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Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) wishes to forward to you the following open letter from D.M.T Jayarathne to the Inspector General of Police. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong K...
This paper was initially published in the Law and Society Trust Review, Sep. — Oct. 2010 Basil Fernando* “LIBERTY RIGHTS AT STAKE: THE VIRTUAL ECLIPSE OF THE HABEAS CORPUS REMEDY I...
The UN panel commissioned to advise the UN Secretary General on several issues relating to the period covering the end of the war with the LTTE has now submitted its report. The content of the report ...
SPECIAL REPORT: Torture in the Philippines & the unfulfilled promise of the 1987 Constitution ——- An Open Letter from the Asian Human Rights Commission to Atty. Fernando Cubero, Chairm...
Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following statement from Human Rights Watch. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ————- Secretary-General Should Use Findings to ...
Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) wishes to forward to you the following press release from Amnesty International. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ———...
Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following letter from the Sri Lankan law student, D.M. Thushara Jayarathne. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ————- Honorable ...
Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that a person was abducted by the Taliban on suspicion of working for NGOs. After his escape he was then abducted by the...
Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following article from CLAAS Pakistan, written by Mr. Joseph Francis. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ————- An article from ...
(Hong Kong, April 12, 2011) Mr. Alahendra Acharige Dinesh Priyankara, a driver of a three-wheeler, was illegally arrested and severely tortured by police officers attached to the Panadura North Police...
The Asian Human Rights Commission has reported on the many threats to internet publications made recently. The latest was the arrest of the Lanka-E-News editor, Bennett Rupasinghe. Rupasinghe’s ...
Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following statement from the US State Department. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ————- A Statement from the US State Depart...
(Hong Kong, April 11, 2011) The Asian Human Rights Commission has previously reported the complaint of Dasanayaka Mudiyansalage Thushara Jayarathna, who complained about the irregularities at the Law ...
(Hong Kong, April 11, 2011) Three Asian women rights defenders have received a prestigious international award for a documentary made about their respective struggles, which was shown as part of a maj...
Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received credible information that the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has shot a juvenile college student causing a permanent disability in Jha...
Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from the Barak Human Rights Protection Committee (BHRPC) concerning the case of torture of a 66-year-old person, his age...
Despite corruption being rampant in the country, India still does not have an independent and credible functioning legislative and institutional framework to deal with corruption. In addition, there a...
A Joint Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission and (1) Madhya Pradesh Right to Food Campaign Support Group; (2) Bhopal Gas Peedit Mahila Udyog Sangthan; (3) Peedit Nirashrit Pension Bhogi Morc...
Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following statement from a group of human rights organisations. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ————- A Statement from a gro...
Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following article from Arab News, written by Md Rasooldeen. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ————- An article from Arab News ...
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