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The poor fishermen community appealed to the government to ensure a strict action against the use of prohibited nets in Sindh marine water which has put juvenile fish stock at the verge of extinct. Se...

Dear friends,  The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has learned that police have severely beaten up three detainees in the Metropolitan Police Range in Hanumandhoka, Kathmandu. Torture is widely ...

The former commander of the Sri Lankan army, retired general Sarath Fonseka is today under military detention in much the same way that tens of thousands of Sri Lankans from the south, north and east ...

Dear friends, The Asia Human Rights Commission (AHRC) regrets to inform you that extreme poverty and long-term starvation lead to the death of five members including two children under age of six of t...

Dear friends,  The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) wishes to share its concern regarding a case of torture inflicted on an 18 year old student by the Metropolitan Police Crime Division (MPR) of ...

Dear friends,  The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested a man named Md. Mohiuddin Arif from his house. Arif was arbitrarily det...

Basil Fernando In talking about Sarath Fonseka’s case and Prof. G.L. Peiris’ media conference some argue that justice should not only be done but must also be seen to be done. However, a course of a...

Conflict over Balochistan will undoubtedly have profound negative effects on the entire region (A paper by Baseer Naveed on three-day international conference on “Balochistan Yesterday, Today and Tom...

The Asian Human Rights Commission has received conflicting information about Mr. Ehsan Arjemandi, a Norwegian citizen. The Federal Interior minister previously announced that had been extradited to Ir...

Citizens for Justice and Peace Gujarat Genocide 2002 Long wait for justice Major Trials Lend your Voice to Our Struggle! Eighth Anniversary of the Gujarat Genocide 2002 FEBRUARY 27-28, 2010 Dear Frien...

Dear friends,  The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information about the case of a human rights defender tortured by the police in Imphal, Manipur state. It is reported that the pol...

Basil Fernando Peter Mountford who returned from a visit to Sri Lanka writes in an article ‘Sri Lanka’s hr and free speech problems need international attention? (Seattle Times Editorial 27th Februa...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AHRC-STM-035-2010 February 27, 2010 A Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission INDIA: The government claims that the country has the world’s least corrupt police forc...

SRI LANKA: Diary of Terror — Part 14, February 23, 2010  Sri Lankan Human Rights Watch Amy officers raping a nine year old girl; can the new army commander maintain army discipline? (February ...

In the Bar Council elections held this week the lawyers voted overwhelmingly against a candidate who was openly promoted by the government. Shibly Aziz won the election with a majority of 450 votes ag...

Reporters Without Borders is extremely shocked and disturbed by a wave in Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. It has registered a total of 13 cases of abusive treatment and physical ...

Dear Friends, Anti POSCO struggle in the Indian state of Orissa urgently require your help! Pohang Iron and Steel Company (POSCO), the South Korea based steel giant is moving forward with its plans to...

Dear friends,  The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has learned that a lawyer in Manipur is in a severe condition following torture in custody. So far no proper investigation has been conducted a...

Dear friends,  The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that a young member of an armed group was killed by Nepali police officers in an alleged encounter last December in Ba...

At a press conference held on behalf of the Sanga Convention monks of the three leading Buddhist chapters explained the reasons for postponing the National Convention of Buddhist Monks which was to be...