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SRI LANKA: A young man assaulted and shot dead by the police in the course of investigation

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that a man named Bellanavithanage Sanath Yasaratne was allegedly assaulted and shot by the police from the the Baduraliy...

INDIA: Custodial death of a young man in West Bengal

Dear friends The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from Banglar Manabadhikar Suraksha Mancha (MASUM), a human rights organization in West Bengal, that a young man was found...

INDIA: Custodial deaths in West Bengal and India’s refusal to ratify the Convention against Torture

This February, the families of Nemai Ghosh and Anesh Das were compensated 100,000 Rupees (US$2200) each by the government of West Bengal for their deaths while under police custody at the Malda Magist...

NEPAL: Three young persons shot dead by security personnel and a girl among the victims were gang-raped before being killed in Pokahari Chauri-4, Kavre District

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from a reliable source of extra-judicial killings of two young girls and one young boy, Reena Rasaili (18), Subhadra Cha...

SRI LANKA: A man illegally arrested and being tortured by the police at Katugastota Police Station in Kandy

Dear friends The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that a man named D.G. Athula Saman Kumara was illegally arrested on 16 February 2004 and is being tortured by the police ...

INDIA: A 27-year-old police constable trainee committed suicide due to inhuman training and torture at Kerala Armed Police Battalion

Dear friends The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that a 27-year-old police constable trainee committed suicide due to the inhuman and rigorous training schedule as well a...

SRI LANKA: Severely injured torture victim need urgent medical treatment

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that a man was brutally tortured by Sub-inspector (S.I.) Silva of the Wellipenna Police Station at Kathutrara district o...

NEPAL: The Dalit community in Saptari district was attacked due to an inter-caste marriage and the couple was kidnapped

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that the young couple named Manoj Khanga and Parbati Raut, who had an inter-caste marriage, has been kidnapped by the gi...

PAKISTAN: A 45-year-old lady and a 25-year-old man killed on the pretext of honour killing

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is deeply concerned with the killings of Ms. Malookan (45 years old) and Mr. Ali Dost, alias Moran Jakhrani (25 years old) in Kandhkot town, Dist...

UPDATE (Sri Lanka): Michael Anthony Fernando is provided no protection even after an attempt on his life

Dear friends The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is gravely concerned that an attempt was made on the life of Mr. Michael Anthony Fernando when he failed to withdraw the complaints he had made ag...

NEPAL: Dalits beaten up and forbidden to enter village temple

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is concerned at receiving information of yet another case of discrimination against Dalits in Nepal. A number of Dalits were beaten up and forbid...

PAKISTAN: Attack on the Bible Society in Karachi

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information of an attack against the Christian minority in Karachi, Pakistan. On 15 January 2004, a hand grenade was thrown through ...

NEPAL: Four men arbitrarily detained and suspected of being seriously tortured

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that four individuals were arbitrarily arrested on 1 February 2004 by the security forces in Bajura (west part), Nepal, ...

SRI LANKA: Arbitrary shooting of the police into a crowd

Dear friends The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is concerned by the arbitrary shooting of the Gampola police into a crowd, killing young Suranga Sampath. The police have further failed to conduc...

INDIA: Religious intolerance and communal violence in Jhabua, India

Dear Friends  We are forwarding you an appeal from Hotline Asia regarding the tragic rape and murder of a 9 year old girl, which incident was used to provoke religious intolerance and violence agains...

INDIA: Prisoners in Maharashtra on hunger strike protesting diet changes

Dear friends The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that in an arbitrary act by the government of Maharashtra, the diet for foreign prisoners has been changed, and they ar...

SRI LANKA: ATTACK ON TONY FERNANDO – Sri Lanka Seriously Embarrassed Internationally

The United Nations Human Rights Committee (UNHRC) on 9 January 2004 informed the Sri Lankan government that, in pursuant of Rule 86 of the committee’s rules of procedure, the state party (Sri Lanka) ...

UPDATE (Sri Lanka): Michael Anthony Fernando attacked

Dear friends The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has just learned that there was an attempt on the life of Mr. Michael Anthony Emanuel Fernando (Tony) early this morning (2 February 2004). Mr. Fe...

INDIA: Discrimination against Dalits in Gujarat

Dear friends The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that three Dalit teachers were transferred from Surendranagar district, Gujarat, India, on 3 December 2003, for objecting...

INDIA: The destruction of the Siddha Hospital and the Immaculate Conception Sisters in Madurai District by the Revenue Department officials

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from the People’s Watch-Tamil Nadu that the Immaculate Conception Sisters in Thirunagar, Madurai District was demo...