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The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) sends greetings to everyone, wishing them a Happy Christmas and New Year. We wish particularly to extend our greetings to those members of our network from aro...
Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has been informed by a reliable source of the illegal arrest, detention and torture of Mohammad Abul Kashem Gazi, by policemen attached to the Kh...
Former presidents of Sri Lanka, JR Jayawardene, R Premadasa and C Kumaratunga are well known for their authoritarian operation of the executive presidency, therein crippling the countrys most vital ...
The past two weeks saw Hong Kong become a theatre in which the conflict between free trade and human rights played out very visibly, with broadcast and other media conveying the interventions of all t...
[Re: HU-10-2005: Food assistance assured to families of farmers suffering of hunger in Alabel, Sarangani province, Mindanao; Re: HA-25-2005: Unfairly sacked farm labourers in Mindanao forced to eat po...
Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission has received information from a reliable source regarding the suspicious death of an 18-year-old inmate, Arthur Esquelona at the General Santos City Ref...
[Re: UA-138-2005: INDIA: Human rights activist facing death threats for working with Dalit and Backward Community, UP-95-2005: INDIA: Another human rights activist threatened for working with Dalits i...
[RE: UA-164-2004: The family receives death threats for demanding an impartial inquiry into the death of Munir; UP-30-2005: Unveiling of suspect in Munir’s death may end further inquiries; UP-47...
Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission has received information that a man, Kudatanthrige Vasantha, was severely beaten with batons by policemen attached to the Ja-Ela police station on 3 Dec...
Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information regarding the alleged raped of a 16-year-old girl belonging to a minority community by a young Muslim man in Basudia vil...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 19, 2005 AS-130-2005 A Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) Philippines: Tribute to Sister Marianni The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) joins all t...
Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received disturbing information concerning hunger and the loss of several lives due to starvation in the Yahukimo District, Papua Province, I...
The brutality and inhuman treatment of the protestors against the World Trade Organisation (WTO) by the Hong Kong police comes as a shock and must immediately be stopped. On December 17, 2005 unarmed ...
Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received updated information regarding the arrest and atrocities perpetuated by the local police in league with the district administration o...
Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from the Commission for the Disappeared and Victims of Violence Sulawesi (Kontras Sulawesi) and the Institute for the De...
Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has been informed that a Hindu community was attacked by a group of Muslims during a religious programme being held by the Hindus. This took plac...
Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information about the arrest of various human rights defenders working in West Bengal along with victims of human rights violations ...
Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission has received information from a reliable source regarding the arbitrary detention of three men, namely Nihal Kithsiri (30) and his friends Kumara and...
The authorities in Nepal have once again illustrated their complete disregard for human rights, by arresting over 130 activists taking part in peaceful demonstrations on International Human Rights Day...
Dear Mr. De Silva, I am writing this letter in response to newspaper reports concerning a speech that you have made on the right to life, where you claimed that there are improvements in the field o...
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