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We bring to your attention the case of Sunil Hemachandra, a 28-year-old rubber taper who recently won a lottery but who thereafter died in the General Hospital in Colombo on July 26 from injuries rece...
SRI LANKA: Torture and custodial death of Sunil Hemachandra by police officers SRI LANKA: Murder, torture and extortion by police officers ————————̵...
The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has learned that the Minister of Justice of the Republic of Korea (ROK), Ms. Kang, Kum-sil, has given a guideline to the prison officers to prohibit consecut...
INDIA: Extra-judicial killings and torture; alleged torture and killing of Ningthoujam Mangoljao and extra-judicial killings of three young boys in Manipur INDIA: Extra-judicial killings and torture &...
Dear Friends We are forwarding an urgent alert from the Liberty Center to you regarding MP Mr. Gundalai, who was arrested on his way to a democracy conference in Ulaanbarrtar, Mongolia. He was arreste...
Court orders Release of Lalith Rajapakse – 17 May 2002 and UA-18-2002: Urgent medical help needed for torture victim – 13 May 2002) SRI LANKA: Case of Lalith Rajapakse case before the Watt...
Dear Friends Update on the seven students (dubbed as the ISA7) case: a youth activist arrested in a student march for justice. One youth activist was arrested while he was in the march to support the ...
Dear Friends Please take action on the information below, forwarded from the organisation Peoples Watch-Tamilnadu, which is a human rights organisation working for the protection and promotion of h...
Dear Friends Update on Tony Fernando’s case: Select Committee of Parliament- on Contempt of Court Law We are pleased to be able to give you some good news surrounding the case of Mr Michael Anth...
Dear Friends SITUATION: The unexpected and unjustifiable decision of Mr. M.Enkhbold, the Mayor of Ulaanbaatar city has caused a real tragedy for five poor families living in the Bayanzurkh district of...
Dear Friends We forward to you a Media Statement from Aliran, reagarding the “ISA7”. Media Statement from Aliran Kesedaran Negara (ALIRAN) (National Consciousness Movement) http://www.ali...
Dear Friends Below is an urgent appeal forwarded from the Eviction Watch regarding the forced evictions of 7,000 Untouchables in India. The Eviction Watch received the report from Rabial Mallick of th...
Dear Friends We refer you to the Press Release below on the disastrous situation in Aceh, forwarded by OMCT: PRESS RELEASE Geneva, July 2nd, 2003 The International Secretariat of the World Organisatio...
Dear Friends, The Hong Kong government delayed a vote on the controversial National Security (Legislative Provisions) Bill that was scheduled for its second and third reading in the Legislative Counci...
MALAYSIA: Right to assembly, right to education, denied for seven suspended university students ———————————————...
Dear Friends Please act on the information below, forwarded from OMCT, and write to the authorities in India, urging them to investigate, and take action against, those members of the Police in Vittuk...
HONG KONG: Fundamental human rights at risk; threat to the rule of law and freedom of expression, association, peaceful assembly and the press ————————&...
The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) renews its earlier demand to the administration of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) to drop it...
THAILAND: Case of abuse of migrant worker rights in Mae Sot, Thailand ——————————————————R...
Dear Friends The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) has reported that the police in Bangkok arrested 11 Burmese activists for distributing leaflets demanding the release of Aung...
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