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The Asian Human Rights Commission

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) was founded in 1984 by a prominent group of jurists and human rights activists in Asia. The AHRC is an independent, non-governmental body, which seeks to promote greater awareness and realisation of human rights in the Asian region, and to mobilise Asian and international public opinion to obtain relief and redress for the victims of human rights violations.

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INDONESIA: A finding report on the allegation of brutality of the authorities in the peaceful public protest on 22 August, 2024

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from the Advocacy Team for Democracy (TAUD) regarding finding report on the allegation of brutality during peaceful public protest in front of the office of the House of Representative (DPR RI).  On Thursday, August 29, 2024. the T

INDONESIA: Stop Police brutality against the democ...

Click here to see a video of the protest A massive peaceful public protest took place in several cities today as a form of p

BANGLADESH: Moment of hope and a new beginning fo...

The people of Bangladesh have created an opportunity for themselves by way of a mass intervention in order to oust the rule o

SRI LANKA: Respect the decision of the Supreme Cou...

In a speech read to the Parliament today, the honourable Prime Minister challenged the validity of the interim order issued b

INDONESIA: Condemns the Shooting of Human Rights D...

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC), a regional human rights organisation, has received information from the Civil Socie

ශ්‍රීලංකා: ශ්‍...

පොලිස්පතිගේ වැඩ තහනම් කිරීමේ අතුරු නියෝගය තුල

BANGLADESH: Stop judicial harassment of Nobel laur...

A Joint Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission & CIVICUS CIVICUS Global Civil Society Alliance and the Asian Huma

WORLD: An Appreciation of Sister Marya Zaborowski

An Appreciation of Sister Marya Zaborowski: A Close Friend and Former Colleague of the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) S

INDONESIA: Initial Findings from the Investigation...

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) supports the Indonesian Civil Society Anti-Torture Coalition in condemning the acts

INDONESIA: Torture is still big homework for Indon...

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) supports Indonesian civil society organisations to promote the eradication of tortur

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