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INDIA: महिला हिंसा नहीं, कहीं नहीं और कभी नहीं. 

हाल ही में सामने एक सर्वेक्षण ने  “महिलाओं की सुरक्षा संबंधी इन्डेक्स” म...

INDIA: The nemesis of a resolution 

The US sponsored resolution against neighbouring Sri Lanka has become a discussion point in India. Debates in the parliament and in the media are about whether India should support or oppose the resol...

PAKISTAN: The Supreme Court must ensure that Ahmadis should not be disfranchised 

A Golden Opportunity to abolish self-contradictory Franchise System and Restore true Justice and Democracy in Pakistan The world has strongly and repeatedly drawn the attention of Pakistan to its self...

INDIA: Ensure safety of Human Rights Defenders and punish those threatening them

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received disturbing information from Samaj Chetna Adhikar Manch, Rewa, Madhya Pradesh regarding local goons threatening to kill its activists...

PHILIPPINES: Daughter of detained political activist writes about delay in trial of her father on questionable charges

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) wishes to share with you the testimony of the daughter of a political activist. The man is now in jail and his daughter relates as to how he was ...

PAKISTAN: International Women’s Day – Legislation is essential but not enough, especially if it is rarely implemented 

Every year, this day represents a suitable occasion to remember the battles fought and the recognition gained, but above all it is a moment of reflection concerning all those achievements not yet acqu...

BANGLADESH: Shoddy tribunal has pushed the country to the verge of a civil war 

The tribunal on war crimes established in March 2010 has pushed Bangladesh to extreme violence. Since 28 February, the events have taken a violent turn in which almost 100 persons including women, chi...

INDIA: Democracies don’t strip their women 

Avinash Pandey* The decision of going naked in protest to the oppression committed on them by POSCO and its supporters must not had come easily to the women of Govindpur village of Jagatsingpur distri...

INDIA: Equality is impossible with the same policing system 

A promise is a promise: Time for action to end violence against women Statistics apart, India is not a safe place for women to live. The recent unfortunate incidents of rape reported from the nationa...

SRI LANKA: Letter to the UNHRC in support of North and East Christian Clergy 

The Office of UN Human Rights Council, Civil Society Section, Geneva. Switzerland Letter to the UNHRC in Support of North and East Christian Clergy Sri Lanka Dear Sir / Madam, We the undersigned indiv...

PAKISTAN: More than ten thousand flood victim families have been denied compensation since 2007

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that more than ten thousand flood victim families have been denied approved compensation by the authorities since 2007 a...

SRI LANKA: An innocent man has been detained for two months by the TID without being produced in court

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that Mr. Balasundaram Jeyamagudam (32) was illegally arrested, detained and severely tortured by Terrorist Investigation...

PHILIPPINES: Renewed pattern of targeted attacks on human rights and political activists

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is deeply concerned that the pattern of targeted attacks on human rights and political activists, which was common in the past, has once again em...

SRI LANKA: An innocent man has been detained for more than four years

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that Mr. Kitnasami Rajendran(57) of Udayarkattu North, Udayarkattu in Mullaitivu District was illegally arrested in 2008...

INDONESIA: Officer responsible for torturing 20 prisoners in Abepura is removed from office but criminal proceedings are yet to take place

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received updated information regarding the case on torture of 20 prisoners at Abepura Correctional Facility, Papua. After intervention from v...

NEPAL: Alarming cycle of threats and attacks against human rights defenders

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is extremely concerned by reports that the Executive Director of the Human Rights Alliance was assaulted by six unidentified persons in retaliati...

Asia/PACIFIC: AI is seeking a Regional Growth Coordinator 

Oxford HR is working with Amnesty International (AI) to recruit a Regional Growth Coordinator (Asia Pacific). For the past 50 years AI has brought people together to fight for human rights. Their aim ...

NEPAL: One year on, no progress in the investigations into Chhori Maiya Maharjan’s disappearance

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information regarding the lack of progress in the investigation into the circumstances surrounding the disappearance of Chhori Maiya...

INDIA: An invitation, murder, and democracy 

When a business school invites persons to attend one of its functions, that too expecting the person to deliver nothing less than the keynote address, it must be taking into account many factors. Elem...

INDIA: नियोजन यानी योजना और महात्मा गांधी राष्ट्रीय ग्रामीण रोज़गार गारंटी योजना (मनरेगा 2) 

केवल अपेक्षा ही नहीं थी बल्कि उम्मीद भी थी कि राष्ट्रीय ग्रामीण रोज़गार गारं...