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The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) strongly condemns the excessive force used by the police on peaceful demonstrators holding a candle light protest against the Korean government’s agreement to...

We wish to share with you the following speech of Mr. Muneer Malik, delivered on his acceptance of the Gwangju Prize for Human Rights. He received the human rights award on May 18, 2008 on the occasio...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  AHRC-STM-146-2008 May 26, 2008 A Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission SOUTH KOREA: Massive arrest of protesters is imminent Since the government of South Korea agree...

Your Excellency, We, the undersigned 84 non-governmental organisations working on human rights in Asia, write to urge that your government not vote for Sri Lanka for membership in the United Nations H...

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) wishes to forward to you the following open letter from Amnesty International to the Secretary General of ASEAN. Asian Human Rights Commission Ho...

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) regrets to inform you that two migrants workers, newly elected as president and vice president of Migrants’ Trade Union (MTU) were again ar...

The Asian Human Rights Commission wishes to present the speech given by Mr. John J. Clancey, Chairperson of the Asian Human Rights Commission at the Awards Ceremony for the Asian Human Rights Defender...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AHRC-ANM-003-2008 May 14, 2008 An Announcement by the Asian Human Rights Commission ASIA: Muneer Malik and Aitzaz Ahsan accept the AHRC’s Human Rights Defender Award The As...

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has, like you, watched with great alarm at the spiralling effects of Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar (Burma) and the apparent inability of the global community, desp...

Nirmila Deshpande, a well known peace crusader of India, died on May 1, 2008, after a long period of illness. She was 79-years-old and left behind so many followers who like her, wanted peace. From he...

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received updated information that the Supreme Court dismissed all charges against Song Du-yul, German professor, under the National Security ...

On January 23, 2008 the Board of Directors of the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) announced that it was granting its 3rd Asian Human Rights Defender Award jointly to Mr. Muneer Malik, former Pres...

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) wishes to congratulate you on your appointment as the Minister of Justice of South Korea last Friday, 29 February 2008. The AHRC welcomes your inauguration rem...

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...

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has learned today (21 February) that the National Human Rights Commission of Korea (NHRCK) will maintain its independence. We appreciate your var...

(Hong Kong, January 30, 2008) Hundreds of people from around the world are signing a petition demanding that the National Human Rights Commission of Korea (NHRCK) be kept independent. “Many peop...

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...

Today, January 23, 2008, the Board of Directors of the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is pleased to announce that it has decided to grant its 3rd jointly to Muneer Malik, former President of the...

January 21, 2008 I am writing this as a recipient of the Gwangju Human Rights Award to discharge an obligation I owe as a recipient of this award. One of the reasons for granting this award has been t...

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...