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ASIA: Weekly Roundup, Episode 36

The recurring pattern of police and military torture and fabrication of charges in the Philippines is the special focus of the 36th episode of Human Rights Asia Weekly Roundup. The last few years ha...

ASIA: Weekly Roundup, Episode 35

Indonesia is the special focus for the 35th episode of Human Rights Asia Weekly Roundup. Millions of Indonesians have cast their vote to choose the country’s next President. Competing in the elect...

ASIA: Weekly Roundup, Episode 34

Hong Kong is the focus of the 34th episode of Human Rights Asia Weekly Roundup. There has been growing anxiety in Hong Kong that Beijing is working to erode freedoms guaranteed under Hong Kong’s B...

ASIA: Weekly Roundup, Episode 33

Today, on 26 June, the United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, AHRC TV releases the 33rd episode of Human Rights Asia Weekly Roundup. On this occasion, which honours tortu...

ASIA: Weekly Roundup, Episode 32

Today, AHRC TV releases the 32nd episode of the Human Rights Asia Weekly Roundup. In this week’s programme, we begin by tracking the brutal crackdown by police on a village in Nepal’s Dolpa Distr...

ASIA: Parallel event on Rule of Law in Bangladesh

An Announcement by the Asian Legal Resource Centre Parallel Event: UN Human Rights Council 26th Session ‘Rule of Law in Bangladesh’ Thursday 19 June 2014, 16:00-18:00 Room XXIII, Palais de...

ASIA: Weekly Roundup, Episode 31

Today,AHRC TV releases the 31st Episode of the Human Rights Asia WeeklyRoundup. In this episode, we bring you a panel discussion between three human rights activists, from India, Pakistan, and Sri L...

ASIA: Weekly Roundup, Episode 30

Today, AHRC TV releases the 30th Episode of the Human Rights Asia Weekly Roundup. The episode opens with analysis of the post-coup situation in Thailand. Tyrell Haberkorn, Thailand expert and Fellow ...

ASIA: An Australian author’s exploration of disappearances in Sri Lanka

The AHRC announces the publication of “Not even a person, not even a word”, a sociological exploration of disappearances in Sri Lanka by Jane Laura Thomson-Senanayake. This clear and compelling st...

ประเทศไทย: นักปกป้องสิทธิมนุษยชนและสมาชิกชุมชนนาหนองบง จังหวัดเลย กำลังเผชิญภัยคุกคามต่อชีวิต

เพื่อนที่รักในความเป็นธรรม คณะกรรมาธิการสิทธิมนุษยชนแห่งเอเชียรับทร...

ASIA: Gwangju aspires to be a human rights city

The following statement based on the speech delivered by Mr. John Joseph Clancey (Jack), a lifelong human rights activist and the Chairperson of the Asian Human Rights Commission in Gwangju, South Kor...

ASIA: Weekly Roundup, Episode 29

Today, AHRC TV releases the 29th Episode of the Human Rights Asia Weekly Roundup. The episode opens with an analysis of dramatic developments in Thailand. A Thai social activist, who wishes to remain...

ASIA: An interview on understanding of the Rule of Law (video ) 

(Hong Kong, May 29, 2014) In this extensive interview, Basil Fernando of the Asian Human Rights Commission explains what it means to be a Rule of Law system and why it is important for human rights de...

ASIA: AHRC TV- Human Rights Asia Weekly Roundup Episode 28

Today the AHRC releases the 28th Episode of the Human Rights Asia Weekly Roundup. In this week’s programmewe report on encouraging new legislation in Sindh Province in Pakistan, banning child ...

ASIA: AHRC TV- Human Rights Asia Weekly Roundup Episode 27

Today the AHRC releases the 27th Episode of the Human Rights Asia Weekly Roundup. In this week’s programmewe report on the spate of killings, torture, and vandalism that has erupted in western...

ASIA: John the twenty–third — Now a Saint

So you are now a saint                                       Do remain human, all the same! You understood our times Our need to understand and respond To change;...

ASIA: Correct Statement on Rights Award Issued 

(Hong Kong, April 28, 2014) The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has corrected and re-issued its 24 April 2014 statement concerning Bangladeshi human rights defender Adilur Rahman Khan. The re-iss...

ASIA: AHRC TV- Human Rights Asia Weekly Roundup Episode 26

Today the AHRC releases the 26th Episode of the Human Rights Asia Weekly Roundup. We begin this week’s programme with breaking news concerning AdilurRahman Khan, renowned Bangladesh activist, ...

ASIA: Global recognition for persecuted Bangladeshi human rights defender

Adilur Rahman Khan, Human Rights Defender of Bangladesh; AHRC File Photo Mr. Adilur Rahman Khan, a renowned human rights defender, who has been relentlessly persecuted by the incumbent regime in Bangl...

ASIA: AHRC TV- Human Rights Asia Weekly Roundup Episode 25

Today the AHRC releases the 25th Episode of the Human Rights Asia Weekly Roundup.  In this week’s special programme we report on the AHRC’s Partner’s Meeting, which was held last week in Hong ...