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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  AHRC-STM-143-2009 June 23, 2009 A Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission on the Occasion of the International Day against Torture, 26 June 2009 BANGLADESH: Bangladesh&#...

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following statement from the Universal Periodic Review Forum of Bangladesh, a coalition of 17 human rights, women’s rights, labour and indigenous people’s...

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has learned that twelve men were illegally arrested and tortured while in detention at the Kotowali police station in Jessore district. Two of th...

Dear friends,  The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has learned that two men were detained for four days by the police without charge or legal record, and beaten severely each day to elicit bribe...

This paper was presented to a conference organized by the World Council of Churches held in Bangalore India in April 2009 on Peace, Security and Development in South Asia. As a background to this pape...

On May 12, 2009, the United Nations General Assembly will hold elections to the UN Human Rights Council. Five seats will be available to the Asian region. Only five States from the region – Banglades...

You claim that although the food crisis we suffered globally in 2008 is only a cyclical phase, the serious structural problems remain. The structural problems affect much more people in developing cou...

General Assembly Members Should Not Reward Rights Abusers with Votes (New York, April 20, 2009) — Serious human rights violations in Azerbaijan, China, Cuba, Russia, and Saudi Arabia undermine ...

Basil Fernando B.R. Ambedkar was a man whose work unraveled the unique nature of the master-servant relationship in South Asia. Today is the anniversary of Dr. Ambedkar’s birth. Born to the family of...

To: Eastern European Your Excellency, As a diverse coalition of human rights organizations, we write in advance of the 2009 Human Rights Council elections to welcome reports that Eastern European stat...

To: Asian Your Excellency, As a diverse coalition of human rights organizations, we write in advance of the 2009 Human Rights Council elections to urge Asian states to present a competitive slate for ...

Regional Groups Should Honor the Spirit of Council Membership Standards on Human Rights  (New York, March 25, 2009) — More than 30 human rights organizations from around the world today wrote ...

(Hong Kong, March 27, 2009) The AHRC is happy to announce that this book by one of the world’s best known authorities in the field of human rights is now available in our website by the kind permissi...

24 March 2009, WASHINGTON/HEIDELBERG — Today, a coalition of faith, hunger, international development, human rights, farm and food organizations including FIAN International sent a letter to Pr...

Following the violent 33-hour mutiny at the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) headquarters on February 25 and 26, which saw more than 70 persons killed, the government has been swift to act. However the rising ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  March 18, 2009  ALRC-STM-002-2009 A Statement by the Asian Legal Resource Centre ASIA: The region to benefit from the High Commissioner’s visit The Asian Legal Resource ...

(Hong Kong, March 16, 2009) The Asian Legal Resource Centre has produced a new report in the latest volume of article 2 (volume 8, No. 1) on the abuse of police powers of arrest and detention for mone...

A core element in any judicial function is impartiality. The common saying is that judges need not only to be impartial but need to be seen to be impartial. Over the centuries codes of conduct have be...

Several events which have taken place in recent weeks remind us of the deepening of the crises in the region. In Bangladesh, in The Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) 55 officers, Seven civilians including two o...

The non-commissioned officers of the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) have revolted against their commanding officers of the Bangladesh Army. Officers from the regular army head the BDR under deputation. The r...