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We received the following Appeal from the National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights. Dalits (meaning ‘oppressed’) are the group of some 160 million people in India formerly known as ‘U...

We have received information about two further cases of torture in Sri Lanka, details of which are following. The Sri Lankan government was praised by the international community for ratifying the UN ...

Dear Friends, We are forwarding you an appeal from WITNESS, a human rights monitaring NGO, based in New York, regarding the attacks on indigenous people in Mindanao, Philippines during recent months. ...

HOTLINE ASIA  SPECIAL URGENT APPEALS  SUA010113(1): FREEDOM TO PEACEFUL ASSEMBLY AGAINST BLASPHEMY LAWS, RELEASE THE PEACEFUL PROTESTERS – PAKISTAN  January 13, 2001  SUMMARY  Fr. Arnold He...

UPDATES UPDATES UPDATES UPDATES UPDATES UPDATES UPDATES UPDATES  URGENT APPEAL PROGRAMME – ASIAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION  AHRC UA Index: 000112 January 2000  ————̵...

UPDATE ON URGENT APPEAL UPDATE ON URGENT APPEAL UPDATE ON URGENT APPEAL  ASIAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION – URGENT APPEALS PROGRAM  Update on Urgent Appeal 8 January 2001  ———&...

URGENT ACTION URGENT ACTION URGENT ACTION URGENT ACTION URGENT ASIAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION – URGENT APPEALS PROGRAM AHRC UA Index: 001221 21 December 2000 —————&#...

Statement on Human Rights Day, December 10, 2000 The Asian Human Rights Commission is pleased to witness growing awareness of human rights in Asia this Human Rights Day, December 10, 2000. Regrettably...

URGENT ACTION URGENT ACTION URGENT ACTION URGENT ACTION URGENT URGENT ACTION  ASIAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION – URGENT APPEALS PROGRAM  AHRC UA Index: 001206 06 December 2000  ——...

UA 151/00 SAFHR’s Appeal 30 November 2000 THE REFUGEE STATUS CASE OF MR.MUIVAH   We are forwarding this following appeal made by South Asia Forum for Human Rights (SAFHR). This is a very im...

URGENT ACTION URGENT ACTION URGENT ACTION URGENT ACTION URGENT  ASIAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION – URGENT APPEALS PROGRAM  AHRC UA Index: 001123 23 November 2000  ————...

URGENT ACTION URGENT ACTION URGENT ACTION URGENT ACTION URGENT ASIAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION – URGENT APPEALS PROGRAM AHRC UA Index: 001023 23 October 2000  —————&...

The military rulers of Burma are clearly renewing their efforts to destroy the National League of Democracy (NLD), which was overwhelmingly elected to rule the country ten years ago, but never allowed...

Will the perpetrators of violence be brought to justice? An AHRC Statement on Recent General Election, 2000, in Sri Lanka The violence during the election this time has been acknowledged, and even the...

The Controversy over SL Catholic Church Action on the short Story, Mary who called Maria, by SL writer Manjula Wediwardene.  Following is some information about a controversy in Sri Lanka about a ...

On September 29 a military intelligence officer used his gun to threaten the life of an opposition parliament openly in a busy street in Phnom Penh. As yet no action has been taken against this office...

Further to UA 32/00 \"Early Warning of likely escalation of election violence\", as of 25th September, 13 had died from election-related violence since the campaign began. As of the 28th, the Centre f...

AHRC UA Index: 001003 3 October 2000  UA 35/00: Call for police to provide peace and security for elections  SRI LANKA: Escalating violence affects freedom of election  Further to UA 32/00 \”...

\"Judges who joined in downing their boss have been rewarded by promotion. Judges who did not, have been cowed into silence....When I am asked what I thought, my usual reply is that I wouldn't like to...

Professor Shafwan Idris (51), Rector of IAIN Ar-Raniry, the State Islamic Studies Institute, Aceh, was fatally wounded (shot in the face at close range) on 16 September. He was killed at his home (IAI...