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SRI LANKA: Will the Bar Association seriously defend the survival of the legal profession and judicial independence 

The Sunday Times reported that the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has decided to intervene in the contempt of court case filed by seven senior lawyers against Minister Rishad Bathuideen over the ...

NEPAL: Torture of an 18-year-old student by the police in Jhapa district 

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that an 18-year old 10th grade student, Dipen Limbu, was tortured after being accused of extorting money from local shop...

PAKISTAN: Pakistan refuses to own its ‘heretic’ scientist 

Pakistan remains silent about its only Nobel Laureate Abdus Salam and his contribution to the recent discovery of the ‘God particle’ because the late scientist belonged to the ‘heret...

INDIA: BSF torturing of a man pushes his family into starvation and leads to death of his daughter 

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from Manabadhikar Suraksha Mancha (Masum) that the family of Mr. Majim Sardar, a victim of illegal detention and custodi...

PAKISTAN: Government turns a blind eye to the murder of Ahmadiyya Muslims 

It is devastating for human rights activists the world over and those who stand for religious freedom, practise and tolerance, that the Government of Pakistan is not only stone deaf and dumb but also ...

PAKISTAN: Another human rights defender and fisherfolk activist has been abducted and his whereabouts are unknown

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that a human rights defender and fisherfolk activist has been abducted by the local police. It is alleged 70-80 official...

PAKISTAN: Power struggle at the Constitution Avenue 

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following article from Babar Ayaz’a Weblog, written by Babar Ayaz. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ————- Mixing of rel...

SRI LANKA: Law & Society Trust condemns Mannar Court House attack 

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following statement from the Law & Society Trust. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ————- A Statement from the Law & S...

ASIA: We need anti-torture legislation in Pakistan 

Speech given by Abbasi Nusrat Bano, a member of the Provincial Assembly, at the meeting of Asian Parliamentarians On Sunday afternoon, (July 22), Abbasi Nusrat Bano, a member of the Provincial Assembl...

SRI LANKA: On the 23rd of Black July, one man destroyed his nation 

Many things are said about Black July, 1983. That there were many culprits who caused the havoc that virtually destroyed the image of Sri Lanka and which gave justification for a prolonged period of v...

ASIA: Democracy is the best revenge 

Speech delivered by Pakistani Senator Saeed Ghani as part of the deliberations in the Meeting of Asian Parliamentarians in the Asian Alliance against Torture and Ill-treatment. On Sunday afternoon, th...

INDIA: Stop exporting gender based violence 

After the sexual assault upon a woman in Guwahati, in Assam state early this month, a shocking event the national media in India competed in telecasting, and the despicable ‘culture’ discu...

INDIA: India needs a comprehensive food security legislation 

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) wishes to forward to you the following open letter from the Secretariat of Right to Food Campaign of India to the Prime Minster of India. Asian H...

[Nepali] नेपाल: यातना रोकथामकालागी एसियाली मुलुकका सासदहरु हङकङ छलफल गर्दै

(हङकङ, 19 जुलाई, 2012) एशियाली देशहरुमा व्यापकरुप्मा फैलिएको यातना र अंानवियेव्य...

[Hindi] ASIA: एशिया में पुलिसिया यातना के अंत के लिए कुछ बुनियादी तर्क 

यह बासिल फर्नान्डो, निदेशक नीति एवं कार्यक्रम विकास, एशियन ह्योमन राइट्स कम...

NEPAL: Combating torture 

On Sunday afternoon, former member of the Nepalese Constituent Assembly Pushpa Bhusal delivered this speech as part of the deliberations in the Meeting of Asian Parliamentarians against Torture and Il...

PAKISTAN: The plight of a young girl who was gang raped by police and officials of the Rangers 

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that a young girl continues to suffer after she was gang raped by the officials from the Pakistan Rangers and police. Th...

SRI LANKA: Lawyers urge the president to remove Minister Badureen & facilitate criminal prosecution against him 

Responding to the threats exerted by the Cabinet Minister Rishad Badurdeen on the Mannar Magistrate (Mr. A. Judeson), the Lawyers for Democracy (LFD) urges the President to remove the said Minister wi...

INDIA: Narmada Jal Satyagraha of Omkareshar dam oustees commences People are prepared to sacrifice life to obtain rights 

Today, in the presence of the thousands of oustees, the Narmada Jal Satyagraha of the Omkareshwar dam oustees, commenced in Village Ghogalgaon. At the commencement of the satyagraha, thousands of oust...

[Hindi] भारत: यातना के खात्मे के लिए हांगकांग में मिलकर विचार करेंगे एशियाई सांसद

(हांगकांग, 19 जुलाई, 2012) एशियाई देशों में फैली व्यापक यातना और अनुचित व्यवहार को...