Latest News

The Gerard Perera murder case came for further hearing on December 1, 2006 before the Negombo High Court.  This case is being heard by a judge specially appointed to hear the case as another case rel...

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is writing to you to seek your intervention regarding the attempts of a village head in Varanasi district, Uttar Pradesh to block the construction of a school ...

[NOTICE: The AHRC have developed a new automatic letter-sending system using the “button” below. However, in this appeal, we could not include e-mail addresses of many of the Pakistan aut...

29 November 2006 Geneva The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) today called on member states of the United Nations Human Rights Council to closely scrutinise the human rights situation in Sri L...

The arrest of over 400 human rights and political activists on November 27, 2006 in Balochistan province to prevent them from participating in peaceful protests when the head of state, President Musha...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  AS-295-2006 November 30, 2006 A Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission SRI LANKA: SC decision on the case of D.A. Nimal Silva Gunaratna vs. ASP Ranmal Kodituwakku requi...

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information about abduction of a man of Madawachiya, Sri Lanka in a notorious white van incident on 4 September 2006. It is reported...

INDIA: Corrupt policing and poor quality of investigation; nexus between the police and criminals; impunity; poor quality of government hospitals; failure of the rule of law ———̵...

[NOTICE: The AHRC have developed a new automatic letter-sending system using the “button” below. However, in this appeal, we could not include e-mail addresses of some of the Pakistan aut...

The AHRC produces below the full text of this historic agreement: The full text of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement held between Government of Nepal and Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) dated Novemb...

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is writing to you concerning the closure of the Mast FM 103 radio station in Balakot, North West Frontier Province, in response to your letter of 6 November 20...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  AS-293-2006 November 24, 2006 A Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission On the 24th November, 2004 (exactly two years ago) Gerard Perera succumbed to injuries caused by ...

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) writes to inform you about the disappearance of a 49 year-old welder named Weligoda Ananda from his home at ‘Sevana’ (house) Induraga...

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that a young navy sailor was harassed and threatened at gunpoint by a sub inspector and other policemen at a police secu...

SRI LANKA: Rape; violence against woman; negligence of duty; improper police investigation; impunity; dysfunction of the rule of law; delay of justice. ———————...

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from its local partner the Peoples’ Vigilance Committee on Human Rights (PVCHR) based in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh s...

Amnesty International (AI) in a statement issued on November 17, 2006 has stated that it has “confirmed to the government of Sri Lanka, in response to their request that it is not in a position ...

Dear Friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information about the torture of a man who was arrested falsely by police in Seeduwa, Negombo Division, Sri Lanka. The victim was ar...

INDIA: Inhuman and cruel assault; threat; intimidation; corruption; impunity; failure of criminal justice system ————————————- D...

Dear Friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information about the arbitrary and illegal detention of a man suffering from mental illness at the Wadduwa police station. His dete...