Torture

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information detailing the torture of a man by police officers attached to the Alawathugoda Police Station. The victim was beaten and humiliated by the police who accused him of being in possession of illicit liquor. They also threatened to disappear him if he did not […]

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) writes to you in advance of your State on Monday, July 24. While we look forward to what you will be reporting regarding the present situation of your country and future plans, we would like to draw your attention to the state of human rights in the Philippines, which […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  AS-172-2006 July 21, 2006 A Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC)  SRI LANKA: Torture, worse than absurd  (This is the second in the series of statements which shows both the worst than absurd situation that results in torture and the worst attitudes in dealing with complaints of torture by the Sri […]

[Re: UA-221-2006: SRI LANKA:  Death in prison custody of illegally arrested man; second man seriously injured, UP-140-2006: SRI LANKA: Responsibility of prison officers for death of M.S.F. Perera and injuries to L.G. Munaweera] ——————————————————————— SRI LANKA: Threats to torture victim; denial of justice; collapse of rule of law ——————————————————————— Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights […]

Dear Friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from a local partner regarding a man who was allegedly taken into custody by police officers and brutally tortured in Kerala, India. It is alleged that Jayakumar, a tailor by profession, was taken into custody when officers from Mannuthy police station conducted an illegal […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information regarding the brutal torture of a 19-year-old boy named Dhanuka Tisara by the Kalutara South police after his illegal arrest on 2 July 2006. The police accused the victim of committing murder without any evidence to support this, while brutally torturing him. The victim […]

Dear Friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information regarding the brutal assault of Mr. Sadiq Ali and how he was threatened by a superior officer when he approached the officer to lodge a complaint regarding the incident. Not only was Sadiq beaten by law enforcement officers, but the police admit that they […]

[RE: UA-176-2004: SRI LANKA: Another alleged police murder of a man by the Moratuwa police; UP-05-2005: SRI LANKA: Mt. Lavinia police’s apparent inaction to arrest/prosecute those responsible for the death of a torture victim, Mr. M. Ranson Peiris] ——————————————————— UP-142-2006: SRI LANKA: Court hearing of a torture case postponed 22 times due to deliberate inaction […]

On July 17 the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) issued an appeal on the alleged torture, armed robbery, illegal detention, and attempted rape and extortion of two persons in Saraburi, just northeast of Bangkok in Thailand. According to Uthai Boonnom, he and his partner were taken–at gunpoint and blindfolded–to a house in the forest where […]

THAILAND: Abduction; illegal detention; torture; robbery; attempted rape; threat to life; forced confession; attempted extortion; corruption; impunity; non-investigation; denial of redress ——————————————————- Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received detailed information about the alleged torture and armed robbery of a man and woman by the police in Thailand. Uthai Boonnom and Amporn […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) writes to inform you of a situation regarding B. Nimal, who was illegally detained by the Wanduramba police because his son had disappeared with a young lady. It is suspected that the parents of the lady influenced the police into detaining Mr. Nimal for the purpose of […]

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from the Legal Aid Institute of Jakarta (LBH Jakarta) that three security guards from Indonesia’s National Intelligence Body (BIN) assaulted a student and a motorcycle taxi driver. Untung Surapati, a 21-year-old student at the Indonesian Christian University (UKI) and Lukman, a motorcycle taxi driver were assaulted […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received updated information regarding the death of Mudalige Sunil Fermin Perera, who died on 6 July 2006 due to torture by prison guards (See further: UA-221-2006). Despite the victim’s death, no criminal inquiry has yet to begin looking into his murder. Although two prison officers have been interdicted […]

[RE: UA-082-2006: PHILIPPINES: Brutal torture of 11 persons and the subsequent filing of fabricated charges against them; UP-063-2006: PHILIPPINES: Lawyers for 11 torture victims file motion to withdraw charges against them; UP-067-2006: PHILIPPINES: Torture victims file charges against policemen; UP-092-2006: PHILIPPINES: Plot to kill torture victims in jail; UP-099-2006: PHILIPPINES: Jail authorities’ failing to ensure […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has been informed by its local partner, The Advocacy Forum, of a case regarding the brutal torture of Mr. Teksu Rai by the officers from the Maharajgunj Ward police station. It is alleged that Rai had refused to pay off police officers when they demanded a monthly […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  AS-164-2006 July 10, 2006  A Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) SRI LANKA – Torture, worse than absurd – (this is the beginning of a series of statements which shows both the worst than absurd situation that result in torture and the worse attitudes in dealing with the complaints of torture […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has learned that M.S.F. Perera who was allegedly tortured by prison guards at Kuruwita Remand Prison has succumbed to his injuries at the National Hospital in Colombo on 6 July 2006.  He was arrested on mistaken identity on the allegation of making bomb threats by telephone.  Another […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information regarding a brutal torture of a 24-year-old man named D Chamara Lanka by the Kurunegala police during his arbitrary detention from 27 to 30 May 2006. He was arrested on the allegation of his involvement in a theft case. The manner he was tortured […]

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has learned that its poster issued on the occasion of the June 26 International Day in Support of Victims of Torture in the Philippines has been altered by some unknown persons who inserted a different picture but retained the name and logo of the AHRC. The altered posters, which […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) calls for your urgent intervention to support a young man named Amitha Deepthi Kumara who is currently in illegal police custody and receives continued torture at the Meegahathenna Police Station in Sri Lanka. The police arrested him on the allegation of his involvement in a case of […]