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SRI LANKA: The rights of women in the Post War Conflict — The Constitution and its guarantees

Munasinghe Prasadika Sandamani LLB(Col), Attorney at Law Introduction Sri Lanka suffered enormously from the conflict between the government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam (LTTE) for more tha...

INDIA: Police, save thyself

The political debate that followed the murder of Mr. T. P. Chandrashekharan in Kerala provided a unique opportunity for reformation of the policing system in the state. However, none in the state, not...

ประเทศไทย: คำพิพากษาที่สำคัญอย่างยิ่งในคดีที่เกี่ยวกับเสรีภาพในการแสดงออก 

[อ้างถึง: AHRC-UAU-017-2012 ประเทศไทย: ศาลมีกำหนดอ่านคำพิพากษาสำคัญเกี่ยวกับเสรีภ...

BANGLADESH: Minister endorses torture 

Bangladesh’s State Minister for Home Affairs Mr. Shamsul Haque Tuku has advised the journalists to keep a ‘safe distance’ from the country’s police while both the journalists a...

SAUDI ARABIA/SRI LANKA: Nothing is moving to save Rizana Nafeek who awaits beheading at Dawdami Prison, Saudi Arabia 

We reproduce below a news item that appeared in the Asia Tribune. The article describes the pathetic plight of Rizana Nafeek, who may be beheaded at any time. Ever since the initial verdict of the Daw...

INDIA: Caste-based discrimination against ‘untouchable’ Ahirwar in Madhya Pradesh 

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information concerning caste-based discrimination in the implementation of the Mid-Day-Meal scheme in Maregaon Village of Tehsil Gad...

THAILAND: Verdict in landmark freedom of expression case 

Dear friends, On 30 May 2012, the Criminal Court read its verdict in the case in Black Case No. 1667/2553, in which Chiranuch Premchaiporn was charged with ten alleged violations of the 2007 Computer ...

INDIA: Stop harassing human rights organisations and defenders 

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following statement from the Right to Food Campaign India. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ————- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AHRC-...

PAKISTAN: PCC condemns Bangladesh government on blocking williamgomes.org website 

Dr. Nazir S Bhatti, President of Pakistan Christian Congress PCC have expressed concerns on blocking website of a Bangladeshi Christian journalist and human right activist on writing a poem against op...

CAMBODIA: CHRAC Condemns Grave Human Rights Violation Committed by the Government Authorities 

The Cambodian Human Rights Action Committee (CHRAC), a coalition of 22 NGOs, condemns the serious human rights violations committed recently by the armed forces of the Royal Government of Cambodia. Th...

CAMBODIA: AHRC condemns the lawless imprisonment of 13 women who were peacefully demonstrating to secure boundaries to their land

The Asian Human Rights Commission is shocked by the total disregard for fair trial by the Phnom Penh municipal court, which summarily sentenced 13 women activists who engaged in peaceful demonstration...

BANGLADESH: Government cannot protect anyone 

Once again journalists have been physically attacked in Bangladesh. The attack happened on Monday night, 28 May 2012, at the office of BD News24.Com, an online bilingual national news portal of the co...

THAILAND: Court to read verdict in landmark freedom of expression case of Chiranuch Premchaiporn – call for observers 

Dear friends, On 30 May 2012, at 10 am in the Criminal Court in Bangkok, the verdict in the case of Chiranuch Premchaiporn, charged with ten counts of allegedly violating the 2007 Computer Crimes Act ...

INDIA: Student tortured in West Bengal to extort confession 

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from MASUM concerning another case of police brutality by personnel of Raninagar Police Station, under the captaincy of ...

THAILAND: Court to read verdict in landmark freedom of expression case of Chiranuch Premchaiporn – call for observers 

Dear friends, On 30 May 2012, at 10 am in the Criminal Court in Bangkok, the verdict in the case of Chiranuch Premchaiporn, charged with ten counts of allegedly violating the 2007 Computer Crimes Act ...

CAMBODIA: Joint statement condemning baseless convictions and violence against human rights defenders 

Shortly after a joint  statement condemning the violent and arbitrary arrest of 13 women from the Boeung Kak community, Housing Rights Task Force (HRTF), Sahmakum Teang Tnaut (STT), Equitable Cambodi...

INDIA: Homeland insecurity: fear of civil society in world’s largest democracy 

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from Jagrit Adivasi Dalit Sangathan (JADS) concerning the service of a “show cause” notice to human rights d...

THAILAND: JPF calls on Thai Government to prevent enforced disappearances and ensure remedies for past disappearances 

The Justice for Peace Foundation (JPF) today called on the Thai Government to ratify and comply with the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearances in a re...

THAILAND: Case accepted by Civil Court and court fee waived Relatives of Private Wichean demanding 14 millions baht damage claim for his being tortured to death by military training officers 

A Press Release from Cross Culture Foundation (CrCF) forwarded by the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) Update Press Release of AHRC-FPR-020-2012 For immediate release on 25 May 2012 THAILAND: Cas...