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INDIA: Test of honesty for the country’s judiciary or an ode on its demise 

The contempt of court proceedings initiated against Advocate Prashant Bushan in the Supreme Court of India for the allegations he made against some of the former Chief Justices of the country will tes...

UPDATE (India): 75 bonded labourers including 40 children were released 

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received updated information regarding 75 bonded labourers working in a brick kiln in Bangalore who were released on 16th and 17th, September...

INDIA: Prevention of Torture Bill, 2010 requires a thorough review 

On 31 August 2010, the upper house of the Indian parliament, the Rajya Sabha, constituted a Parliamentary Select Committee to review the Prevention of Torture Bill, 2010. The Committee, chaired by Mr....

INDIA: Diarrhea and cholera are social disasters in Orissa 

Death visited Orissa once again. Whenever the rainy season comes, death from the waterborne diseases of diarrhea and cholera follow. As the rains are a natural phenomenon, can the deaths also be natur...

INDIA/SOUTH KOREA: Korean civil society expects the Committee to make a fair and prompt decision on POSCO project in Orissa 

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) wishes to forward to you the following open letter from the civil groups of South Korea to the Chairperson of the Meena Gupta Committee of India....

INDIA: Enlightenment that took thousands of Kashmiris lives to dawn upon the Indian government! 

*Avinash Pandey Enlightenment, it seems, has finally dawned upon the Indian government. The words of wisdom that came out of yesterday’s all-party meeting on Kashmir, convened by the Prime Minis...

INDIA: Home Minister’s relative torture a student in custody

Dear friends,  The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that the local police in Thrissur district, Kerala state has illegally detained and tortured a student, for refusing t...

INDIA: “GODAMO KE TALE KHOLO” unlock the gates of the food godowns

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following statement from the Steering group of the Right to Food Campaign. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ————- A Statement...

INDIA: Environment and forest clearance related issues of the POSCO project in Jagatsinghpur

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following statement from the civil group in India. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ————- A Statement from the civil group in...

INDIA: Prime Minister’s observation on the Supreme Court, made in editors’ conference on 6th September, 2010 

A Statement from the Steering group of the Right to Food Campaign forwarded by the Asian Human Rights Commission The Right to Food Campaign is shocked at the Prime Minister’s statement made to t...

INDIA: A Mother and her six month old child face food and health insecurity under bonded labour 

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that a mother and her six month old child are currently facing food and health insecurity caused by bonded labour. The f...

INDIA: India should follow Britain in treating caste as an aspect of race! 

*Avinash Pandey     Britain, in a major victory for the movement against caste based discrimination and atrocities, can soon declare caste prejudice unlawful under laws against racial discri...

INDIA: Campaign urges Supreme Court to expand the public food distribution system 

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following statement from the Steering group of the Right to Food Campaign. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ————- A Statement...

INDIA: Random firing upon civilians in Kashmir

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from credible sources in Jammu and Kashmir concerning the arbitrary shooting of civilians by the security forces station...

INDIA: There is no cure for illusions 

The expectation of the Union Home Minister, Mr. P. Chidambaram that the ordinary citizens will come forward to assist law enforcement officers in combating armed militancy and terrorism is unfortunate...

INDIA: Obama administration official supports corporate interests over victims of world’s worst industrial disaster 

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following statement from the International Campaign for Justice in Bhopal. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ————- A Statement...

INDIA: Independence August 15th 1947 

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following statement from Sri Aurobindo which was previously broadcast over All India Radio. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ———...

INDIA: Daily discussion of the Fourth National Convention on Right to Food 

Dear Friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) wishes to forward to you the following press release from the groups joining the fourth National Convention on Right to Food. Asian Human Rights ...

INDIA: A man’s life is at risk and his fate is unknown after his illegal arrest by the army in Manipur

Dear friends,  The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received detailed information regarding the illegal arrest and abduction of a man by army personnel at a check point in Imphal. The man was...

INDIA: Announcement on fourth National Convention on the Right to Food and Work 

Dear Friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) wishes to forward to you the following press release from the Steering group of the Right to Food Campaign. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Ko...