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UPDATE (Philippines): A policy of killings – military linked to the execution of Pastor Sta. Rosa 

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received updated information concerning the extra-judicial killing of a United Methodist Church religious worker, Pastor Isaias Sta. Rosa, wh...

BANGLADESH: Girl sexually harassed and boy arbitrarily arrested, tortured and detained by the Senhati Camp police in Khulna

[NOTICE: The AHRC have recently developed a new automatic letter-sending system. However, in this appeal, we could not include e-mail addresses of some of the Bangladesh authorities. We encourage you ...

PAKISTAN: Police and government henchmen abducted and confined a mother and a girl for 12 days

PAKISTAN: Use of power; no respect for lower caste women; abduction of women; punishment for educating the low caste girl; no rule of law; impunity to perpetrators —————&...

UPDATE (Philippines): Flawed police investigations into killing, with no arrests made despite gunmen having been identified

[NOTICE: The AHRC has developed a new automatic letter-sending system using a “send button”. However, in this appeal, we could not include e-mail addresses of some of the Philippine author...

INDIA: Three Indian fishermen abducted from India at the Indo-Bangladesh border by Bangladesh Rifles and now reported missing

Dear Friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from MASUM, a human rights organisation in West Bengal regarding the abduction of three fishermen from Khas Mahal Damush...

SRI LANKA: Open Letter to His Excellency President Mahinda Rajapaksa from the ICJ 

A Forwarded Open Letter to His Excellency President Mahinda Rajapaksa from the International Commission of Jurists Nicholas Howen Secretary-General INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION OF JURISTS Commission inter...

INDONESIA: Government must come clean on murder of Munir

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is writing to you on the occasion of the second anniversary of the murder of human rights lawyer Munir Said Thalib. September 7, 2004 is an unforgettable day f...

INDIA: Bar Council of India is urged to take immediate actions in the case of illegal arrest, torture, continuing detention and fabrication of charges against a human rights lawyer and activist in Manipur

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is writing to you to express our deep concern over the continuing detention of Mr. Yengkokpam Langamba Meitei alias Thabi, the Publicity Secretary of the Threa...

BURMA: Another farmer jailed for supposedly insulting government authorities 

[NOTICE: The AHRC has recently developed a new automatic letter-sending system. However, in this appeal, we could not include e-mail addresses of some of the Burmese authorities. We encourage you to s...

CAMBODIA: Members of the Air Force have continuously showed their brutality against civilians including 18 families who they expelled from their land and then later burned and destroyed their houses and plantations 

CAMBODIA: illegal deprivation of the land; illegal?destruction of property; intimidation; impunity of the military; collapse of rule of law; no orders in the military ————̵...

CAMBODIA: Authorities have halted the anti-corruption activities of a human rights group 

Dear Friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has learned with dismay that on September 4 a large number of police officers equipped with assault rifles and electric batons blocked and banned...

SRI LANKA: Statement from Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial executions 

The statement: Source: United Nations Human Rights Council Date: 05 Sep 2006 The situation in Sri Lanka has deteriorated significantly since I visited Sri Lanka and met with Government officials, memb...

CAMBODIA: Beautification for some must not be the impoverishment of others

In its drive to develop and beautify Phnom Penh, the Cambodian government and city municipality have made land concessions to private developers and have used excessive force to evict inhabitants. Evi...

NEPAL: A travesty of justice – military personnel who tortured 15 year old Maina Sunuwar to death must be tried by a civil court

Maina Sunawar was 15 years old when members of the Nepalese armed forces arbitrarily arrested her. Since this date – February 17, 2004 – she has disappeared. All the evidence indicates tha...

INDIA: Yet another innocent person killed by the armed forces in Imphal, Manipur state 

Dear Friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information regarding the murder of yet another person from Manipur by the armed forces stationed in that state. Mr. Longjam Surjit,...

UPDATE (Philippines): “Obstruction of justice” charges registered against 8 human rights activists 

[RE: UA-275-2006: PHILIPPINES: Eight members of a human rights fact-finding team detained, others harassed; UP-169-2006: PHILIPPINES: Alleged assault and attempt at framing false charges against 8 mem...

UPDATE (Pakistan): No action from the authorities of Karachi University against the alleged perpetrators of an attempted rape

[RE: UA-258-2006: PAKISTAN: Attempted rape of a girl by the Karachi university staff and continuous impunity of the perpetrators due to protection of Pakistan Rangers; UP-159-2006: PAKISTAN: Denial of...

THAILAND: Five persons disappeared for almost one year; no progress in investigation 

Dear friends, The Asian Legal Resource Centre has together with the Working Group on Justice for Peace (Thailand) have submitted details to the United Nations of five more persons who have disappeared...

UPDATE (Nepal): Military personnel who tortured 15 year old Maina Sunuwar to death must be tried by a civil court 

[RE: UA-22-2004: NEPAL: Three young persons shot dead by security personnel and a girl among the victims was gang-raped before being killed in Pokahari Chauri-4, Kavre District and UP-136-2005: NEPAL:...

INDIA: Police officers of Bantra police station, Howrah, West Bengal paid to violate the law 

Dear Friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from MASUM, a human rights organisation in West Bengal regarding two cases which depicts how the local police fails to p...