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Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission has learned that a young woman who married freely last summer remains missing, along with her husband’s father and brother, after they were seen...
Indonesia’s Presidential election goes into its first round on July 8, 2009. This second election process in Post-Suharto Indonesia is an important step in the countries short democratic history...
Bangkok, Thailand no. 29/2552 July 7, 2009 The shooting spree at Al Furakon Mosque, I-pa-yae village, Jor Airong District, Narathiwat the night of 8 June caused instantly ten deaths and a dozen of i...
Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is writing to inform you that members of a ruling party have grabbed land that was donated for a hospital project in Punjab province. When the ...
(This statement first appeared as an article in the Sri Lanka Guardian on July 4th 2009 – Editor) “The case of Shantha Fernando like several others is demonstrating sinister developments ...
Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following Report from Odhikar. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ————- A Report from Odhikar forwarded by the Asian Human Righ...
Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) regrets to have to inform you of yet another case of gross injustice and denial of human rights in Burma through that country’s “inju...
Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from the QIC-AC Uttar Pradesh, a human rights association based in Uttar Pradesh state, India that police refused to reg...
Dear Friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is writing to inform you that the three human rights defenders who are leading a campaign against the operation of a nuclear power plant in the...
Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that the case of a missing student Joyashan Yogendran has still not been taken up by Batticaloa police. It is alleged ...
The violent attacks on the Christian community are continuing while the government claims that it is providing equal rights to religious minorities, including Christians. These attacks are being condu...
Subject: [SL HR Advocacy] Sri Lanka: Politicised Courts, Compromised Rights – New Report from the International Crisis Group To: slhr advocacy slhradvocacy@googlegroups.com * INTERNATIONAL CRIS...
World Socialist Web Site By Sampath Perera – 1 July 2009 The Sri Lankan government has revived legislation that vests the Sri Lanka Press Council, a statutory body, with broad powers to restrict...
Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that as people around the world gathered to observe the UN day in support of torture victims, Inter-Service Intelligen...
Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has been informed about the worsening health of some human rights defenders currently detained in prisons in Burma on whose cases we have earlier...
About a hundred criminals have been shot dead either in gun battles with the police or in mysterious circumstances like trying to attack police officers, even when handcuffed. This was revealed in an ...
Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following statement from the Madadgaar Helpline, Karachi – PAKISTAN. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ————- A Statement...
Dear Friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) wishes to forward to you the following press release from United Nations. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ————- A...
A BRIEF REPORT Human Rights Alert (HRA) and the Department of Clinical Psychology and the Psychiatry, Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) observed the UN International Day in on 26 June 2009...
Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) writes with deep concern regarding the safety of three Human Rights Defenders, who are grassroots labour leaders that advocate protection of labo...
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