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PAKISTAN: Journalists demand immediate arrest of culprits involved in kidnapping, torture of TV Reporter

ISLAMABAD Oct 31: The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has expressed concern over non-arrest of officials of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) who ruthlessly tortured and inflected more t...

THAILAND: Briefing note on a torture case raised by Mr Somchai Neelaphaijit before his disappearance: new attempts by police to threaten witnesses

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following statement from the Justice for Peace Foundation, Thailand, concerning a criminal case that police have brought against a victim of alleged torture...

CAMBODIA: Open letter to United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon from the Cambodian Center for Human Rights

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) wishes to forward to you the following open letter from the Cambodia Center for Human Rights to the United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon....

CAMBODIA: Civil society appeals for filing without processing by Kampong Chhnang Provincial Court for ADHOC’s staff Mr. Sam Chankea

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following joint statement from the Cambodian Human Rights Action Committee and others. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ————-...

THAILAND: Rights groups call on UN Secretary General for urgent investigation into abuses against Myanmar migrants deported from Thailand

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) wishes to forward to you the following press release from The State Enterprise Workers Relations Confederation (SERC), the Thai Labour Solidarity...

INDIA: Government’s failure to relocate and grant compensation to persons affected by the Sada Sarowar Project

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) wishes to forward to you the following open letter from the People of Narmada Valley and the National Alliance of People’s Movement, to the...

CAMBODIA: 19 Anniversary of the Paris Peace Agreements — A time to reflect and a time to look forward

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) wishes to forward to you the following press release from The Cambodian Center for Human Rights. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong —&...

INDIA: Kashmir: A “No-Peace” Political Initiative

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following article from Professor Angana Chatterji on Kashmir. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ————- An article from Professo...

INDIA / SOUTH KOREA: Majority report of the Ministry of Environment and Forests Committee a vindication of peoples just struggle against POSCO project

Dear Friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) wishes to forward to you the following press release from the POSCO Pratirodh Sangram Samthi and the Environment Support Group. Asian Human Right...

PAKISTAN: Violence against women & attacks against religious minorities are on the rise

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following article from www.asianews.it/news-en, written by Jibran Khan. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ————- An article fro...

SRI LANKA: Killing of Nimalarajan — A decade without justice

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following statement from Journalists for Democracy in Sri Lanka. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ————- A Statement from Jour...

CAMBODIA: Human Rights Activists (Part 3) — Mr. You Tho

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following article from LICADHO The Cambodian League for the Promotion and Defense of Human Rights. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ——...

SRI LANKA: Crisis Group refuses to appear before flawed Commission

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following statement and joint letter from the International Crisis Group, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong K...

CAMBODIA: Human Rights Activists (Part 2) — Mr. Hang Chakra

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following article from LICADHO The Cambodian League for the Promotion and Defense of Human Rights. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ——...

CAMBODIA: The new ECCC internal rules

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following joint statement from Cambodian Human Rights Action Committee (CHRAC) and others. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ———R...

CAMBODIA: The Venerable Luon Sovath

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following article from LICADHO The Cambodian League for the Promotion and Defense of Human Rights. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ——...

SRI LANKA: Collapse of rule of law

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

SRI LANKA: An open letter to the Prisoner Number 22032

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

PAKISTAN: No to undemocratic and unconstitutional change

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

PAKISTAN: HRCP finds gaps in response in flood-hit areas

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