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An Open Letter to President Obama from the Asian Human Rights Commission President Obama, White House Washington D.C. USA For the attention of President Barack Obama, INDONESIA: Serious human rights a...

Since October 28, 2010, the Asian Human Rights Commission’s (AHRC) website has been subjected to a concerted “cyber-attack” in which computers with hidden locations and identities have been used...

(Hong Kong, October 17, 2010) The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received video footage from sources in West Papua, who must remain anonymous for security reasons, showing the torture of ind...

Dear friends,  Police in Wamena, Papua killed Ismail Lokobal, fired near fatal shots at Amos Wetipo (which resulted in him slipping into a coma) and Frans Lokobal and arrested of at least 4 more pers...

On September 28, 2009 the House of Representatives issued several recommendations to the President to bring the perpetrators of the infamous student disappearances of 1998 to justice. Human rights act...

A Joint Statement by the Commission for the Disappeared and Victims of Violence (KontraS) and the Asian Human Rights Commission The Commission for the Disappeared and Victims of Violence (KontraS) and...

The WISE project started its second leg in Jakarta on August 2nd and with only 9 days to train and create a video – it was bound to be a challenge from the start. The women were all drawn from diffe...

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) wishes to forward to you the following open letter from NGOs and West Papua Networks worldwide regarding political prisoners in Papua and West Pa...

(Hong Kong, July 23, 2010) The Asian Human Rights Commission announces the presentation of the Asian Human Rights Award for Creative Media to Ms. Josefina Bergsten as the producer and the director of ...

Dear friends,  The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has learned that an anti corruption activist in Jakarta has been attacked with a machete by unknown assailants. The activist had helped to prod...

An interview conducted by the Asian Human Rights Commission. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of the AHRC. Indonesia–A woman speaks out against bad policing and torture  Mar...

An interview conducted by the Asian Human Rights Commission. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of the AHRC.   INDONESIA: a human rights activist speaks out about bad policing s...

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following article from the Sri Lanka Guardian Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ————- An article from the Sri Lanka Guardian f...

An interview conducted by the Asian Human Rights Commission. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of the AHRC. INDONESIA: Interview with a journalist on women and the justice system in...

An interview conducted by the Asian Human Rights Commission. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of the AHRC. INDONESIA: Interview with a human rights lawyer Putri Kanesia is a human ...

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information regarding the shooting of Ms. Yusniar and Mr. Disman. The shooting was allegedly conducted by police officers from Kuans...

Indonesia — A woman speaks out against policing system Answer Styannes is a law graduate from University of Indonesia. She was been involved with civil society issues and has worked for The Comm...

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following article from The Jakarta Post. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ————- An article from Elaine Pearson (HRW) publishe...

Dear friends,  The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that an Aceh-based journalist was beaten and threatened by a military officer. The journalist had published an article...

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following announcement for the release of Vol. 12/II of the Indonesian publication CAVEAT produced by the Community Legal Aid Institute (LBHM) in Jakarta in...