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In this week’s episode of Weekly Roundup covers a wide range of events in Bangladesh, Burma, India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. The episode begins with analysis of legal developments in Pakistan. Hea...

Yesterday, 6th January 2015, the National Assembly of Pakistan passed an amendment to the Constitution allowing the formation of military courts. The Pakistan Senate adopted the same amendment with a ...

(Hong Kong, December 19, 2014) The AHRC TV presents a roundtable discussion which was held on 2nd December 2014, at the International Legal Assistance Consortium (ILAC) of the Folke Bernadotte Acad...

This week’s episode of Weekly Roundup covers events in Hong Kong, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. The episode begins with the recent carnage in Pakistan, where members of the Taliban have massacred more th...

This week’s episode of Weekly Roundup is dedicated to the 2014 Human Rights Day, and includes stories, analysis, and interviews reflecting the larger picture of the Asian Human Rights Commission’s...

A Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission on Human Rights Day 2014 The more things change, the more they remain the same goes an adage. It holds true for hunger in Asia. Most Asian countries ap...

17-year-old Malala Yousafzai became the youngest Nobel Peace Prize winner for her work promoting young people’s rights. Here she is, accepting that honour. In the name of God, The Most Beneficen...

by Basil Fernando All Indians owe a debt of gratitude to Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer, a great man, who passed away on 4th December 2014, shortly after his hundredth birthday. He stood up against the mig...

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) joins millions of Asians and others across the globe to mourn the sad demise of Justice V. R. Krishna Iyer. Aged 100, Justice Krishna Iyer passed away today at...

In this week’s episode of Weekly RoundupAHRC TVcovers the presentation of 2014 Right Livelihood Awards in Stockholm, Sweden. The Right Livelihood Award, also known as the “Alternative Nobe...

In recognition of the International Day for Elimination of Violence against Women, which was observed on Wednesday, this week’s episode of Weekly Roundup covers the topic of women’s rights...

This week’s episode of Weekly Roundup brings you cases and information regarding extrajudicial killings across Asia. The episode begins with an update to the case of Par Gyi, the Burmese journalist ...

Our website, www.humanrights.asia , is currently unavailable due to some serious technical problems which are beyond the control. Our technical team is currently working hard to restore the website. H...

The following interview was originally published in the latest issue ( Volume 3 Number 4 & 5)  of Torture: Asian and Global Perspectives ON 25th September 2014, Basil Fernando and the Asian Human...

This week’s episode of Weekly Roundup covers recent cases from several countries. This week’s episode of the AHRC TV Weekly Roundup (please insert hyperlink here) covers recent cases from severa...

This week’s episode of Weekly Roundup covers the issue of disappearance. The episode begins with a recent development in Sri Lanka where posters are appearing that criticize the annual commemoration...

Today, AHRC TV releases its milestone 50th episode of Human Rights Asia Weekly Roundup. In this episode, AHRC TV interviews participants from the 3rd annual meeting of the Asian Alliance Against Tortu...

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS:  THE 2015 MARTIN ENNALS AWARD FOR HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS (MEA) Nominations can be submitted electronically at www.martinennalsaward.org Deadline: 9 December 2014 The Award is g...

(Hong Kong, October 17, 2014) Professor K. G. Sankarapillai is one of the best known poets in India and he has won a number of prestigious awards for his poetry. He writes in Malayalam language. His p...

In this week’s episode of the Weekly Roundup, AHRC TV brings you special coverage of the third annual Asian Alliance Against Torture & Ill-Treatment (AAATI) conference that took place recently. ...