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SOUTH KOREA: We refuse to be accessories to a formality devoid of cooperation with civil society

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following statement from 57 human rights and civil organisations in South Korea. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ————- A Sta...

SRI LANKA: April 5th events and the 1978 constitution

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following article from the Sri Lanka Guardian, written by Basil Fernando. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ————- An article f...

SRI LANKA: Protest against Attorney General’s decision to terminate proceedings in Kathri Arrachige case

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following legal submission by the Attorney for the aggrieved party in the Kathri Arrachige case. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ——̵...

SRI LANKA: Authorities step up intimidation, jailing Lanka-e-News editor

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) wishes to forward to you the following press release from Reporters Without Borders. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong A Press Release from...

SRI LANKA: Call for urgent interventions to ensure security of Lanka-e-News staff

A Statement from a group of concerned media organisations in Sri Lanka forwarded by the Asian Human Rights Commission 24th March 2011 In view of insecurity created by a series of incidents in the afte...

SRI LANKA: Police begin “investigation” into National Peace Council funding

Statement of the Governing Council of the National Peace Council in regard to investigation being carried on it Last week, the Executive Director of the National Peace Council was called to the headqu...

PAKISTAN: Pakistan Peace Coalition warns a modest natural disaster impacting country’s nuclear plants could eliminate entire cities and life systems for generations to come

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) wishes to forward to you the following press release from Pakistan Peace Coalition. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ———...

INDONESIA: Revoke provincial decrees to ban a faith

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following statement from Human Rights Watch. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ————- A Statement from Human Rights Watch forwa...

THAILAND: JPF and ICJ call for press and discussion on the Appeals Court judgment in the Somchai Neelapaijit case: “WAS JUSTICE DELIVERED?”

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) wishes to forward to you the following press release from Justice for Peace Foundation (JPF) and International Commission of Jurists (ICJ). Asian...

THAILAND: Seven years and the state’s failure to bring justice to Somchai’s abductors

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following statement from Cross Culture Foundation (CrCF). Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ————- A Statement from Cross Cultu...

THAILAND: Justice for Peace Foundation calls Thai government to end arbitrary detention and to bring to light the fate of people who have been disappeared

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) wishes to forward to you the following press release from Justice for Peace Foundation (JPF). Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong —R...

INDONESIA/PAKISTAN: Pakistanization of Indonesia?

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following article from Jakarta Post written by Moh Yasir Alimi. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ————- An article from Jakart...

PAKISTAN: Situation analysis on trafficking of persons with disability for forced begging

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following article from SPARC, written by Salam Dharejo, Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ————- An article from SPARC forwarded by t...

THAILAND: Thailand needs to move beyond its human rights rhetoric

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following article from the Prachatai website, written by Mr. Pokpong Lawansiri. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ————- An art...

INDIA/SOUTH KOREA: Call to join “Dhinkia Chalo” on March 13

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) wishes to forward to you the following press release from Posco Pratirodh Sangram Samiti (PPSS). Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong —&...

PAKISTAN: Pakistan Peace Council terms the murder of Shahbaz Bhatti an attempt on the parliament’s right to debate legislative issues

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following statement from Pakistan Peace Council. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ————- A Statement from Pakistan Peace Counc...

INDIA/SOUTH KOREA: People’s statement against the clearance granted to the POSCO project

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following statement from the civil groups in India. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong A Statement from the civil groups in India forwarded by the Asia...

WORLD: We all have the duty to resist land grabbing and to support the communities fighting for their dignity!

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following statement from the Food First Information and Action Network (FIAN) International. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ———&#...

INDONESIA: Theological Declaration of Churches in Papua

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following statement from a Group of Papuan Church Leaders. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ————- A Statement from a Group of...

PAKISTAN: Corporal punishment a major reason for increasing school dropouts

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following article from Ashoka Pakistan, written by Mr. Amir Murtaza. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong An article from Ashoka Pakistan forwarded by th...