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URGENT Monday 18th January, 2010 To: The Honorable Prime Minister Mr. Abhisit Vejjajiva We, the undersigned, continue to be concerned for the safety and security of over 2 million migrants from Burma,...

Karachi-January 12, 2010: According to the statistics of Human Rights commission of Pakistan in the year 2009, in the city of Karachi, the largest industrial of Pakistan, 1747 were killed– among them...

The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a joint programme of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), condemns the ...

Dear friends, We wish to share two related press statements with you from Suara Rakyat Malaysia (SUARAM) and Gerakan Mansuhkan ISA (GMI). The Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ——R...

On 20th January (or in just 8 working days) the end of the “permission to stay and work in Thailand for one year, pending deportation” for 61, 543 Burmese, Cambodian and Laotian migrants who “illeg...

The Pakistani government should quickly reintroduce legislation to protect women and children from domestic violence, Human Rights Watch said today. The Domestic Violence (Prevention and Protection) B...

MAZLUMDER, human rights organization and solidarity for oppressed people, called Pakistan to release the whereabouts of at least 45 Turks, allegedly jailed and tortured in prisons. MAZLUMDER Istanbul ...

http://www.rsf.org/spip.php?page=article&id_article=35833 Reporters without Borders and the Burma Media Association are appalled by the 20-year jail sentence that a court has just imposed on Hla H...

It is with great sadness that the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat confirms that another member of its community, Retired Professor Muhammad Yusuf (aged 70) was killed earlier today by two masked gunmen in Lah...

23 December 2009 His Excellency the Prime Minister CC: H.E. Minister of Justice Director General of Department of Special Investigation Since your ascension to the premiership, you have fervently decl...

Pakistani political soap opera continues and so far no surprises for the audience. In the latest episode the Supreme Court declared that the National Reconciliation Ordinance was “ultra vires and vio...

Cross Culture Foundation  Immediate Released on 20 December 2000  Public Statement The disappearance of Mr. Abduloh Abukaree, a grave jeopardy   All parties must be held responsible for safety of ...

There is thunderous applause for bringing the accused plunderers and criminals to justice and widespread speculation on the resignation of the president. Very little analysis is being done on the over...

We, the undersigned human rights defenders, are seriously concerned about the Nepal Army’s refusal to hand over Major Niranjan Basnet to the civilian court. The army took Basnet into custody on ...

Dear Friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) wishes to forward to you the following press release from the Food First Information and Action Network (FIAN) International. Asian Human Rights ...

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

Basnet is repatriated by the UN from his posting in Chad as the UN is informed about a pending arrest warrant against the officer from a court in Nepal. While the government of Nepal is expected to ar...

in Pakistan, but, this time, there is no rumbling of tanks on the streets of Islamabad. Instead, it seems the military is using a new strategy for regime change in Pakistan, one that will have adverse...

A Statement by the UN High Commissioner from the Asian Human Rights Commission on the occasion of Human Rights Day 2009 ASIA: Statement by the UN High Commissioner The concept of non-discrimination li...

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following statement from the Headquarters for the enactment of the legislation on the provision of temporary housing for the displaced in Seoungdong-gu. The...