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THAILAND: Disappearance of a human rights defender and disappearance of justice in Thailand

The authorities in Thailand have abandoned any pretence that they are trying to resolve the disappearance of well-known human rights defender and lawyer Somchai Neelaphaijit. After initially reacting ...

PAKISTAN: A sexual harassment of a 6 year old boy by his teacher 

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that a 6-year-old boy named Talha was allegedly sexually abused by his Quran teacher, Mr. Altaf at the Lajna Mosque on C...

SRI LANKA: Illegal arrest and severe torture of a man by the Horana Police 

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that Punchi Kankanamge Nimal (37, a casual worker) was severely tortured by the Horana Police on 6 June 2004. The police...

PAKISTAN: 23-years-old women killed in alleged “honor killing” drama 

Dear friends, It has come to the attention of Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) that another killing of a young woman has taken place in Pakistan under the allegation of honor killing. According to...

INDIA: A detainee waiting for trial for 24 years develops mental illness 

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that a person named Mr. Satya Pal has been detained in Jail for about 24 years as an Under Trial Prisoner (UTP) since he...

SRI LANKA: Death of policeman on duty, suspected murder and cover up 

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is concerned about the death of Mr. Senarath Hettiarchchilage Abeysinghe (39) who was working as a reserve police constable at the Trincomalee Po...

UPDATE (THAILAND): 5 suspects in the alleged abduction of missing human rights lawyer Mr. Somchai Neelaphaijit bailed out 

The Asian Human Rights Commission has received information about the releasing of five suspects in the alleged abduction of human rights lawyer Mr. Somchai Neelaphaijit who has been missing since 12 M...

SRI LANKA: Failure to discipline criminal police officers in Sri Lanka exacerbates social instability

That police in Sri Lanka continue to get away with torture and murder despite enormous publicity was dramatically illustrated this past fortnight, with the killing of an innocent man involving an offi...

SRI LANKA: Extra-judicial killing by the Welipenna Police allegedly for personal reasons 

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is deeply concerned about the murder of Madugoda Ralalage Don Saman Priyantha Guneratna (29) by the officers from the Welipenna Police Station on...

UPDATE (Pakistan): The accused in the case of Ms. Hazooran’s murder was arrested 

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that Gulshan Ali, one of the two perpetrators who killed Ms. Hazooran, was arrested by the Drakhan investigative police ...

SRI LANKA: A man severely tortured by the Katupotha Police only for asking the reason of arrest 

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is gravely concerned by the severe torture of Aththana Gamaralalage Ravindra (26) by Inspector of Police (IP) Attapattu of the Katupotha Police S...

MALAYSIA: Suspicious death of Francis Udayapan; Independent inquiry is required 

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information about suspicious death of G. Francis Udayapan. His body was found in the Klang River on 23 May 2004. It was covered with...

PAKISTAN: A dual murder of a woman and a man in the pretext of honor killing

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is deeply concerned by another “honor killing” case reported from the Shikarpur district, Sindh Province, Pakistan. According to the ...

UPDATE (Nepal): The two arrested human rights defenders were released unconditionally 

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is happy to inform you that the two arrested human rights defenders Dinesh Prasain and Usha titikchu were released unconditionally from the Anamn...

INDIA: A man brutally tortured by the Pavaratty Police and Guruvayoor Police now suffers from police inaction 

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that a man named Baburaj P.K, 44, was brutally tortured by police officers from the Guruvayoor Police Station and Pavara...

NEPAL: Two human rights defenders were illegally arrested and are currently being detained at the Anamnagar City Police Office, Kathmandu

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is deeply concerned by the illegal arrest of Dinesh Prasain and Usha Titikchu by the police from the Anamnagar City Police Office, Kathumandu at ...

INDIA: A torture victim is forced to give bribes to his perpetrator while the police fabricate charges against him 

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from Vigil India Movement that a man named P.K. Joy was illegally detained in police custody and brutally tortured by he...

INDIA: One man beaten to death while another seriously injured by the Thrissur Traffic Police Station officers 

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from JANANEETHI, a human rights organization in Kerala, India, that one man was beaten to death while another was seriou...

SRI LANKA: A torture victim in police custody needs urgent medical attention 

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is deeply concerned by the illegal arrest and brutal torture of Vidanalage Dinesh Tharinda de Mel by the Moratuwa Police on 1 June 2004. Accordin...

SRI LANKA: Two innocent civilians assaulted by the drunk police officers from the Aluthgama Police Station 

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that two young men, Thusev Kamal Priyantha and Matarage Sudhrsana Priya Kumara, were severely assaulted by several polic...