Torture

[RE: UA-75-2005: SRI LANKA: A woman’s baby is stillborn due to police torture; UP-75-2005: SRI LANKA: Police torturers who caused a woman’s loss of her unborn child must be brought to justice] ——————————————- UP-109-2006: SRI LANKA: Continued harassment of torture victims by the Embilipitiya police SRI LANKA: Torture; threat and intimidation; police misconduct; ineffective inquiry […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has come to learn of an appalling case of police brutality and torture of a man whom they accused of having stolen goods. When the man repeated to deny having done so, they tied his arms and legs together, hung him from a pole and beat him […]

AHRC-OL-013-2006 May 15, 2006      Open letter to the Attorney General The Hon. Mr. K. C. Kamalasabesan Attorney General Attorney General’s Department Colombo 12 Sri Lanka Fax: +94 11 2 436 421 Dear Mr. Kamalasabesan, Re: The case of Lalith Rajapakse — HC259/2003 (this High Court case is related to SCFR267/2002) This case came up […]

Dear friends, On 4 May 2006, the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) informed our network about 18-year-old Samantha Perera, who was illegally arrested by the Bandaragama police, detained for four days and inhumanely and brutally tortured during this time (please see UA-147-2006). He and his family believed that this was a result of instigation and bribery […]

[RE: UP-096-2006: BANGLADESH: Court orders supplementary investigation following disputed Judicial Probe Commission report; UP-083-2006: BANGLADESH: Police defy High Court order by continuing to make threats; UP-062-2006: BANGLADESH: Harassment and threats continue towards victim despite a High Court ruling ordering the alleged perpetrators to stop; UP-058-2006: BANGLADESH: Police seriously intimidate and threaten victim, her husband and […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 10, 2006 AS-101-2006 A Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission INDIA: Snail pace progress at the National Human Rights Commission the Commission must accept responsibility The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received a communication from the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of India on 9 May 2006, informing the […]

Dear friends, On 24 April 2006, at about 9:00am, four persons visited Samantha Perera’s home. One was a policeman from Colombo; one was a policeman from Bandaragama; one was working at the Colombo port but a resident in Medigama; and the other’s details are unknown. They arrived at Samantha’s home in a white coloured van […]

Dear friends, The head of the army in Thailand is reported as having admitted that the security forces in the south of the country are using “blacklists” to hunt down alleged insurgents in the south. He has also admitted that there are names of persons on the lists who are not genuine suspects. The Asian […]

[RE: UP-089-2006: BANGLADESH: Government names the head of the judicial probe commission into the police brutality on journalists; UA-128-2006: BANGLADESH: Journalists beaten by the police at the Chittagong stadium] —————————————————– UP-095-2006: BANGLADESH: Government names District Judge to conduct a judicial probe into the police brutality on journalists BANGLADESH: Torture; intimidation; threat; deprivation of professional duty; […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) writes to inform you about a man who was tortured by the police and who is now currently languishing in prison after having had fabricated charges laid against him. Kariyawasam Peradorapage Tsuitha Ejith was first stopped by the Ja-Ela police on 10 October 2005, for alleged traffic […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) writes to inform you of yet another torture case in Sri Lanka. On this occasion the victim was arbitrarily detained by the Katupotha police, who accused him of stealing jewellery and money. Though these were not found in the possession of the victim, the police proceeded to […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information regarding the brutal torture of Mr. W. Sunil and his wife, Wasanthi by the Wanduranba police on 17 March 2006. On March 17, at around noon, two policemen from the Wanduramba police visited Mr. Sunil’s vegetable farm. As he was not in, they hid […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information regarding the torture of Ms. M. K. Buddhika by the Baddegama police on 17 February 2006. Ms. Buddhika pleaded with the police to stop beating her as she was recovering from Caesarian surgery. However, the police ignored her plea and continued to beat her […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received updated information regarding the harassment to torture victim, Sameera Harischandra and his family by the Nochichiyagama police (see further: UA-116-2006). On 12 March 2006, an argument ensued between the victim, Sameera Harischandra and friends and four persons who were posing as ‘cattle traders’. After some time […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information regarding the brutal torture of OKD Kithsiri Dhanawardena by Ketapola police training college trainees. On March 25, Mr. Dhanawardena received a message from police trainees, Mr. Gunathilake and Mr. Jayarathne to come to the Ketapola training college for a cab hire. However, Mr. Dhanawardena […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received updated information regarding the further threat and intimidation directed at torture victim, A.P. Jayaweera Sandanayake to withdraw his complaint by the Mundalama police (See further: UA-25-2005). On 14 December 2003, Mr. Sandanayake was subjected to brutal torture by the Mundalama police with the Judicial Medical Officer […]

[RE: UA-082-2006: PHILIPPINES: Brutal torture of 11 persons and 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 PHILIPPINES: Torture; illegal arrest and detention; denial of victims for adequate medical and trauma treatment; failure […]

PHILIPPINES: Torture; illegal arrest and detention; denial of victims for adequate medical and trauma treatment; detention of minors together with adults; failure to enact an enabling law against torture ———————————– Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received updated information on the case of the 11 torture victims in Buguias, Benguet. According to […]

[RE: UA-097-2006: BURMA: Municipal officers and firefighters beat man to death then police charge his friends; UP-060-2006: BURMA: Innocent people blamed for killing of Thet Naing Oo; witnesses remain in police custody] ——————————————————————— UP-064-2006: BURMA: Further worrying developments in case of deadly assault victim Thet Naing Oo BURMA: Assault; torture; extrajudicial killing; illegal detention; impunity; […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has been informed by the Task Force against Torture (TFT) of Meherpur that following a misunderstanding between the villagers of Bhorat village and a group of unarmed, plain clothed police, which resulted in the latter being chased out of the area, the police returned to assault, torture, […]