Torture

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from reliable sources in Nepal that a journalist Mr. Birendra Shah was abducted by the members of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoists) on October 5, 2007 from Pipra Bazaar, Kalaiya, in Bara district. It is reported that he was abducted for writing news […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from MASUM, a local human rights organisation based in Howrah, West Bengal regarding the case of a person who was tortured by the local police by pouring acid on the suspect. It is reported that the victim, an iron scrap dealer was taken into […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from reliable sources regarding three cases of torture allegedly committed in the Kohalpur Area Police Office (APO) in Banke District during August and September 2007. In one case, a person was tortured and forced to drink urine. In the other two cases, the victims […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information regarding the inhuman torture of a man by the Panadura Police in the Kalutara District. When he tried to lodge a complaint, the police refused it and instead arbitrarily locked him up. He was then dragged to a shed outside and mercilessly assaulted and […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received further information about the signing of a confession falsely charging Jaime Rosios (a.k.a. Jimmy), a labour leader who was abducted and has disappeared since August 11. Alex Magbanua was threatened by police that he would be tortured and killed if he refused to sign the […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is pleased to inform you that a torture victim, Oting Mariano, whom police arrested and falsely charged on 13 January 2007 has already been released after he was exonerated from false charges. He walked out free from his detention center on September 20 after the prosecutor dismissed […]

Dear friends, As the dramatic events in Burma of the last few days are being reported throughout the entire world, in this latest update the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC), gives additional information not being widely covered in the mainstream media, as follows: – Protests have continued in Rangoon, Mandalay and other towns  – Killings […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from Neervazhi, a local human rights organisation based in Thrissur, Kerala regarding the case of Mr. Musammil who was arrested and tortured by the police officers stationed at Vadakkekad Police Station, in Thrissur district of Kerala state. It is alleged that Musammil was arrested […]

Dear friends, As has been reported throughout the world, riot police began violently attacking protestors in Rangoon today after they refused to obey instructions to not again take to the streets to call for an end to military rule there (UP-125-2007). Meanwhile, protests have also continued in other parts of the country. Here we give […]

Dear friends, Threats from the military regime in Burma have failed to get thousands of protestors of the streets again today, 25 September 2007. Here the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) gives the latest information and some on events of recent days. Please do everything you can to support the courageous struggle of Burma’s people […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from MASUM, a local human rights organisation based in Howrah, West Bengal regarding the case of a minor who is currently detained illegally at the Narkeldanga Police Station since September 11, 2007. It is alleged that the police officers who took the boy, Mithun […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) writes to inform that a boy and his uncle have been tortured and falsely charged by the police on 12 August 2007. Fifteen-year-old Periyasami Niroshan and his uncle Subramaniam Nanda Kumar were first forcibly taken by a group of drunken persons to the Nawalapitiya police station where […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) writes to inform you of yet another case regarding the brutal torture of a man and the subsequent filing of false charges by the police. The victim, Patikiri Arachchige Nihal Sarathchandra, was arrested on 4 July 2007 and charged by the Ganemulla police for a theft that […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information regarding the death of a man in custody of the Kotwali Police 2 July 2007. He allegedly died in the hospital after four days of detention in the police station. Even though the dead body clearly showed bruises and remarks, the police reports were […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) writes to inform you of the continuing failure by the authorities to take adequate action against the policemen involved in torturing a school teacher following his arrest on August 23, 2007. The victim, Siya Ram Gachaedar, was taken for questioning to Haraicha Area Police Station (APO), Haraich […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from a reliable source regarding the death of a young man and of severe injuries caused to several others when they were brutally tortured by the army’s Joint Forces. Victim Md. Jamal Uddin died from a brutal beating a few hours after arrest on […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from MASUM, a local human rights organisation based in West Bengal, India regarding the illegal detention, alleged custodial torture, severe ill-treatment and subsequent disappearance of a woman and her husband. It is alleged that the lady was taken into custody, detained for 10 days, […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information regarding the severe assault of a 40-year-old manual labourer K.W. Upali, allegedly by the Officer-in-Charge of Dodangoda Police and his men. According to the victim, when he failed to satisfy the OIC in answering their questions as to where he purchased the liquor he […]

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information regarding the torture of a 20-year-old man by the Galaha police. He was severely tortured despite his defence lawyer’s request to the Officer-in-Charge (OIC) of Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB) not to torture his client in the process of their investigation. In addition, the Magistrate […]

Indonesia, which received the second highest number of votes in elections to the United Nations Human Rights Council earlier this year, will celebrate its sixty second Independence Day on August 17, 2007. Given these election results, we could imagine that Indonesia is considered as being a moderate nation which consistently promotes and protects human rights. […]