpur district, Sindh province, Pakistan. Two brothers were arrested by the Pir Jo Goth police on 12 January 2007 on an alleged theft charge. Although their innocence was proved and the complainant wanted to withdraw […]

Indonesia signed the International Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment or Punishment on the 23 October 1985 and ratified it on the 28 October I 998 by the Law No. 5/1998. Since its ratification, there have been numerous calls by the CAT Committee- for instance in its “Concluding Observations: Indonesia” (01/11/2002. […]

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 42 year-old rubber plantation worker named Muhamud Arming Usoh in southern Thailand. The father of eight was arrested by soldiers acting under special powers to deal with the ongoing conflict […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission has received information about a horrific case in which a 24-year-old young man, Mr. Hazoor Buksh Malik, was severely assaulted on his penis while being tortured by the Station Head Officer (SHO) of the Market police station in Larkana District, Sindh Province, Pakistan, on 25 January 2007. The victim […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has been informed that three men were allegedly tortured by the Army deployed in Paikgachha, Khulna district, Bangladesh, after their arbitrary arrests on 17 January 2007. One of the three men namely Mr. Amanullah alias Aman (40) died in the army custody within 27 hours after his […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received updated information regarding the second arbitrary arrest of a businessman named Muzibur Rahman and his relative Mr. Muzibur by the military personnel at the Paikgachha Upazilla (sub-district) of Khulna district on 23 January 2007. They had been arbitrary arrested and received threats and intimidation the […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) previously reported on the alleged torture of two men after their arbitrary arrest and detention in southern Thailand, (see UAC-005-2008). It has since received news of other similar cases involving torture. The latest victims are charged with organizing the Nong Fern Karaoke restaurant bombing in Pattani province. CASE […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that a man was allegedly tortured to death in the custody of the police in Dhaka, Bangladesh on 1 December 2007. After the police and narcotics officials arrested him from his house, he was found dead in a private hospital. His family members witnessed […]