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INDONESIA: Democracy incomplete in 15 years of reform

The full report is available for download at: http://www.humanrights.asia/resources/hrreport/2013/AHRC-SPR-002-2013.pdf/view In commemoration of Human Rights Day on December 10, the Asian Human Right...

INDIA: Where freedom & dignity remains a mirage

The full report is available for download at: http://www.humanrights.asia/resources/hrreport/2013/AHRC-SPR-003-2013.pdf/view Human Rights Day commemorates the adoption of the Universal Declaration of...

NEPAL: Human Rights in Abeyance

The full report is available for download at: http://www.humanrights.asia/resources/hrreport/2013/AHRC-SPR-004-2013.pdf/view The dissolution of the Constituent Assembly in May 2012 stalled efforts to...

PAKISTAN: The Country has turned into a Killing Field

The full report is available for download at: http://www.humanrights.asia/resources/hrreport/2013/AHRC-SPR-005-2013.pdf/view A Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission on Human Rights Day AHRC ...

ASIA: Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela — AHRC salutes a great man, embraces his Legacy

The Asian Human Rights Commission joins all people across the world to salute Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela of South Africa, who passed away at the age of 95 yesterday. In the person of Nelson Mandela the...

BANGLADESH: UN intervention needed urgently for saving ordinary people’s lives and liberties

Mr. Oscar Fernández-Taranco Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs Office of the Assistant Secretary General United Nations UN Headquarters S-378, New York, NY 10017 USA Tel: +1 212 963 50...

INDIA: अधिकारों की छाँव तले झुलसते बच्चे

बीते हफ़्तों में चुनावी सरगर्मी के बीच अंतर्राष्ट्रीय बाल अधिकार दिवस अनजान...

INDIA: चुनावी राजनीति में कहाँ गुम हो गए बच्चों के हक के सवाल?

आजकल मध्यप्रदेश के चुनावी समर में कुपोषण एक बार फिर प्रमुख चुनावी मुद्दा है|...

PAKISTAN: During the last eleven months 7,170 persons were killed and 8,746 were injured in different acts of violence

The killings were the outcome of bomb blasts, terrorist attacks, sectarian violence, targeted killings, operations by law enforcement agencies and US drone attacks During the year up to November 30 th...

INDIA: Implementation of the National Food Security Bill – will the poor benefit?[i]

In a previous article I argued that India’s “rights revolution” has so far mostly existed on paper without significant improvements in the conditions of the poor. In this article I e...

ASIA: AHRC TV – Weekly Roundup, Episode 8

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is happy to announce the launch of its weekly video news bulletin, the Human Rights  Asia TV – Weekly Roundup. Today, 3 December 2013, we release the 8...

INDIA: बैगा समुदाय की परम्परागत खा़द्य सुरक्षा,पोषण एवं स्वास्थ्य सेवाओं की स्थिति

An Article by the Asian Human Rights Commission INDIA: बैगा समुदाय की परम्परागत खा़द्य सुरक्षा,पोषण एवं स्वा...

INDIA: मध्यप्रदेश के सतना जिले में मातृत्व और बाल स्वास्थ की स्थिति

मध्यप्रदेश के सतना जिले का मझगवां ब्लाक उ.प्र. की सीमा से लगा किनारे का ब्लाक ...

INDIA: Food Security Bill – Making sense of the media debate[i]

The Government of India, led by Congress, claim to be champions of the poor. In the upcoming election they will point out that they have given rights to all the poor; The National Rural Employment Gua...

PAKISTAN: “Death in custody constitutes murder” rules the CJ in cases of disappearances

Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry makes laudable efforts to hold the security forces accountable for enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings and in pursuing the cases of missing persons It has b...

WORLD: When freedom replaced “patriotism”

Nilantha Ilangamuwa The truth has been placed before us that the passing of laws does not mean people will benefit from them without proper implementation through the criminal justice system in the pa...

BANGLADESH: Attorney General’s Office Supersedes High Court

The Asian Human Rights Commission has learned that direct intervention from the Attorney General’s Office of Bangladesh is preventing the release of ASM Nasiruddin Elan, Director of Odhikar, a ...

INDIA: Mother’s Quest for Justice

The culture of women’s movement often set it root in motherhood as symbol or a weapon to create space. The notion of motherhood proved instrumental for women struggle for justice world wide. Pat...

PAKISTAN: A prominent lawyer and five other activists were disappeared after their arrest by persons from security agencies

With the change in Army command on November 27, a crackdown against the people in Balochistan started. A prominent lawyer, Mr. Haider KB son of Khuda Bux age 33, resident of Koshkalat, was arrested by...

WORLD: Torture – Asian and Global Perspectives (a review)

The latest issue of Torture – Asian and Global Perspectives covers the issue of military torture in the article, Psychodynamic – Military torture in UN peace operations. This article by Cl...