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INDIA: Attack on Greenpeace India is an attack on free speech

The announcement by Greenpeace India of its imminent shutdown is saddening. However, it was only a matter of time. How long could the organization have continued running with its bank accounts frozen ...

PAKISTAN: Unknown persons assigned to silence intellectuals

Dr. Waheed Rehman – Photo courtesy, thenews.com.pk The menace of “unknown persons” shooting to death intellectuals and activists in Pakistan continues. Pakistan is witnessing an upsurge of ...

NEPAL: Earthquake exposes crisis in governance

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is particularly concerned about the residents of villages in Nepal devastated by the impact of a 7.8 Richter scale earthquake, and its destructive aftershocks....

PAKISTAN: Unsilencing Pakistan

An article from The Nation, written by Marvi Sirmed forwarded by the Asian Human Rights Commission Despite a loud voice from civil society, later from the judiciary, the Baloch issue is far from being...

SRI LANKA: Marvelling at Sri Lanka’s constitutional reform like no other

by Kishali Pinto Jayawardene For those of us privileged, (if I may be forgiven the sarcasm), to witness the live Parliamentary telecast of Tuesday’s committee stage process on the 19th Amendment, th...

INDIA: A man from Bihar crippled after 7-year ordeal under the Police Authority of Kerala

Dear friends, The AHRC has received information from Nervazhi, a local human rights organisation, regarding the brutal torture done under the police custody of various police stations in Kerala. The m...

ශ‍්‍රී ලංකාවේ නෛතික බුද්ධියේ පිරිහීම: (6)

බාගෙට හැදූ නිවසක් තුළ පට්ටානි රසීක්ගේ මළ සිරුර වළ දැමීම බැසිල් ප‍්‍රනා...

SRI LANKA: Sri Lanka Deterioration of the legal intellect (6): Pattini Razeek’s body buried within a half built private house

by Basil Fernando  The discovery of the body of Pattini Razeek buried under a half-built private house, in a remote village on Uddamaveli, in Valaichchenai, would have flared up the imagination of an...

PAKISTAN: Prevention of Electronic Crime Bill – strangling freedom of expression some more (5)

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has initiated a series of articles on the proposed Prevention of Electronic Crime Act, 2015; this is the third article in the series. The Bill has draconian p...

NEPAL: Nepal government should reach out to rural areas

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is deeply saddened by the tragic loss of human lives in Nepal. It is a moment of unprecedented tragedy; the devastation of human lives and property is heartbre...

SRI LANKA: A new alliance between citizens and public institutions is now possible under the amended constitutional provisions

The passing of the Amendment 19A, is a step towards undermining the authoritarian constitutional structure imposed on Sri Lanka through the 1978 Constitution.  This together with the appointment of a...

NEPAL: Appeal of NGO Federation of Nepal for Support to the Earthquake-Stricken People of Nepal

A Statement from NGO Federation of Nepal, forwarded by the Asian Human Rights Commission Nepal is reeling under crisis since 25 April 2015 after it was hit by 7.9-magnitude tremor and several aftersho...

SRI LANKA: Benedict Selvaraj – arrested, assaulted, and forced to confess

Dear Friends, According to information received by the Asian Human Rights Commission, Mr. Benedict Selvaraj, a mason living in Hantana Estate, Kandy has been assaulted, arrested and threatened with to...

PAKISTAN: Prevention of Electronic Crime Bill – strangling freedom of expression some more (4)

by Javeria Younes The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has initiated a series of articles on the proposed Prevention of Electronic Crime Act, 2015; this is the third article in the series. The Bi...

BANGLADESH: Nation needs competent institutions to bury election nightmares

Bangladesh has witnessed one more fake election yesterday, 28 April 2015. The process of electing people’s representatives to the City Corporations of Dhaka and Chittagong has been marked by fra...

SRI LANKA: 19thA – a victory for all communities- Lawyers’ Collective

Stating that the passing of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution marked a major stride for democracy, Lawyers Collective urges all political parties to use the next general election to obtain a fres...

PAKISTAN: A political activist dies in the custody of Rangers after severe torture including the drilling of his knees

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that a political worker died after severe torture in the custody of Pakistan Rangers including the injuries by drill mac...

NEPAL: Earthquake victims stare at starvation and epidemics 

  The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from media reports and grassroots activists. These activists are engaged in rescue and relief operations for the earthquake vic...

PAKISTAN: Prevention of Electronic Crime Bill – strangling freedom of expression some more (3)

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has initiated a series of articles on the proposed Prevention of Electronic Crime Act, 2015; this is the third article in the series. The Bill has draconian p...

SRI LANKA: Sri Lanka Deterioration of the legal intellect (5): A conversation with the Prime Minister on periodic massacres of youth since 1971

by Basil Fernando  Last week, 23 April 2014, the television programme ‘Sathyagaraya’ – a Sinhala language programme telecast by the Independent Television Network (ITN) and produced by Upul...