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SAUDI ARABIA/SRI LANKA: Rights body renews appeal to save Rizana 

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following article from the A1SaudiArabia.com News Group. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ————- An article from the A1SaudiAr...

SRI LANKA: Fighting together against unlawful acts of lawful authorities 

Basil Fernando For the last 20 years I have been living in Hong Kong. Here over 98% of the population is Chinese. I belong to the small minority which includes many other races and will try to illustr...

SRI LANKA: Mentally retarded person tortured by Thalawakele Police

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that Mr. Alagumail Mohan (25) of Line-10, Thalawakele Estate, Thalawakele in the Nuwara Eliya District who was diagnosed...

SRI LANKA: Victim of rape and her family live in fear due to influence of the suspect

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that a 9-year-old girl was raped by a influential wealthy businessman. The child was admitted to the Kandy Teaching Hosp...

SRI LANKA: Vision impaired child is tortured by a teacher

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that a 13-year-old school child, Amuwaththe Mudiyanselage Lahiru Ruwan Chamara of R/Galagama Vidyalaya in Belihul Oya in...

SRI LANKA: AG’s compromise in the Nampamunuwa murder case may undermine the authority of High Courts 

Last week, the Attorney General (AG) agreed to withdraw charges of murder and the causing of grievous hurt against four people who had been accused and charged before the Colombo High Court. The accus...

SRI LANKA: Mirihana Police brutally torture a man and fill fabricated charges

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that Mr. Waharagedara Ranjith Sumangala was arrested by officers attached to the Mirihana Police Station and detained fo...

SRI LANKA: Independence without civil liberties is a farce 

Sri Lanka will be celebrating its independence from the British Empire on February 4, 2011. The lamentation that independence has not meant a great deal to the people of Sri Lanka is commonly heard. H...

SRI LANKA: Young Tamil complainant in a bribery case is in fear of assassination

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received updated information that Mr. Davarathnam Yogendra, a complainant of the bribery case No. 50600/01 in the Chief Magistrate’s Co...

SRI LANKA: Police Constable pursuing a case against a senior police officer faces death threats

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that a Police Constable (PC) P G W G Jayarathna was tortured by an Inspector of Police which resulted in the perforation...

SRI LANKA: Kolonna police tortured a man and removed him from hospital against the doctor’s advice

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that a man, Mr. Karasinghe Arachchilage Kumarasinghe Appuhami (55) was illegally arrested and detained by the Kolonna po...

SAUDI ARABIA/SRI LANKA: Appeal by the Asian Human Rights Commission on behalf of Rizana Nafeek 

The Asian Human Rights Commission has once again written to the Western Embassies in Saudi Arabia to request their intervention in the case of Rizana Nafeek. Following is the text of the letter: Your ...

SRI LANKA: Arson attack on Lanka E-News — An attack on society 

The premises of Lanka E-News, a well know website which has suffered several attacks in recent times has been set on fire in the early morning of January 31. According to reports the equipment and the...

SRI LANKA: Anguruwathota police tortured a man with hot chilies on his genitalia to please a private party

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that a man named Mr. Sunil Shantha was illegally arrested by the Anguruwathora police. A non-state agent abducted Sunil ...

SRI LANKA: Innocent man tortured and put into a leech filled pool by the Matugama Police

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that a man named Mr. Anthony Ayya Devaraj was illegally arrested by police officers attached to the Matugama Police Stat...

SRI LANKA: Men and women police officers at Katupotha humiliate a man before torturing him

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that a man named Selema Lebbe Mohammed Amir Sultan was illegally arrested by police officers attached to the Katupotha P...

SRI LANKA: Nivithigala police illegally arrested and tortured a man while in detention

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that a man named Lindamulage Suneth Rupersinghe Silva was illegally arrested by police officers attached to the Nivithig...

SRI LANKA: The anniversary of Prageeth’s disappearance and the Galle Arts Festival — Asian Human Rights Commission

Basil Fernando Prageeth Eknaligoda’s wife and a small group of faithful supporters met representatives of the United Nations yesterday on the occasion of the first anniversary of Prageeth’...

SRI LANKA: Shootings at Anuradhapura Prison 

It has been reported that four persons were killed at the Anuradhapura Prison after a shooting incident. According to the details reported a group of prisoners had been engaged in a fast in order to c...

SRI LANKA: A former judge of the International Court of Justice exposes the Constitution of 1978 as an obstacle to peace and reconciliation 

Dear friends, We wish to share with you the following article from the Sri Lanka Campaign Blog. Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong ————- An article from the Sri Lanka Camp...