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INDONESIA: Refusal to cooperate with United Nations human rights mechanisms in investigation of Munir’s death

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AS-275-2006 November 06, 2006   A Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission   INDONESIA: Refusal to cooperate with United Nations human rights mechanisms in invest...

PHILIPPINES: Election of the Philippines to U.N. bodies does not exonerate its bleak human rights record

On November 3, the media reported that the Philippines has once again been elected to a seat on one of the main organs of the United Nations–the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). Ambassador ...

INDIA: Policing in India only works when it affects the rights and security of the rich and influential, for the poor and needy… who cares!

The presence of the Prime Minister calls for additional security and protection. With protection and security being the job of the police, they will be on their toes when it is a matter concerning peo...

THAILAND: UN role needed to ensure that killers of human rights lawyer successfully prosecuted & tried

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 3, 2006 AHRC-OL-061-2006 An Open Letter to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights by the Asian Human Rights Commission Louise Arbour High Commissioner UN High Commiss...

SRI LANKA: The principle of accountability – AHRC replies to an article in LANKAWEB on the issue of the accountability of former President Chandrika Kumaratunga Bandaranaike

Following the letter sent by Ms. Kim Soo A on behalf of the AHRC to the Director General of UNESCO objecting to the appointment of an article appeared in LANKAWEB.  The AHRC sent its reply today and ...

PAKISTAN: International intervention urgently needed into Damadola killings

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is shocked by the October 30 air attack on a religious school that reportedly killed around 100 persons at Damadola, near Khar in the Bajaur tribal district on...

THAILAND: Apology for Tak Bai must be followed by prosecutions

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is writing to draw your attention to important developments in the case of 78 persons killed in the custody of the Royal Thai Army after being arrested at Tak ...

INDIA: Policing in India only works when it affects the rights and security of the rich and influential, for the poor and needy… who cares!

The presence of the Prime Minister calls for additional security and protection. With protection and security being the job of the police, they will be on their toes when it is a matter concerning peo...

SRI LANKA: The AHRC replies to the Island Newspaper on the authoritarian style of rule of former President Chandrika Bandaranaike

Following the letter sent by Ms. Kim Soo A on behalf of the AHRC to the Director General of UNESCO objecting to the appointment an editorial and a letter to the editor have appeared in the Island News...

THAILAND: Somchai, Tak Bai, secrets & lies

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  AS-269-2006 November 1, 2006 A Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission THAILAND: Somchai, Tak Bai, secrets & lies The head of the military junta overseeing the inter...

SRI LANKA: Today’s Sunday Times publishes a false report on the famous torture case at the Welipena Police Station

In this morning’s edition of the Sunday Times a news item entitled “Acquitted police officer taking case to the HRC” reported that in the famous case filed by a torture victim in Sri...

SRI LANKA: Objection to the former Sri Lankan president Chandrika Kumaratunga’s appointment as a Senior Consultant to UNESCO

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has learned from several newspaper reports that the former President of Sri Lanka, Chandrika Kumaratunga, has been appointed as senior consultant to UNESCO for...

SRI LANKA: PEACE TALKS – Will both parties agree to international human rights monitoring at the peace talks in Geneva?

As the delegates prepare for the Geneva peace talks to be held this weekend (28th and 29th October), the usual practice of trading accusations against each other by the government and the LTTE is happ...

THAILAND: Prime minister ignorant of the Philippines & the south

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  AS-266-2006 October 25, 2006 A Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission THAILAND: Prime minister ignorant of the Philippines & the south The Bangkok Post of October 2...

THAILAND: Problems of Tak Bai are the problems of Thailand

In March 2005, the then-army commander in Thailand, General Pravit Wongsuwan, was asked what disciplinary action would be taken against three generals found liable for the death of 84 innocent civilia...

SRI LANKA: An author’s revelations require a response from the state and also civil society in Sri Lanka

Victor Ivan, a reputed Sri Lankan journalist and author has produced a book entitled ‘Choura Regina – the Rogue Queen’, regarding the former Sri Lankan president, Chandrika Bandarana...

WORLD: Eid greetings from the Asian Human Rights Commission

WORLD: Eid greetings from  The Asian Human Rights Commission joins with people around the world in celebrating the 1427th Eid Festival at the conclusion of the fasting month of Ramadan. Eid is an imp...

CAMBODIA: Government must intervene to end violent & illegal police assaults on demonstrators

In the late afternoon of October 16, a week-long strike by workers at the Bright Sky garment factory in Dangkor district of Phnom Penh, Cambodia led to an open confrontation with management. When the ...

THAILAND: False criminal cases much more than a problem of money

An October 17 article in the Bangkok Post reported that the Ministry of Justice there has to pay hundreds of millions of Thai Baht in compensation to people who have been wrongfully prosecuted for cri...

SRI LANKA: Judicial role and the failure of investigation into of crime including gross human rights abuses

Today is the sixth anniversary of the assassination of the well known BBC journalist Mylvaganam Nimalrajan.  It is also two months now since the disappearance of Fr. Jim Brown and his assistant (plea...