INDIA: Where freedom & dignity remains a mirage
Statement : Human Rights Day commemorates the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on December 10, 1948, which declares freedom and equality for every human being in the world. The Indian constitution, adopted by the people of independent India a year later, guarantees each Indian citizen right to life with human dignity, reflecting core values of the Universal Declaration. Read More...
INDONESIA: Democracy incomplete in 15 years of reform
Statement : In commemoration of Human Rights Day on December 10, the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is issuing a brief report on the state of human rights in Indonesia. Using the examples of events which took place in 2013, the report highlights three crucial subjects which have been ignored by the Indonesian government during the last 15 years of 'reform', namely the need for further police reform, the unreliability of the judiciary, and the restricted liberties within the country. The report may be accessed here. Read More...
PHILIPPINES: Human Rights Report for 2013
Press Release : On the occasion of the Human Rights Day, 2013, the Philippine Desk of the Asian Human Rights Commission has produced a 19 page report detailing the prevailing situation in the country. This year's report is entitled, 'License' to torture, kill and to silence the oppressed' and gives numerous examples of the human rights abuses by the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the armed forces. Such abuses include illegal arrest and detention, disappearance of arrestees, torture and, in many cases, in order to justify their illegal actions, the fabrication of charges. Read More...
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