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PAKISTAN/CHINA: A Pakistani citizen executed in China despite appeals for clemency 

According to the received information, China has executed a Pakistani citizen, Mr. Zahid Hussain Shah, yesterday, September 21, 2011 in Shanghai, China, on drug smuggling charges despite the last-ditc...

NEPAL: Death in custody of a teenage boy has not been properly investigated one year on

Dear friends,  The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received updated information regarding the death in custody of a sixteen-year old teenage boy, one year ago in Rupandehi District. The boy ...

PAKISTAN: Civil society describes Sindh’s floods as ‘man made’ 

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following statement from Sindh Peoples Commission on Disaster Prevention and Management (SPCDPM). Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong A Statement from S...

NEPAL: Dialogue with the Prime Minister must make accountability and justice its cornerstone (to Ban Ki-Moon, General Secretary of the UN) 

An Open Letter from the Asian Human Rights Commission to Ban Ki-Moon, General Secretary of the United Nations The Honorable Ban Ki-Moon Secretary General 760 United Nations Plaza United Nations New Yo...

NEPAL: Dialogue with the Prime Minister must make accountability and justice its cornerstone (to the President of the USA) 

An Open Letter from the Asian Human Rights Commission to the President of the United States of America President Barack Obama President of the United States of America The White House 1600 Pennsylvani...

PAKISTAN: Members of Shia community were under attack while the military forces look on

Members of one of the largest sects of Islam, the Shiaite community, came under attack from militant Islamic organizations which, in the past had the patronage of Pakistan army and its intelligence ag...

SRI LANKA: Gyges’ Ring – The 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka

(Hong Kong, September 21, 2011)  This book can now be obtained as a Kindle eBook which is available at: http://www.amazon.com/Gyges-Ring-Constitution-Lanka-ebook/dp/B005OC2U0C/  The print version c...

SRI LANKA: Yet another man is extrajudicially killed in broad day light by the police

Dear friends,  The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that Mr. Sanchiarachchige Thushara of Keselwatte, Pitakotuwa in the Colombo District was extrajudicially killed by pol...

PAKISTAN: The AHRC appeals to the international community and humanitarian organizations to assist the flood victims before another catastrophe occurs 

The Asian Human Rights Commission urges the world community and the international donors to help the more than eight million flood affected people from Sindh province who are under severe threat from ...

NEPAL: Government should ensure the food security of 42 Gandharva families by providing land title to all 

[RE: AHRC-HAC-003-2011: NEPAL: Incomplete land distribution process causes serious food insecurity to the Gandharva Dalit community currently facing crop destruction and abuse by another community] De...

SRI LANKA: A man is extrajudicial killed by officers of the Special Task Force

Dear friends,  The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that Mr. Garusinhage Priyantha (45) of Nelu-Yaya Kithulkote at Thanamalvila in Monaragala District was extrajudicially...

SRI LANKA: Continuous delays in prosecuting the persons accused of assaulting the V FM journalist

Dear friends,  The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that VFM, one of the Sri Lanka’s leading national electronic media institutions networks, journalist Mr. Ruwan S...

SRI LANKA: Lifting of Emergency — Exposing the sham exercise 

JC Weliamuna, LLM (Colombo) Human Rights & Constitutional Lawyer, Eisenhower Fellow, Senior Ashoka Fellow Much has been said about the recent decision of the Government to end the Emergency in Sri...

PAKISTAN: The government should engage with the President of China for the commutation of the death sentence of Zahid Hussain Shah 

There are only two days remaining before the execution of Zahid Hussain Shah, a Pakistani, who was sentenced to death on charges of drug smuggling in the People’s Republic of China. He will be e...

INDIA: Modi’s fast or farce? 

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following article from India, written by Mr Vidhya Bhushan Rawat. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ————- An article from Mr V...

SRI LANKA: A new book: Gyges’ Ring — The 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka by Basil Fernando — “an outstanding contribution to the study of the constitution and the contemporary politics and history of Sri Lanka”

(Hong Kong, September 19, 2011) The Asian Human Rights Commission announces the publication of a new book, Gyges’ Ring — The 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka by Basil Fernando. This book is ...

SRI LANKA: Kirindiwala Police tortured a man to fulfill the whims of a third party

Dear friends,  The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that Mr. Kirigalbadage Chaminda Sanath Kumara (38) of No: 171/1, Bodiya Road, Walapola, Papiliwala in the district of ...

PAKISTAN: Devastating floods and the criminal negligence of the authorities 

What plans are underway to deal with the aftermath of this year’s flood?   Baseer Naveed with Stewart Sloan Ongoing flooding due to monsoon rains has inundated the entirety of the Sindh pro...

INDIA: Demoralised police force is a security threat 

The recent bomb blast near the Delhi High Court has once again revived the debate regarding crime control and law and order in India. Acts of violence in all forms must be condemned. In that, the very...

SRI LANKA: Former Navy sailor was found drowned under police custody

Dear friends,  The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that a man was drowned by police officers while in their custody. He was arrested on 11 August 2011 by the police offi...