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CHINA: Statement issued by the Legal Sub-Sector of the Election Committee in relation to the mass arrest, detention and disappearance of lawyers in China

A Press Release from (Legal) Election Committee of Hong Kong forwarded by the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) We as members of the legal profession and as elected representatives of the legal...

INDONESIA: Police attack and shoot at 10 Papuan youth, killing one and injuring others

Dear Friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information regarding the shooting and brutal attack on 10 indigenous Papuan youth conducted by police officers of Tigi Police Secto...

INDIA: It’s Yakub only now, justice was hung a while back

Yakub Memon, a terror convict, will be hanged to death, most probably on 30 July 2015. He will be killed by the State because the Supreme Court of India rejected his curative plea, the final appeal, a...

PAKISTAN: Stay on Asia Bibi death penalty, victory for civil society

Pakistan courts have finally started taking a proactive approach to support religious minorities and safeguard their interest. On 22 July, the Supreme Court of Pakistan suspended the execution of Asia...

INDONESIA: The police and military attack and kill 5 teenagers, injure 17 others, in Papua

Dear Friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information regarding allegations of gross violation of human rights, which has resulted in five students being killed and 17 others...

INDIA: Stop Meghalaya Government from buying time for coal mine owners

Dear Friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission has received information that the Meghalaya state government has placed an application before the National Green Tribunal to extend the date of transpor...

NEPAL: Stop charging innocent citizens under the ruse of maintaining peace and order

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is deeply concerned about the use of excessive force by the police in different districts of the Terai during public’s feedback collection on the first draft...

PAKISTAN: Plan or no plan, the State totally disregards justice institutions

Post the December 16 Peshawar carnage, wherein more than 150 school children and staff were massacred by the Taliban, the government of Pakistan went into a damage control mode and drafted a 20 point ...

INDIA: Government dumps the Court’s Order in a sewer

A total of 180,657 rural households continue to engage in manual scavenging in India, despite the inhuman practice being repeatedly outlawed by the Parliament and Judiciary. This is the state a year a...

ASIA: Mob justice—a symptom of degenerating rule of law

Javeria Younes The mob justice meted out to 13-year-old Samiul Alam Rajon, who was beaten to death in Bangladesh by an angry mob resolute on teaching the youngster a lesson for stealing a bicycle, is ...

ASIA: Weekly Roundup, Episode 81

An Announcement by the Asian Human Rights Commission This week’s Roundup begins in the Indian state of Kerala. The state government has initiated a process of police reforms. This unique initiative ...

PAKISTAN: Gender bias is entrenched in the criminal justice system

Gender jurisprudence is unheard of in the realm of Pakistan’s criminal justice system. In fact, it is continuously at discord with social norms that are enforced by the biases of the criminal justic...

INDIA: Farmers seek permission to die in order to live

by Avinash Pandey Photo © Sarath Kuchi Seven farmers have recently sought the governments’ permission to end their lives. They have drafted applications and submitted them – as per protocol in an...

PAKISTAN: INGOs made scapegoat as government asserts power over development sector

On 12 June 2015, international NGO Save the Children, with over three decades of presence in Pakistan, was given a 15-days ultimatum to wind up its operations in the country. Following immense interna...

INDONESIA: Stop fabrication of charges and ensure continuation of police reform

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) condemns the actions of the police of the Republic of Indonesia, which has been actively working towards fabricating charges in numerous recent cases. Last mon...

INDONESIA: Hentikan Rekayasa Kasus dan Lanjutkan Reformasi Kepolisian

Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) mengecam tindakan dari Kepolisian Republik Indonesia, yang telah secara aktif melakukan rekayasa kasus dalam beragam kasus baru-baru ini. Bulan lalu, AHRC juga me...

WORLD: What former Chadian dictator Hissène Habré’s July trial in Senegal means for his victims

An article from Africa is a Country forwarded by the Asian Human Rights Commission by Jacqueline Moudeina Read this article in [ Bangla ( Bangladesh)]  [ Bahasa ( Indonesia)]  [Nepalis ( Nepal)...

NEPAL: पूर्व तानाशाह हाइसेन ह्याबरको जुलाइ 20 मा हुने सेनेगल सुनुवाइले पीडितहरुका लागि कस्तो पहल गर्ला

An article from Africa is a Country forwarded by the Asian Human Rights Commission by Jacqueline Moudeina Read this article in [ English] [ Bangla ( Bangladesh)] [ Bahasa ( Indonesia)] [Sinhala ( Sri ...