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The United States, the United Kingdom and a delegation of the European Union on Friday called upon the Government of Pakistan to resolutely defend media freedom in the country, adding that gags on the...

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

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that rape cases of minors and young adults have increased in the country with the impunity. During the first four months...

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received the information regarding an assault by members of the Mobile Brigade of Nabire District Police on two Papuans in Nabire. The two Pa...

The people of Pakistan watched the brutal attack by the police on a peaceful demonstration for the recovery of disappeared persons in front of Parliament House in Islamabad on April 28. There were mor...

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received updated information from the Jakarta Legal Aid Institute (LBH Jakarta) regarding the fabrication of charges against and torture of t...

It is one year now since Sarabjit Singh, an Indian prisoner, was killed in Lahore prison on April 26, 2013 when he was struck on the head in an attack by two Muslim fundamentalists. He was hit with br...

(Hong Kong, April29, 2014) Scholars from around the world gathered for a Thai studies conference in Sydney have called for the release of SomyotPrueksakasemsuk and other persons imprisoned under Thail...

(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...

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information concerning the kidnapping and rape of four dalit girls in the north Indian state of Haryana. The crime was committed to ...

An open letter from widows in the Philippines to the US President Barack Obama President Barack Obama The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20500     Dear Mr. President ...

Cyclic drought and rise in temperature due to climate change has again brought havoc to the people of Tharparkar. The worst affected being women and children. Shahid Hussain Tharparkar is one of the 2...

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, ...

(Hong Kong, April 25, 2014) Rights groups in Thailand have informed the U.N. of continuing, routine use of torture in the country, ahead of a review of its compliance with an international law against...

Dear Friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) writes with deep concern regarding the renewed overt surveillance on the staff of a religious group assisting poor farmers in Mindanao. One had b...

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information regarding the disappearance of a student leader from Balochistan province. He has been missing after his arrest from the...

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received updated information that no action has been taken against three soldiers who murdered a civilian and terrorized a young couple becau...

Dear friends,  We wish to share with you the following statement from Human Rights Watch. Asian Human Rights Commission  Hong Kong ————- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AHRC-FST-029-20...

Cross Cultural Foundation For immediate release on April 20th, 2014 Public Statement Demanding Immediate Explanation and Investigation by Relevant Officials Regarding the Disappearance of a Karen Hill...

The decision of a high court judge in Kerala to stop hearing a case, following the visit of a lawyer who allegedly trying to influence him, is another symptom of low morale within the judiciary as wel...