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Why are the authorities of the University of Karachi protecting attempted rapists? A July 28 incident, which allegedly involved a number of university staff and members of the Pakistan Rangers station...
The European Commission has reported of the visit of a mission of high level experts to be sent by the Co- Chairs to review the current situation of human rights in Sri Lanka and to suggest necessary ...
[NOTICE: The AHRC have developed a new automatic letter-sending system using the “button” below. However, in this appeal, we could not include e-mail addresses of some of the Cambodian au...
Dear Friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from our local partner based in Kerala state, India, regarding the case of Mr. Sunil who was tortured at the Kodakara po...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AS-251-2006 October 13, 2006 A Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission BANGLADESH: Removing dust is the government’s job The Daily Star newspaper published a repor...
The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) commends the efforts of Department of Justice (DoJ) Secretary Raul Gonzalez to issue immediate orders to provide security to the witnesses who could identi...
The Nation newspaper of October 8 reported Professor Worachet Pakeerut of Thammasat University as saying that coups would continue in Thailand for so long as the courts there recognise the amnesties t...
On the morning of 22 January 2004, Chea Vichea, a famous and popular labour union leader, was gunned down while reading a newspaper by a roadside newsstand in Phnom Penh. The gunman rode off on a moto...
PHILIPPINES: Violence against civilians; threat of possible arrests and torture of scapegoats; a need for a peaceful solution to violence; a need to resume peace negotiations ———R...
Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that a man from Galle, Sri Lanka, who tried to register the case of robbery, rather brutally assaulted by one sub inspec...
Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is calling for your urgent intervention to save the life of Mr. Mirza Tahir Hussain (aged 38), who is facing imminent execution scheduled for ear...
[NOTICE: The AHRC have developed a new automatic letter-sending system using the “button” below. However, in this appeal, we could not include e-mail addresses of some of the Philippine au...
Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) deeply regrets to inform you that another priest of the Iglesia Filipina Independiente (IFI) or the Philippine Independent Church, Fr. Dionisio G...
October 10th was declared as the World Day Against the Death Penalty in 2003 by the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty. The ongoing debate has again arisen on the issue of the existence of the ...
The Asian Human Rights Commission joins with people in Thailand today to recall and celebrate the ninth anniversary of their 1997 Constitution. It was on 11 October 1997 that for the first time the pe...
Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information about the severe torture of two men by the Saddar police in Faisalabad district, Punjab province, Pakistan on 10 Septemb...
The Daily Prothom Alo newspaper published a report on September 18 that murder charges against three persons have been dropped on the orders of the government of Bangladesh. According to the report, A...
After Bishop Alberto Ramento of the Iglesia Filipina Independiente (IFI), or Philippine Independent Church, was killed on October 3, police investigators were quick to declare his death as a case of...
The Asian Human Rights Commission yesterday (October 9, 2006) wrote to Ms. Louise Arbour, High Commissioner for Human Rights and Ms. Hanna Roberts, Chairperson, International Executive Committee, Amne...
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