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SRI LANKA: Destroying monuments for those killed & disappeared — The Catholic Church and the Sri Lankan Government 

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following statement from Groundviews.org. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ————- A Statement from Groundviews.org forwarded b...

INDIA/PAKISTAN: Missing prisoners of war-a letter to the Presidents and Chiefs of army staff of both the countries 

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following article from Aman ki Asha, written by Brian McMahon. For more information on this situation, please see this supplementary information. Asian Hum...

INDIA: West Bengal state police refuses to help a family to rescue a kidnapped girl

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has once again received information from MASUM, a human rights organisation working in West Bengal, concerning the kidnapping of a girl, allegedl...

SRI LANKA: The absence of justice hurts even more than murder 

We have received a rather strange comment on our previous statement Duminda Silva is above the law by a Mr. Rohan Salgadoe which we quote below: Please note. This picture might hurt and make the fam...

SRI LANKA: Death threats against newspaper editor 

President Mahinda Rajapaksa Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Temple Trees Colombo 3, Sri Lanka 31 October 2011 Dear President Rajapaksa, Reporters Without Borders, an international organizat...

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 ...

PAKISTAN: Army and government officials remain silent to the demands for action against the alleged rapists of 16 year old girl 

The Ansar Burney Trust announces that it will take responsibility for providing medical treatment to the victim for the safe delivery of the child and their protection In the case of 16-year-old Uzma ...

PAKISTAN: A senior surgeon belonging to the Ahmadi sect is abducted with his son and remains missing 

A senior surgeon belonging to the Ahmadiyya sect of Islam has been missing since October 30, 2011. He was traveling in a car with his son of eleven years. The car was found abandoned far away from his...

INDIA: POSCO project is not more important than public opinion 

An Open Letter from the Asian Human Rights Commission to the Chief Minister of Orissa Chief Minister Mr. Naveen Patnaik Through the office of the Principal Secretary Home Department, Government of Ori...

CAMBODIA/MALAYSIA: Domestic workers face abuse — Extend labor protections to migrant women and girls at home, abroad 

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) wishes to forward to you the following press release from Human Rights Watch Asia. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ———&...

INDIA: POSCO project is not more important than public opinion

An Open Letter from the Asian Human Rights Commission to the Chief Minister of Orissa Chief Minister Mr. Naveen Patnaik Through the office of the Principal Secretary Home Department, Government of Ori...

BURMA: Inexplicable continued imprisonment of innocent man for over 22 years

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has been alerted to the case of a man who has been held in prison in Burma for over 22 years for a crime that he did not commit. Than Zaw was arr...

SRI LANKA: Duminda Silva is above the law 

Duminda Silva is above the law. This is not due to any constitutional status that he has, as for example, the President of Sri Lanka who is by virtue of article 35 of the Constitution, above the law. ...

PAKISTAN: The civil society must come forward in support of a 16 year old gang raped girl for the safe delivery of her child 

Miss Uzma Ayub, the 16 year old girl who was repeatedly raped by more than a dozen persons in the captivity of a soldier and police officials for almost one year, has shown her courage and strength. M...

PAKISTAN: Taliban threaten the family of a gang rape victim, her lawyers are illegally detained and tortured by the perpetrators 

Police officials accused of having, along with a soldier, gang-raped a 16 year-old girl for one year are now targeting the lawyers working with the victim. At the time of writing, four of her lawyers ...

BURMA: Draft land law denies basic rights to farmers 

During the second sitting of the new semi-elected parliament in Burma this year, the government submitted a draft land law. The government gazette published the draft on September 16, and it is curren...

PAKISTAN: Six power loom workers’ leaders sentenced for 10 year each by Anti-Terrorist Court in Faisalabad 

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following statement from Labour Education Foundation. Asian Human Rights Commission ————— A Statement from Labour Education Fo...

PAKISTAN: A case of male lust and woman’s treatment as sexual commodity–a teenage girl was gang raped for one year by army and police officials

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that a teenage girl was repeatedly raped by several persons in the captivity of army and police officials for almost one...

SRI LANKA: Student tortured at Horana Thakshila Primary School

Dear friends, A 14-year-old school child, Uve Adikarige Shashendra Sampath of Horana Thakshila Primary School was severely tortured by a teacher on 20 October 2011. This assault has happened despite t...

NEPAL: Torture victim denied justice for nine years must be granted protection

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has been informed that the 2002 torture case of Hom Bahadur Bagale will be heard by the Supreme Court on Monday, 31 October. This former police o...