Latest News

You can filter the articles by the following criteria.

Found 12762 Results.

ASIA: Three countries in human rights limbo: Nepal, Burma/Myanmar and Cambodia

As the Sixty-first Session of the UN Commission on Human Rights (CHR) is taking place in Geneva, we would like to draw attention to the colossal absence of human rights in three countries in the Asia ...

INDIA: Three and a half year wait for justice for the brutal murder of an Adivasi (tribal person) by a forest official in Gujarat. 

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from a reliable source regarding the murder of an adivasi by an Indian Forest Department staff member on 20 September 20...

PAKISTAN: A groom killed his bride together with his brothers on the pretext of honor killings 

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is gravely concerned by yet another honor killing case from Shikarpur District, Sindh Province, Pakistan. According to the information received, ...

(UPDATE) SAUDI ARABIA/SRI LANKA: Death sentence for three migrant workers requires urgent intervention 

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received updated information regarding the incredibly urgent situation of three Sri Lankan migrant workers in Saudi Arabia currently facing d...

UPDATE (Sri Lanka): Delays in prosecution under the CAT Act questioned by the Supreme Court

[RE: UA-39-2003: Torture of 17-year-old boy; UP-31-2003: Update on torture of 17-year-old boy, Chamila Bandara, by Ankumbura police; UP-38-2003: The security of the torture victim and his mother is se...

UPDATE (Indonesia): Unveiling of suspect in Munir’s death may end further inquiries 

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information regarding the arrest of Garuda pilot Pollycarpus Budihari Priyanto, in relation to the death of human rights activist Mu...

UPDATE (Thailand): Media reform campaigner Supinya holds fund-raising event to fight criminal libel case 

(UA-73-2004: THAILAND: Human rights defender faces preliminary decision in libel case on 21 June 2004 and UP-31 2004: THAILAND: Criminal Court decides to let libel suit against Ms Supinya Klangnarong ...

UPDATE (Sri Lanka): Please write a letter to the Attorney General to speed up Gerald Perera’s murder trial 

[RE: UP-23-2005: Gerald Perera’s murder trial may not begin for another 5-7 years, UP-14-2005: The assassin of Gerald Perera has been arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department, UP-76-200...

INDIA: 5 year-old girl, evicted from her home by government authorities, dies of starvation in West Bengal

[Re: HU-01-2005: INDIA: Total negligence by local authorities regarding the eviction of approximately 7,000 Untouchables in Bellilious Park; HA-06-2004: INDIA: Indian Red Cross ignores starvation of K...

INDIA: Suicide of two young girls who could face hunger and malnutrition no more

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from Manabadhikar Suraksha Mancha (MASUM) regarding the suicides of two young girls who had suffered extreme hunger and ...

SRI LANKA: Death sentences passed against three Sri Lankans — Rights of the family and the public

Further to our statement issued on 22 March 2005, regarding the death sentence handed down to a Sri Lankan migrant worker sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia, the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC)...

SRI LANKA: Foreign Minister’s condemnation of torture needs to be backed by action in Sri Lanka

“The Government of Sri Lanka, taking serious note of recent allegations regarding torture while in police custody, has introduced short and long-term preventive mechanisms to address the issue, in li...

THAILAND: Anticipating Thailand’s missing-persons centre

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 23, 2005 AS-32-2005 A Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission Anticipating Thailand’s missing-persons centre  The announcement last week by Thailand’s n...

PHILIPPINES: Massacre of a civilian family by military caused intense fighting and massive displacement in Maimbong, Sulu 

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from Suara Bangsamoro, Moro Christian Peoples Alliance (MCPA) and the Concerned Citizens of Sulu (CCS) regarding the mas...

SAUDI ARABIA/ SRI LANKA: Death sentence to migrant worker requires urgent intervention by the Sri Lankan government 

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) wishes to inform you of an incredibly urgent situation regarding regarding migrant worker, Mr. Edirisinghe Jayasooriyage Victor Corea, a Sri Lank...

SRI LANKA: Death sentence requires the intervention of the Government of Sri Lanka

Mrs. Geetha Udugama, the wife of Mr. Edirisinghe, who is facing a death sentence in Saudi Arabia, strongly condemns the attitudes taken by many Sri Lankan authorities to her desperate plea regarding t...

UPDATE (Philippines): Two more leaders from the Bayan Muna party were killed in Baguio and Tacloban City 

[RE: UA-34-2005: Killing of a labor rights activist for the Hacienda Luisita farm workers in Tarlac City, UP-26-2005: Priest supporting for the Hacienda Luisita farm workers in La Paz, Tarlac killed a...

INDIA: Fire destroys homes and the lives of many families

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information regarding a horrific fire that?ripped through the Koilasava village in Kushinagar, Uttar-Pradesh, leaving 40 Mushhar fam...

INDIA: Pregnant mother dies of starvation in Nadia District, West Bengal

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from Manabadhikar Suraksha Mancha (MASUM) regarding the death by starvation of a young pregnant mother. Ms. Bulbuli Paul...

UPDATE (Philippines): Attempt on the life of a human rights lawyer working for the Hacienda Luisita farm workers 

Killing of a labor rights activist for the Hacienda Luisita farm workers in Tarlac City, UP-26-2005: Priest supporting for the Hacienda Luisita farm workers in La Paz, Tarlac killed and two others wou...