Torture

Dear friends The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has grave concerns that the family of torture victim, Dawundage Pushpakumara (14 years old), is being threatened by the police and a local politician after they made a complaint to the human rights organization. On 17 September 2003, the AHRC issued a previous Urgent Appeal regarding the […]

Dear friends The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received the information that the torture victim, Chamila Bandara (17 years old) and his mother have fled their home after being severely threatened by the alleged perpetrators. Also, there was an attack against victim’s mother by a man, who was believed to be instigated by the […]

Dear friends The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that a man named Babai Biswas, 22, was killed by police officers after being arbitrarily arrested and tortured. I urge you to take strong and immediate action to correct this matter. Urgent Appeals Desk Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) ———————————————————— Name of victim: Babai Biswas […]

Dear friends The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that a man named Kurupanawa Gamage Nihal suffered serious head injuries after the police officers of the Udugama Police Station severely tortured him. I urge you to take strong and immediate action to correct this matter. Urgent Appeals Desk Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) […]

Dear Friends We are forwarding information from the Asian Center for the Progress of Peoples (ACPP) which is a human rights organization in Pakistan, which states that a 18-year-old young boy Sunil Samuel was sexually assaulted by inmates at Camp Jail Lahore. After lodging a complaint [to prison authorities], he was tortured to death by […]

Dear friends The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that Kurukulasuriya Pradeep Niranjan, 30, was arrested and imprisoned for 21 months without any concrete evidence of his involvement in murder of Fr. Aba Costa, who was killed on 10 May 2001. More seriously, he was severely tortured while he was in detention. He […]

Dear friends Victim: Dawundage Pushpakumara (14 years old) Address of victim: 21 Mile Post, Ranavarapitiya Rd, Saliyawewa Junction, Putlam Perpetrators: Officer In Charge and other officers of Saliyawewa Police Post in Putlam Period of detention and torture: from 1 September to 2 September 2003 DETAILED INFORMATION At around 10:30pm on 1 September 2003, about six […]

Dear friends Illegal Arrest and detention, torture, and fabrication of charges to wreak vengeance for lodging complaints with the Human Rights Commission – VICTIMS: Mohamad Ameer Mohamad Riswan (23 years old), Suppaiya Ravichandran (23 years old), Abdul Karim Mohamad Roshan Lathief (30 years old) – PERPETRATORS: Officers of the Wattala Police Station and Paliyagoda Police […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is happy to give you good news that Mr. Ravi Kiran Regmi alias “Nirjeeb” has been released from the Bharatpur Army Barrack in Nepal on 15 September 2003. The AHRC had previously issued urgent appeals regarding his case and called for his immediate release from the detention […]

Dear friends Name of victim: Okanda Hevage Jinadasa (50), Married man with 5 children; a mason by occupation Date of victim’s death: 5 September 2003 Address of victim: Okkampitiya, Moneragela District Alleged Perpetrators: Grama Arakshaka personnel attached to the Okkampitiya Police Post Details: On 5 September 2003, Okanda Hevage Jinadasa was returning home by bicycle […]

Dear Friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that Ravi Kiran Regmi, alias Nirjeeb, 59, a teacher, has been held and tortured by the army security forces in Narayanghat, Narayani Zone [central Nepal]. Your urgent action is required to pressure the local authorities to deal with this case. Urgent Appeals Desk The […]

Dear Friends Inhuman Assault by the Bagawantalawa police of three young men The victims are; Name : Ramaiya Dhanapala Singham Age : 23 years Civil status : married with one child Address : Chapelton Estate, T.V. Division Bagawantalawa Employment : estate worker in Chapelton Name : Ramaiya Saravanaraj Age : 26 years Civil status : […]

Dear friends Victim: Padukkage Nishantha Thushara Perera (23 years old) Address of the victim: No. 63, St. Sebastian’s Road, Kandana Perpetrators: Police officers attached to the Divulapitiya Police Station Period of detention and torture: from 7 September until now Details: Padukkage Nishantha Thushara Perera (23 years old) was arrested by four police officers at around 4:30am on 7 September […]

Dear Friends Amnesty International has highlighted five appeal cases against torture from around the world. (http://ai-stoptorture.c.tclk.net/maabc0oaaYRL8bcN4R0b/ ), Together Against Torture. We are forwarding one to you, regarding Eren Keskin, who is a lawyer and human rights activist in Turkey. Although Turkey is outside the geographical remit of an Asian NGO, we feel the cause Eren is fighting […]

Dear Friends We are forwarding information from the International Secretariat of the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) on the torture and custodial deaths of two men in Turkmenistan. If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact OMCT. —————————————– The International Secretariat of OMCT requests your URGENT intervention in the following situation in […]

Dear Friends We are forwarding information from The International Secretariat of OMCT on the Torture and incommunicado detention of three men by Police in the Hanumandhoka District Police Office (HDPO), Kathmandu in Nepal. *********** The International Secretariat of OMCT requests your urgent intervention regarding the situation of Torture, arbitrary arrest, incommunicado detention, death threats, and […]

Dear Friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received another two cases of deaths in custody in Sri Lanka. It is already the third custodial death case that AHRC has received in the past week. Victims of both cases were allegedly tortured and killed by police officers. AHRC expresses our deep concern for the […]

Dear friends, Disappearance of 26 year old man after arrest and torture by Watthegama Police officers in Kandy District Victim: Saliya Padma Udaya Kumara (26 years old) Date of incident: from 26 August to 28 August 2003 Alleged Perpetrators: Police officers at Watthegama Police Station in Kandy District DETAILD INFORMATION: (based on the statement from the victim’s […]

Dear Friends Torture of two young persons and fabrication of charges by Ankumbura Police; Illegal arrest; Illegal detention for 8 days Victims: Bandula Padma Kumara (14 years old) and Saman Kumara (17 years old) Address: c/o M.G. Karunawathie (Mother), Godahena, Dolaphihilla Dates of incident: from 20 July to 28 July 2003 (Bailed out on 15 […]

Dear Friends, Doctors informed Chamila Bandara and his family on Aug. 19, 2003, that Chamila Bandara has lost the use of his left arm permanently. Chamila Bandara is at present being treated at the Paradeniya Teaching Hospital in Sri Lanka. He was illegally arrested and detained from July 20 to 28, 2003, at the Ankumbura […]