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INDONESIA: ‘Saying that there are no political prisoners in Papua is a Lie’ 

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following statement written by a group of human rights activists published in Bintang Papua. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ———&#...

ASIA: WOMEN’S DAY– Discrimination and violence hamper gender equity 

A Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission on the occasion of the International Women’s Day Today marks the International Women’s Day, a day to reflect on the gains achieved by women...

INDONESIA: The deadly cost of poor policing 

Jakarta/Brussels, 16 February 2012: Despite years of investment in community policing, the Indonesian police remain deeply distrusted by the people they are supposed to serve. Indonesia: The Deadly Co...

INDONESIA: A young man died suspiciously in custody after illegal arrest 

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has been informed that Yusli, a 23-year old man, died while in custody of the Cisauk sub-district police station, Tangerang, Indonesia on 26 Dece...

INDONESIA: Police killed two villagers and injured 82 others in anti-gold mining protest 

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) received information that the police shot local farmers who were demonstrating against the gold exploration plan in several sub-districts in Bima...

INDONESIA: Authorities refuse to treat political prisoner with tumour 

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information regarding the condition of Kimanus Wenda, a political prisoner at Nabire prison, Papua, who has a tumor in his stomach a...

INDONESIA: Military officers arbitrarily arrest and torture civilians based on false claims of rebel activity 

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has learnt that on 2 November 2011, seven commanding officers of the Kurulu military sub-district command (danramil Kurulu), arrested and ill-tre...

UPDATE (Indonesia): Tondano district court sentenced corruption informant to five-months imprisonment

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received updated information regarding the illegal charges against Stanly Handry Ering, an informant in a corruption case. On 13 December 201...

ASIA: Torture Prevention and Rehabilitation in Asia 

Danilo Andres-Reyes1 Obstacles in the implementation of norms & standards of rights in developing countries2 Reading from the abstracts of papers from other participants and guest speakers for thi...

INDONESIA: Another protester dies amidst the tense situation at Freeport

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information regarding the death of yet another union protester on 15 October 2011, following a shooting injury on October 10. The si...

INDONESIA: Massive Indonesian Offensive Displaces Thousands In Paniai As Helicopters Attack And Raze Villages 

Thousands of people have reportedly fled in terror from a large area in Paniai, West Papua as a massive combined Police and military offensive attacked villages on December 13, attempting to break arm...

ASIA: The state of human rights in Asia on International Human Rights Day 2011 

A Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission on the Occasion of the International Human Rights Day, December 10, 2011 On the occasion of the annual International Human Rights Day, held on December...

INDONESIA: AHRC launches human rights report on the occasion of the International Human Rights Day

(Hong Kong, December 07, 2011) On the occasion of the upcoming International Human Rights Day on December 10, 2011, the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is launching its annual report on the State...

INDONESIA: Human Rights in 2011 – The Decay of Pancasila and Constitutional Protections 

A Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission on the Occasion of the International Human Rights Day, December 10, 2011 On the occasion of the International Human Rights Day, December 10, 2011 the A...

INDONESIA: New report reveals extent of Papua human rights violations; NGOs meet in Geneva to address their concerns on the situation of human rights in Papua 

A Joint Statement by the Faith Based Network on West Papua (FBN), Franciscans International (FI), and the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) Geneva, 3 November 2011 Following last month’s viol...

INDONESIA: Save Tuti Tursilawati and other Indonesian migrant workers from the death penalty in Saudi Arabia 

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, through his spokesperson Rupert Colville, issued a position statement in Geneva today, (October 12, 2011) concerning the death penalty in Saudi A...

INDONESIA: Abduction and enforced disappearance victims status certificate; a state obligation to search for victims and provide legal certainty 

“I cannot answer and confused when people ask about the status of my child who was involuntary disappeared….” (Paian Siahaan, Father of Ucok Munandar Siahaan) Granting a Certificate ...

INDONESIA: A protester demanding her labour rights suffered a miscarriage due to police violence

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that Iis Suparti suffered a miscarriage while taking part in a strike and peaceful protest on 6 May 2011 in the front of...

INDONESIA: One person killed, hundreds arrested and five persons charged with rebellion at Third Papuan People’s Congress

Dear friends, The AHRC has received information regarding the killing of at least one person and the arrest of hundreds of participants at the Third Papuan People’s Congress including Forkorus Y...

INDONESIA: No transparency in military proceedings against officers responsible for violence against Kebumen villagers

Dear friends, Regarding the military violence against Kebumen villagers on April 16-17, 2011, the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has learnt that there have been some legal proceedings against th...