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UNITED NATIONS: Elect Rights-Respecting States to Human Rights Council

General Assembly Members Should Not Reward Rights Abusers with Votes (New York, April 20, 2009) — Serious human rights violations in Azerbaijan, China, Cuba, Russia, and Saudi Arabia undermine ...

PAKISTAN: Government that surrenders to the militants destroys the writ of the state 

The government of Pakistan has entered into an unconstitutional agreement with the Islamic militants operating in the country to implement an Islamic code of practice, the Nizam-e-Adl Regulation (NAR)...

PAKISTAN: Suo Moto action is sought on behalf of a seventy-five-year-old man imprisoned by civilians for 34 years 

The Asian Human Rights Commission wishes to draw your attention to the case of a Pakistani citizen who has been held in inhuman conditions inside a private cell for 34 years. Although the case is know...

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar who unravelled the unique South Asian master-servant relationship based on the Indian caste system 

Basil Fernando B.R. Ambedkar was a man whose work unraveled the unique nature of the master-servant relationship in South Asia. Today is the anniversary of Dr. Ambedkar’s birth. Born to the family of...

PAKISTAN: A lawyer’s life is in danger after witnessing the abduction of three doomed men by intelligence agents 

The Asian Human Rights Commission believes that the life of Balochi lawyer, Mr. Kachkol Ali is in danger, after he witnessed the abduction of three clients, shortly before they were found murdered in ...

PAKISTAN: Fingers point at state intelligence agencies in the killings of three Baloch nationalist leaders 

Three Baloch nationalist leaders were killed after their abduction by plain clothes persons in mysterious vehicles that bore no registration plates. They were taken from the chambers of a prominent la...

PAKISTAN: Three political activists are found murdered after daylight abduction

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PAKISTAN: Military henchmen kill three farmers and injure 27 others

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PAKISTAN: State authorities support the Taliban, and responds weakly to public outrage over the public flogging of a girl 

The Internet-broadcasted public flogging of a young girl by Taliban members in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) has enraged sections of Pakistan society, and given a taste of the newly-brokered...

PAKISTAN: A person has been held in chains since 34 years in a private jail as authorities have ignored his detention

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PAKISTAN: Gender-biased judge should be transferred from rape trials

Dear friends,  The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has discovered that a judge whose unprofessional behaviour in a rape trial last month caused widespread concern, has been assigned the case of ...

PAKISTAN: Veteran reporter gunned down outside his home in Rawalpindi 

Reporters Without Borders http://www.rsf.org/ Veteran reporter gunned down Reporters Without Borders is outraged by last night’s murder of veteran journalist Raja Assad Hameed in the northeastern cit...

PAKISTAN: Judge humiliates teenage rape victim in open court — Asian Human Rights Commission

The attitude of a Pakistani judge toward a teenage gang rape victim has caused widespread outrage, throwing the training of the country’s judicial figures into question. On March 25, 2008, addit...

Human Rights Council Elections — A letter to the Eastern European delegations to the United Nations — Asian Human Rights Commission

To: Eastern European Your Excellency, As a diverse coalition of human rights organizations, we write in advance of the 2009 Human Rights Council elections to welcome reports that Eastern European stat...

Human Rights Council Elections — A letter to the Asian delegations to the United Nations — Asian Human Rights Commission

To: Asian Your Excellency, As a diverse coalition of human rights organizations, we write in advance of the 2009 Human Rights Council elections to urge Asian states to present a competitive slate for ...

PAKISTAN: Appeal for the release of abducted Canadian journalist and two Pakistanis — Asian Human Rights Commission

A Canadian freelance journalist and her two Pakistani assistants were abducted by agents reportedly working for Taliban commander, Gul Bahadur, from Pakistan’s Northwest Frontier Province in November...

WORLD: UN – Hold Competitive Voting for Rights Body

Regional Groups Should Honor the Spirit of Council Membership Standards on Human Rights  (New York, March 25, 2009) — More than 30 human rights organizations from around the world today wrote ...

ASIA: The Quest for Protection — A human rights Journey at the United Nations by Bertrand Ramcharan (206 pages)

(Hong Kong, March 27, 2009) The AHRC is happy to announce that this book by one of the world’s best known authorities in the field of human rights is now available in our website by the kind permissi...

WORLD: Nearly 200 Civil Society Groups Urge President Obama, Congress to Curb Food Speculation to Fight Global Hunger Crisis 

24 March 2009, WASHINGTON/HEIDELBERG — Today, a coalition of faith, hunger, international development, human rights, farm and food organizations including FIAN International sent a letter to Pr...

PAKISTAN: Petition to bring Pervez Musharraf and his henchmen before the law

Dear friends,  The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) writes this appeal to encourage you to sign this petition calling for an impartial and prompt investigation into the crimes committed by Mushar...