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PAKISTAN: Sindh Police stop medical treatment of a half fried victim as punishment for contacting media

Dear Friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information of another case of police brutality. A psychiatrist has been half fried by police officers, who mistook him for a want...

PHILIPPINES: Lumad leaders killed by paramilitary forces

Dear Friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is deeply concerned about the killing of three indigenous leaders in the community of Km.16, Barangay Diatagon Lianga, Surigao Del Sur. Paramilit...

PAKISTAN: Christians were held under anti terrorism law for using the word ‘Sainthood’

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that four Christians and one Muslim publisher, including one pastor, were arrested on the charges of using word ‘Saint...

ASIA: 4th Asian Alliance against Torture and Ill-treatment & for Fair Trial – Conference of Asian Parliamentarians

(Hong Kong, October 02, 2015) The 4th Asian Alliance against Torture and Ill-treatment & for Fair Trial – Conference of Asian Parliamentarians will be held from 5 to 7 October, 2015 in Hong ...

WORLD: 2015 Right Livelihood Laureates announced

This year’s ‘Alternative Nobels’ announced 2015 Right Livelihood Awards honour courageous and effective solutions to secure human rights and respond to global crises A Pacific island state forei...

ASIA: Weekly Roundup, Episode 92

This week’s Roundup will reveal the 2015 Laureates of the Right Livelihood Award, which were announced 1 Octoberduring a press conference at the Swedish Foreign Office in Stockholm by Executive Dire...

SRI LANKA: Sense and nonsense on judicial matters

A comment on the approved UN Human Rights Council Resolution on Sri Lanka Basil Fernando Now that the UN Resolution on promoting Reconciliation, Accountability and Human Rights in Sri Lanka has been a...

BURMA/ MYANMAR: Denial of rights and arbitrary detention of student protesters

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) calls for the release of all detained student protesters from prison, who have been charged with multiple sections. Student protesters awaiting trial have spen...

PAKISTAN: teenage victim of torture committed suicide after being distraught by the judiciary

Dear friends The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information through Human Development Organization HDO Hazara Division KPK province that a teenage victim of police access and custod...

PAKISTAN: Police implicate the brothers of Tahira Khoso in murder case to adversely affect the case of honour killing

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received updated information in the case of honour killing of Tahira Khoso by her husband in presence of her father and brother who were tryi...

ASIA: Abuse of laws and military courts to silence civil society

Organization:  Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada and the Asian Legal Resource Centre Item: Items 2 and 10 – General Debate Date: 1 October 2015 Speaker: Mr. Gavin Magrath Joint Oral Statement to the 3...

ASIA: Call for Nominations for 2016 MARTIN ENNALS AWARD FOR HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS

A Press Release from Martin Ennals Foundation forwarded by the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) Call For Nominations – 2016 MARTIN ENNALS AWARD FOR HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS Deadline: 9 Novem...

INDIA: Nutrition and TB: An Essential but Ignored relationship

Prashant Kumar Dubey Nutrition and TB are two entities which need to be considered together, not separately. It is unfortunate that our country has not taken any initiative in this area resulting in a...

INDONESIA: Environmental and health damages caused by business remain unpunished

Dear Friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from the Commission for Disappearances and Victims of Violence (KontraS), a national NGO, regarding the environmental an...

PAKISTAN: The Ismaili Shia professor died because of the religious based victimization from university authorities

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received updated information that the Ismaili Shia lady professor from N.E.D. Engineering University died at the hospital bed who was victimi...

SRI LANKA: නීතිපති දෙපාර්ථමේන්තුව පිළිබද ප‍්‍රශ්නය හා ලංකාවේ යුක්තිය පසිදලීමේ අනාගතය

නීතිඥ බැසිල් ප‍්‍රනාන්දු එක්සත් ජාතීන්ගේ මානව හිමිකම් කොමසාරිස්තුමා...

SRI LANKA: OHCHR Investigation contributes to reconciliation and justice development in Sri Lanka

The Investigation Report issued by the Office of the United Nation’s High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) dated 16th September 2015, is the most comprehensive report on human rights issued by ...

Sri Lanka: එක්සත් ජාතීන්ගේ වටිනා වාර්තාවෙන් සාධනීය ප‍්‍රථිපල ලබාගැනීම

නීතිඥ බැසිල් ප‍්‍රනාන්දු එක්සත් ජාතීන්ගේ මානව හිමිකම් මහ කොමසාරිස්තු...