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A Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission on the Occasion of the International Human Rights Day, December 10, 2011 On the occasion of the annual International Human Rights Day, held on December...

A Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission on the Occasion of the International Human Rights Day, December 10, 2011 On the occasion of the International Human Rights Day, December 10, 2011 the A...

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following statement from Korean Public Interest Lawyers’ Group, GONG-GAM in South Korea. For more information, please contact GONG-GAM through email: ...

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is gravely concerned with the newly established organ under the Korea Communications Standards Commission (KCSC) that has broad authority to restrict freedom o...

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following statement from the Women Making Peace (WMP) and the Korean Women’s Association United. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ——...

About 36 years ago two brothers were illegally arrested and tortured to confess to spying by the investigating authorities. Due to this false confession, they were convicted and imprisoned for 10 year...

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The long struggle of a female worker has drawn the attention of both the local and international community. Ms. Kim Jin-suk, a member of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) has been occupy...

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) wishes to forward to you the following press release from the Asian NGO Network on National Human Rights Institutions (ANNI). Asian Human Rights ...

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) wishes to forward to you the following press release from the POSCO Pratirodh Solidarity (PPS-Delhi) and other civil society groups. Asian Human ...

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following statement from 57 human rights and civil organisations in South Korea. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ————- A Sta...

Dear friends,  The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from ‘World Without War’, a non-governmental organization that Mr. Ahn Jihwan is currently detained at You...

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) wishes to forward to you the following press release from Posco Pratirodh Sangram Samiti (PPSS). Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong —&...

Dear friends,  The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from ‘World Without War’, a non-governmental organization that Mr. MOON Myungjin, who refused to do compul...

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following statement from the civil groups in India. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong A Statement from the civil groups in India forwarded by the Asia...

Dear friends,  The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has obtained the details of the judgment in which two human rights defenders Mr. Park Lae-Gun and Mr. Lee Jong-Hoi were given a three-year and ...

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following statement from Korean House for International Solidarity. For further information, the following person can be contacted on this regard: Mr. Na Hy...

Dear friends,   We wish to share with you the following statement from the POSCO Pratirodha Sangram Samiti (PPSS).   Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong   ———̵...

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) wishes to forward to you the following open letter from the Korean Civil Society Alliance to the Ministry of Environment and Forests. Asian Human...

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following statement from MINBYUN-Lawyers for a Democratic Society, Seoul, Republic of Korea. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ———&#...