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(New York, March 6, 2008) – The Sri Lankan government is responsible for widespread abductions and “disappearances” that are a national crisis, Human Rights Watch said in a new report released toda...

International Independent Group of Eminent Persons FOR RELEASE ON 06 MARCH 2008 Colombo, 05 March 2008 REF: IIGEP-PS-005-2008 Contact: IIGEP Public Information Office Colombo Hilton Residence, Suite 7...

We are forwarding a position paper circulated by Transparency International Sri Lanka on the issue of the removal of the Director General of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery. 28 Fe...

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) wishes to forward to you the following press release from the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against...

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following statement from the Rt Revd Duleep de Chickera, Bishop of Colombo. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ————- A Statemen...

Sompong Amornvivat Minister of Justice Office of the Ministry of Justice Ministry of Justice Building 22nd Floor, Software Park Building, Chaeng Wattana Road Pakkred, Nonthaburi Bangkok 11120 THAILAND...

I. Recommendations Lawyers Rights Watch Canada (1)  calls on the Human Rights Council to fulfill its duty to promote and protect the rule of law and fundamental rights and freedoms in Pakistan by re...

The National Human Rights Commission of Korea (NHRCK) welcomes the final agreement of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea that upholds to maintain the independence of the Commission. The ag...

Audio Recording Calls Into Question Government’s Commitment to Fair Elections   (New York, February 15, 2008) – In an audio recording obtained by Human Rights Watch (http://hrw.org/audio/2008/u...

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following statement from Reporters Without Borders/Reporters sans frontières. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ————- A State...

Accountability Watch Committee Kathmandu, Nepal Press Statement Thursday Jan 31, 2008 Our attention has been drawn towards the recent reports in media that a meeting of the high-level political task f...

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) wishes to forward to you the following open letter from Mr. Iftikhar Mohammad Choudhry, the Chief Justice of Pakistan to various heads of states ...

Reporters Without Borders/Reporters sans frontières Press release 29 January 2008 SRI LANKA IRRESPONSIBLE COMMENTS AND ACTION BY MINISTERS ENDANGER JOURNALISTS Reporters Without Borders appealed toda...

ALERT – SRI LANKA 28 January 2008 High government official advocates censorship, SOURCE: Free Media Movement (FMM), Colombo **For further information on the Mervyn Silva incident, see IFEX alert...

January 27, 2008 I, myself, Ms Angkhana Neelapaijit, am writing on behalf of the Working Group on Justice for Peace (WGJP – Thailand), and as a recipient of the Gwangju Prize for Human Rights. I...

Joint Statement Today the ravages of the ethnic conflict are taking centre stage in the country, and the absence of good governance in general is marked. In this context, the agreement among the three...

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Louise Arbour, issued the following statement today: Geneva, 24 January 2008– In this celebratory year of the 60th anniversary of the Unive...

(A list of the groups appears at the end of this statement) Joint Statement Abrogation of Ceasefire Agreement Will Escalate Spiral of Violence The government’s decision to abrogate the Norwegian-faci...

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

Forwarded herewith is a letter written by Louise Arbour the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to Mrs. Lee Kyung-sook, the Chairperson of the Transition Committee of the President of th...