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Singur, in Hooghly district of West Bengal was in the national news for the resistance by the agrarian populace in Singur against the forceful eviction from their property by the state government. The...

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) writes to inform you about the prolonged detention of two farmers in Davao Oriental province, the Philippines. Both of them have been detained fo...

A statement issued on the occasion of the International Symposium on the Structures and Funcations of NHRIs: a search for best practices to be held in Seoul, South Korea on December 4, 2006 The goals ...

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is writing to you to seek your intervention regarding the attempts of a village head in Varanasi district, Uttar Pradesh to block the construction of a school ...

INDIA: Corrupt policing and poor quality of investigation; nexus between the police and criminals; impunity; poor quality of government hospitals; failure of the rule of law ———̵...

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from its local partner the Peoples’ Vigilance Committee on Human Rights (PVCHR) based in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh s...

INDIA: Inhuman and cruel assault; threat; intimidation; corruption; impunity; failure of criminal justice system ————————————- D...

(An advanced study on human rights was held at the Asian Human Rights Commission premises from 6-11 November, 2006) A group of human rights activists met in Hong Kong for an advanced human rights stud...

Dear Friends, Please find below a self-explanatory call for action from Geneva-based NGO the International Service for Human Rights concerning the adoption of the United Nations Declaration on the Rig...

[RE: UP-122-2006: INDIA: District Magistrate orders the arrest of a human rights defender for the second time; UA-156-2006: INDIA: District Magistrate orders the arrest of a human rights defender; ...

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from its parter MASUM in West Bengal that ruling party leaders in Rojipur village, Hooghly district, have been repeatedl...

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) writes to inform you of the illegal detention of 53 year-old Mr. Ashok Kumar Basu Roy at Dum-Dum police station, Kolkata, West Bengal, India on 2...

The presence of the Prime Minister calls for additional security and protection. With protection and security being the job of the police, they will be on their toes when it is a matter concerning peo...

The presence of the Prime Minister calls for additional security and protection. With protection and security being the job of the police, they will be on their toes when it is a matter concerning peo...

INDIA: Misuse of power by the police; threat and intimidation; collapse of rule of law; police’s collaboration with the culprits; human trafficking; corruption —————...

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from its local partner organization MASUM in West Bengal regarding a dowry death of a woman by her husband and in-laws, ...

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from our local partner in Kerala, India that an innocent man named Mr. C. R. Suresh was allegedly assaulted by Sub Inspe...

INDIA: Police inaction and no effective investigation; nexus between the police and criminals; violation of property rights; life threats; impunity; un-rule of law —————&...

Dear friends The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from our local partner in Kerala, India that an innocent man was taken into custody and brutally tortured in custody on 9...

WORLD: Eid greetings from  The Asian Human Rights Commission joins with people around the world in celebrating the 1427th Eid Festival at the conclusion of the fasting month of Ramadan. Eid is an imp...