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SRI LANKA: The full text of the speech of former Supreme Court Judge C. V. Wigneswaran at the 39th Annual Convocation of BASL

Dear friends,  We wish to share with you the full text of the speech of former Supreme Court Judge C. V. Wigneswaran at the 39th Annual Convocation of BASL. Asian Human Rights Commission  Hong Kong ...

BANGLADESH: UN rights experts appeal to all sides to immediately stop the ongoing violence

A Statement from the United Nations forwarded by the Asian Human Rights Commission GENEVA (29 March 2013) – A group of United Nations independent human rights experts today called on all parties in ...

INDIA: A girl murdered in Manipur, allegedly by two minors acting upon instructions from a man

Dear friends: The Asian Human Rights Commission has received information regarding the murder and probable rape of a 16-year-old girl in Imphal West District, Manipur State. On the 5 March 2013, local...

SRI LANKA: Administrative liquidation and the independence of the judiciary 

In a very recent order from the Supreme Court of India the court, among other things, stated as follows: For this Court, the life of a policeman or a member of the security forces is no less precious ...

THAILAND: Children’s legal and immigration status under threat from draft ministerial regulation 

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received deeply concerning information from Stateless Watch for Research and Development Institute of Thailand (SWIT) regarding a recent draft ministerial ...

PAKISTAN: An Indian prisoner was tortured to death, the authorities trying to cover up the case with natural death

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that an Indian prisoner was tortured to death by officials of the Kot Lakhpat prison of Lahore, Punjab. He was inhumanel...

INDONESIA: Bekasi authorities demolish a church thereby nurturing religious intolerance in the territory

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information regarding the demolition of a church in Bekasi by the local authorities. The authorities claimed the demolition was perf...

Hong Kong: Press Release from The Law Society of Hong Kong concerning the Vallejos Evangeline case 

The Law Society of Hong Kong notes the Court of Final Appeal (“CFA”) published its judgment (“Judgment”) in the case of Vallejos Evangeline Banao and Domingo Daniel L. v. Commi...

PAKISTAN: The houses of Ahmadis are under attack and the police are providing protection to the attackers

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information regarding the attacks on the houses belonging to Ahmadis. The attackers were from two religious organizations, the Sipah...

INDIA: Repeal the Manipur Loktak Lake Protection Act of 2006 and end forced evictions

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is providing an update on the situation of the local Indigenous people of Loktak Lake and the abuses perpetrated by the Loktak Development Author...

PAKISTAN: The thirst for honour cannot be quenched unless blood is spilt 

Although there is a law in Pakistan against honour killings known as the ‘Criminal Law Amendment Act, 2004’ these inhuman acts of revenge against innocent people continue to increase. The ...

NEPAL: Conflict victims harassed and thrown out of their homes for seeking justice

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information regarding the murder of a young man in Chitwan in 2004 by Maoist cadres in the midst of the civil war, following a perso...

BURMA: President too quick to proclaim state of emergency 

The Asian Human Rights Commission has been following with concern news of the latest outbreak of communal violence in Burma. Although the circumstances of how the violence began are clouded, the presi...

INDIA: मनरेगा के हक आधारित प्रावधानों को किनारे किया जाना (मनरेगा 4) 

बेरोज़गारी भत्ता – न्याय का तकाजा यह है कि जब राज्य नागरिकों को उनके हक़ उपलब...

WORLD: The UN resolution and what the world will learn about Sri Lanka in the coming year 

Yesterday the United Nations Human Rights Council approved the resolution on promoting reconciliation and accountability in Sri Lanka. The gist of the resolution is that the Human Rights Council welco...

INDIA: The national dishonour is judicial hypocrisy 

Some in India would consider the country’s honour preserved, and finally respected, once the marines from Italy return to stand trial in India. The marines’ return is an issue, in which th...

PHILIPPINES: Police detain an ailing man as a substitute for a wanted man 

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is forwarding an appeal about the ongoing illegal detention of an ailing man. The police illegally arrested and detained the victim, an Arabic te...

INDONESIA: Two teenagers are arrested and detained for two weeks over fabricated charges in Paniai, Papua

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information regarding the arrest and detention of two teenagers based on fabricated charges in Paniai, Papua. The police arrested th...

SRI LANKA: A bad, sad, mad world 

“When a dog howls at the moon, we call it religion. When he barks at strangers, we call it patriotism.” — Edward Abbey Another howler has emerged from Sri Lanka. And, neither laughin...

ประเทศไทย: บทเรียนจากการหายตัวไปของ Sombath Somphone และสมชายนีละไพจิตร 

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