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SRI LANKA: A man was allegedly abducted by a powerful businessman over a land dispute and fate remains unknown–the police is silent on the investigation

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that man was abducted by a group of unknown persons in Dadalla, Galle. The relatives of the victim believe the abduction...

SRI LANKA: The Free Media Movement condemns the arrest of the printer, and the owner and workers at Sarala Graphics, Nugegoda 

Dear Friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) wishes to forward to you the following press release from the Free Media Movement. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ———&...

INDIA: “GODAMO KE TALE KHOLO” unlock the gates of the food godowns

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following statement from the Steering group of the Right to Food Campaign. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ————- A Statement...

PAKISTAN: Media workers not paid salaries even on Eid

Dear Friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) wishes to forward to you the following press release from PFUJ. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ————- A Press Rel...

USA/PAKISTAN: Temporary protected status for Pakistani nationals in the United States of America 

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) wishes to forward to you the following open letter from Pak American Lawyers for Civil and Legal Rights to the President of the United States of ...

SRI LANKA: News briefing on the breakdown of law in Sri Lanka 

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following statement from the Sri Lanka Campaign. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ————- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AHRC-FST-073-20...

PHILIPPINES: A farmer tortured in paramilitary’s custody disappears

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) writes to inform you that a farmer, who was last seen being tortured while in the custody of members of a paramilitary unit of the military, has ...

PAKISTAN: Intelligence agency allegedly kills one and disappears two persons for refusing to join in Jihad

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from the Azad Kashmir region of Pakistan, that Mr. Asim Zakir, a young man who was previously arrested by the Inter Serv...

SRI LANKA: Abuse of arrest and detention under the new presidential order 

The arrest of the printer of a poster and the holding of his family members to force him to surrender indicates the type of suppression that will be extended to all political activities now within the...

SRI LANKA: The case of Jayampathi Bulathsinhala (the publisher of a poster) and some of his family members 

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following statement from the Steering Committee of Net Working for Rights (NfR) — Sri Lanka. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ——...

INDIA: Environment and forest clearance related issues of the POSCO project in Jagatsinghpur

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following statement from the civil group in India. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ————- A Statement from the civil group in...

SRI LANKA: The fatal night that changed the phantom democracy into a complete dictatorship 

Today, the 9th September, Sri Lankans woke up to a country which has changed politically in its character and in its legal system. With the passing of the 18th Amendment Sri Lanka has abandoned libera...

SRI LANKA: Sometimes, I feel that when institutions die, it’s even worse than people dying 

Today in an emailed letter I received from a friend there was this sentence: “Sometimes, I feel that when institutions die, it’s even worse than people dying.” This is a profound ref...

PAKISTAN: International Community must uphold human values and right of self determination of Kashmiri people 

A Press Release from Mr. Abbas Butt Chairman, Kashmir National Party forwarded by the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) (September 9, 2010) Kashmir National Party leaders Abbas Butt and Dr Shabir C...

INDIA: Prime Minister’s observation on the Supreme Court, made in editors’ conference on 6th September, 2010 

A Statement from the Steering group of the Right to Food Campaign forwarded by the Asian Human Rights Commission The Right to Food Campaign is shocked at the Prime Minister’s statement made to t...

PHILIPPINES: Police torture five men inside their headquarter

Dear Friends,  The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) writes to inform you that the five men, whom the police arbitrarily arrested in San Fernando, Pampanga, had been tortured while in police custo...

PAKISTAN: A senior journalist was abducted, tortured and kept incommunicado by the intelligence agencies

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information regarding the shameful act allegedly by the officials of notorious intelligence agencies and the Elite Force, a law enfo...

SRI LANKA: Criminal Investigation Department officers illegally arrested, detained and tortured a man and denied him the right to medical treatment

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that the Sri Lankan Navy arrested a civilian and later handed him over to officers of the Maravila Police Station. They ...

WORLD: The international community should take notice of the death of liberal democracy in Sri Lanka through the 18th Amendment to the Constitution 

The 8th September will mark the end of an historical period and begin that of a dark dictatorship   Today, the 18th Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka will be passed by a fast-track-proce...

BURMA: A judge admits to having no authority over his own court 

The Asian Human Rights Commission has closely followed the case of Phyo Wai Aung, who is the sole person detained and accused in connection with blasts on 15 April 2010 in Rangoon that killed 10 peopl...