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To: The Member States of the UN General Assembly Your Excellency, As the Human Rights Council prepares for its 12th regular session, the first session with the new members elected in May 2009, we writ...

(Hong Kong, August 13, 2009) We wish to inform you about an interview, in its entirety, with ‘sisaIN’, a weekly magazine in Korea, concerning the independence of the National . The intervi...

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) wishes to forward to you the following open invitation from the Tji Hak-soon Justice & Peace Foundation, requesting for nominating candidates...

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is writing to you to request an immediate review of the status of the National Human Rights Commission of Korea (NHRCK). We request this on the basis that the ...

Ssang Yong Motor Company fired around three thousands workers. The labour union tried to negotiate this matter with the company, but both parties failed to agree. Subsequently, the workers and the lab...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  AHRC-STM-147-2009 June 24, 2009 A Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission on the occasion of the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, June 26 SOUTH KOREA:...

(Hong Kong, June 23, 2009) With the practice of torture rampant across Asia, it remains one of the most serious obstacles to social health. To battle this injustice, the Asian Human Rights Commission ...

The practice of torture is endemic in Asia, and the region’s governments show no political will to eliminate it. In fact, states treat torture as a necessary aspect of social control, directly or ind...

FIAN demands profound changes to address the dramatic increase of hunger Rome/Heidelberg (22.June.2009) – FIAN, the international Human Rights organization for the Right to Food, calls for profo...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AHRC-STM-137-2009 June 17, 2009 A Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission SOUTH KOREA: Prosecutor deprives defendants of opportunity to fair trial It is well known that th...

The following represents the considered view of professors at colleges and universities throughout North America whose thoughts are with Korea and Korea’s democracy. In light of recent developme...

You claim that although the food crisis we suffered globally in 2008 is only a cyclical phase, the serious structural problems remain. The structural problems affect much more people in developing cou...

“The brutal assault against a Chinese undocumented woman migrant worker in Daejon, South Korea by authorities is an omen of even more vicious acts to come against undocumented migrants. We condemn th...

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...

To: Western European and Others Your Excellency, As a diverse coalition of human rights organizations, we write in advance of the 2009 Human Rights Council elections to urge the states in the Western ...

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 ...

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 ...

(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...

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...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AHRC-STM-065-2009 March 20, 2009 A Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission SOUTH KOREA: How to express opinions without fear of ‘legitimate’ punishment? Accord...