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Demonstrations have continued since May 2, when the government failed to put an end to the people’s concerns about their right to health. The agreement on beef importation between the Korean gov...

A Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission WORLD: The US Congress must investigate Dr. Afia’s case The United States and its security organisations including the Federal Bureau of Investig...

Hong Kong: August 5, 2008 We are pleased that Prof. Wijesinhe, the Secretary-General of the Secretariat for Co-ordinating the Peace Process, has apologised for his statement dated 5th August, ‘Furthe...

A Press Release from the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) SRI LANKA: A further false report from the ‘Peace Secretariat’ We call upon all those who have received the aforementioned sta...

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from the local human rights organisation, the People’s Vigilance Committee on Human Rights (PVCHR), regarding the ...

A specially trained Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team consisting of 1,700 professional police officers was formed on July 30, 2008, just days was before the visit of President Bush, of the Unite...

On July 30, 2008 the Supreme Court of Cambodia upheld a lower court’s ruling that found Prince Norodom Ranariddh guilty of breach of trust and sentenced him to 18 months in prison. Ranariddh was the ...

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has been informed by MASUM, a local human rights organisation in West Bengal that a man who is an Indian national has been falsely identified as ...

On 24th July the Asian Human Rights Commission issued an Urgent Appeal in the case of the disappearance of a lady doctor. The UA, PAKISTAN/USA: A lady doctor remains missing with her three children fi...

ALERT – SRI LANKA 30 July 2008 FMM concerned over army commander’s justification of recent attacks against journalists SOURCE: Free Media Movement (FMM), Colombo (FMM/IFEX) – The fol...

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) writes to inform you that several union leaders and factory workers of a footwear company were illegally terminated when some of their female col...

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information about a young conscripted man who has served as a battle policeman. He has been repeatedly ill-treated by way of discipl...

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information regarding the torture of villagers by the Wera Sector Police and the Bima Resort Police, in West Nusa Tenggara Province ...

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that the Pitabaddara police allegedly severely assaulted a young man after arresting him during which time they allowed ...

A 50 –year-old residential area, home to about 800 families is being demolished in central Colombo. The demolition is taking place in the national security style and is being pursued by the Ministry ...

During the previous seven days at least four persons were executed by hanging in different cities of Pakistan despite the decision of the federal cabinet on July 2, 2008, to commute the death sentence...

CA SERIAL DISMISSALS OF AMPARO PETITIONS: ENCOURAGING THE ESCALATION OF EXTRA JUDICIAL KILLINGS AND ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCES The NUPL strongly criticizes the recent spate of decisions by the Court of A...

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has learned that a military police officer,  Nget Vutha alias Kin, slapped a journalist, Ros Phina in the face for reporting on his facilitating...

On the 29th July, 2008 the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh stayed the order of the High Court Division on appointing ten former judges, who were illegally sacked, according to a ...

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has learned that Prime Minister Hun Sen’s nephew, Hun To, ordered his bodyguards to attack a Member of Parliament named Nuon Vuthy on 19 Ju...